Jueces 9:9

9 Mas el olivo respondió: ¿He de dejar mi grosura, con el que por mi causa Dios y los hombres son honrados, por ir a ser grande sobre los árboles

Jueces 9:9 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 9:9

But the olive tree said unto them
In reply to the request of the trees:

should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man;
by "fatness" oil is meant, pressed out of the fruit of the olive tree, and which was much made use of both in the burning of the lamps in the tabernacle, and in many sacrifices, as the meat offerings and others, whereby God was honoured; and it was also made use of in the investiture of the greatest personages with the highest offices among men, as kings, priests, and prophets, as well as eaten with pleasure and delight by all sorts of men, and even by the greatest, and so men are honoured by it:

and go to be promoted over the trees;
desert so useful a station, in which it was planted and fixed, to move to and fro, as the word signifies, and reign over trees; suggesting that it was unreasonable, at least not eligible to a good man to desert a private station in life, to which he was called of God, and in which he acted with honour and usefulness to others, and take upon him a public office, attended with much care and trouble, and with neglect of private affairs, and with the loss of much personal peace and comfort.

Jueces 9:9 In-Context

7 Cuando se lo dijeron a Jotam, fue y se puso en la cumbre del monte de Gerizim, y alzando su voz clamó, y les dijo: Oídme, varones de Siquem; que Dios os oiga

8 Fueron los árboles a ungir rey sobre sí, y le dijeron al olivo: Reina sobre nosotros

9 Mas el olivo respondió: ¿He de dejar mi grosura, con el que por mi causa Dios y los hombres son honrados, por ir a ser grande sobre los árboles

10 Y dijeron los árboles a la higuera: Anda tú, reina sobre nosotros

11 Y respondió la higuera: ¿He de dejar mi dulzura y mi buen fruto, por ir a ser grande sobre los árboles