Judges 9:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.”

Judges 9:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 9:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 9:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’”

Judges 9:14 — World English Bible

Judges 9:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. ”

Judges 9:14 — American Standard Version

Judges 9:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us.”

Judges 9:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 9:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, reign over us. ”

Judges 9:14 — Darby Translation

Judges 9:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then said all the trees vnto the bramble, Come thou, and reigne ouer vs.”

Judges 9:14 — Geneva Bible

Judges 9:14 in Context — Judges 9

12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

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What Does Judges 9:14 Mean?

Judges 9:14 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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