Judges 9:14
Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’
BSB
ASV
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
KJV
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
Then said all the trees unto the bramble - The word אטד atad, which we translate bramble, is supposed to mean the rhamnus, which is the largest of thorns, producing dreadful spikes, similar to darts. See Theodoret on Psa 58:10. There is much of the moral of this fable contained in the different kinds of trees mentioned. 1. The olive; the most profitable tree to its owner, having few equals either for food or medicine.
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2 Kings 14:9But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a…
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One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.
Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.