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Selected Verse: Judges 9:13 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jud 9:13 |
Strong Concordance |
And the vine [01612] said [0559] unto them, Should I leave [02308] my wine [08492], which cheereth [08055] God [0430] and man [0582], and go [01980] to be promoted [05128] over the trees [06086]? |
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King James |
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| wine, which cheereth God and man--not certainly in the same manner. God might be said to be "cheered" by it, when the sacrifices were accepted, as He is said also to be honored by oil (Jdg 9:9). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Cheareth God - Wherewith God is well pleased, because it was offered to God. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Which cheereth God and man - I believe אלהים elohim here is to be taken in the same sense proposed on Jdg 9:9. Vast libations of wine, as well as much oil, were used in heathenish sacrifices and offerings; and it was their opinion that the gods actually partook of, and were delighted with, both the wine and oil. The pagan mythology furnishes the most exquisite wines to its gods in heaven, and hence the nectar and ambrosia so much talked of and praised by the ancients. It is not reasonable to suppose that Jotham makes any reference here to the sacrifices, oblations, and perfumes offered to the true God. This language the idolatrous Shechemites could scarcely understand. What could the worshippers of Baal-berith know of the worship of the God who gave his law to Moses? And it is not very likely that Jotham himself was well acquainted with the sacred rites of the Mosaic religion, as they had been little preached in his time. |
9 But the olive tree [02132] said [0559] unto them, Should I leave [02308] my fatness [01880], wherewith by me they honour [03513] God [0430] and man [0582], and go [01980] to be promoted [05128] over the trees [06086]?
9 But the olive tree [02132] said [0559] unto them, Should I leave [02308] my fatness [01880], wherewith by me they honour [03513] God [0430] and man [0582], and go [01980] to be promoted [05128] over the trees [06086]?