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“But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?’
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Judges 9:11 in Other Translations
KJV
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But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
ESV
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But the fig tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit and go hold sway over the trees?'
NLT
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But the fig tree also refused, saying, ‘Should I quit producing my sweet fruit just to wave back and forth over the trees?’
MSG
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But Fig Tree said to them, "Am I no longer good for making sweets, My mouthwatering sweet fruits, and to be demoted to waving over trees?"
CSB
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But the fig tree said to them, "Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, and rule over trees?"
Judges 9:11 In-Context
9
“But the olive tree answered, ‘Should I give up my oil, by which both gods and humans are honored, to hold sway over the trees?’
10
“Next, the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and be our king.’
11
“But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?’
12
“Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come and be our king.’
13
“But the vine answered, ‘Should I give up my wine, which cheers both gods and humans, to hold sway over the trees?’
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