Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “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?’ New Living Translation But the olive tree refused, saying, ‘Should I quit producing the olive oil that blesses both God and people, just to wave back and forth over the trees?’ English Standard Version But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my abundance, by which gods and men are honored, and go hold sway over the trees?’ Berean Standard Bible But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’ King James Bible But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? New King James Version But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I cease giving my oil, With which they honor God and men, And go to sway over trees?’ New American Standard Bible But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I give up my fatness with which God and mankind are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’ NASB 1995 “But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my fatness with which God and men are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’ NASB 1977 “But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my fatness with which God and men are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’ Legacy Standard Bible But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my fatness, with which God and men are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’ Amplified Bible But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I give up my fatness by which God and men are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’ Christian Standard Bible But the olive tree said to them, “Should I stop giving my oil that people use to honor both God and men, and rule over the trees? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible But the olive tree said to them,” Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, and rule over the trees?” American Standard Version But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? Contemporary English Version But the olive tree replied, "My oil brings honor to people and gods. I won't stop making oil, just so my branches can wave above the other trees." English Revised Version But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? GOD'S WORD® Translation But the olive tree responded, 'Should I stop producing oil, which people use to honor gods and humans, in order to rule the trees?' Good News Translation The olive tree answered, 'In order to govern you, I would have to stop producing my oil, which is used to honor gods and human beings.' International Standard Version But the olive tree asked them, 'Should I stop producing my rich oils by which both God and men are honored and go take dominion over trees?' Majority Standard Bible But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’ NET Bible But the olive tree said to them, 'I am not going to stop producing my oil, which is used to honor gods and men, just to sway above the other trees!' New Heart English Bible "But the olive tree said to them, 'Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?' Webster's Bible Translation But the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? World English Bible “But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’ Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the olive says to them, Have I ceased from my fatness, by which they honor gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees? Young's Literal Translation And the olive saith to them, Have I ceased from my fatness, by which they honour gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees? Smith's Literal Translation And the olive will say to them, Left I my fatness which by me they will honor God and men, and went I to wander about over the trees? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd it answered: Can I leave my fatness, which both gods and men make use of, to come to be promoted among the trees? Catholic Public Domain Version And it responded, ‘How could I abandon my fatness, which both gods and men make use of, and depart to be promoted among the trees?’ New American Bible But the olive tree answered them, ‘Must I give up my rich oil, whereby gods and human beings are honored, and go off to hold sway over the trees?’ New Revised Standard Version The olive tree answered them, ‘Shall I stop producing my rich oil by which gods and mortals are honored, and go to sway over the trees?’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my fertility, by which gods and men are honored, to be abominated for reigning over the trees? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The olive tree said to them: ‘I am not leaving my oil in me that is honored of gods and men, and would I go to be an abomination for the trees?’ OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But the olive-tree said unto them: Should I leave my fatness, seeing that by me they honour God and man, and go to hold sway over the trees? Brenton Septuagint Translation But the olives said to them, Shall I leave my fatness, with which men shall glorify God, and go to be promoted over the trees? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jotham's Parable…8One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ 9But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’ 10Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’… Cross References Deuteronomy 8:8 a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; Psalm 104:15 wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart. Isaiah 5:1-2 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! Romans 11:17-24 Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ... John 15:1-5 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ... Hosea 14:6 His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. 1 Kings 4:25 Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree. Nehemiah 9:25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. Jeremiah 11:16 The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed. James 3:12 My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. Genesis 8:11 And behold, the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance? 1 Kings 6:23 In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood. Zechariah 4:11-14 Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?” / And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?” / “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied. ... Matthew 21:33-41 Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ... Treasury of Scripture But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? wherewith Exodus 29:2,7 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them… Exodus 35:14 The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light, Leviticus 2:1 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: God. Job 1:7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. Job 2:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. Jump to Previous Ceased Hold Honor Honored Honour Leave Oil Olive Olive-Tree Promoted Stagger Sway Tree Trees Wave Waving Wealth WherewithJump to Next Ceased Hold Honor Honored Honour Leave Oil Olive Olive-Tree Promoted Stagger Sway Tree Trees Wave Waving Wealth WherewithJudges 9 1. Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king7. Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin 22. Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him 30. Zebul reveals it 34. Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt 46. He burns the hold of the god Berith 50. At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone 56. Jotham's curse is fulfilled. But the olive tree replied The olive tree, a symbol of peace, prosperity, and blessing in the ancient Near East, is personified here. In Hebrew culture, the olive tree was highly valued for its fruit and oil, which were essential for daily life. The olive tree's response is a metaphorical way of expressing contentment with its God-given purpose. The Hebrew word for "replied" (עָנָה, 'anah) suggests a thoughtful and deliberate response, indicating the tree's awareness of its role and value. Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man to hold sway over the trees? Go to be promoted over the trees.--The English Version here follows the Vulg. (ut inter ligna promovear); but the verb in the original is much finer and more picturesque, for it expresses the utter scorn of the olive for the proffered honour. The margin renders it, go up and down for other trees, but it means rather "float about" (LXX., kineisthai; Vulg., agitari); as Luther admirably renders it, dass ich uber den Bamen Schwebe. (Comp. Isaiah 19:1 (be moved), Isaiah 29:9 (stagger); Lamentations 4:14 (wander), &c.) When, in 1868, the crown of Spain was offered to Ferdinand of Portugal, he is reported to have answered, Pour moi pas si imbecile. . . . Verse 9. - They honour God and man: God, by the frequent offerings of oil with the meat offerings (Leviticus 2:1-16, etc.); and man, e.g., by the solemn anointing with oil of kings, priests, and prophets (1 Samuel 16:12, 13; 1 Kings 19:16; Psalm 89:21). To be promoted, literally, to wave, or move, over, i.e. to rule, in the case of a tree.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But the olive treeהַזַּ֔יִת (haz·za·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2132: An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry replied, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Should I stop giving הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ (he·ḥo·ḏal·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle my oil דִּשְׁנִ֔י (diš·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1880: The fat, fatness, abundance, the, ashes of sacrifices that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that honors יְכַבְּד֥וּ (yə·ḵab·bə·ḏū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome both God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and man, וַאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (wa·’ă·nā·šîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person to hold וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י (wə·hā·laḵ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk sway לָנ֖וּעַ (lā·nū·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5128: To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the trees?’ הָעֵצִֽים׃ (hā·‘ê·ṣîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood Links Judges 9:9 NIVJudges 9:9 NLT Judges 9:9 ESV Judges 9:9 NASB Judges 9:9 KJV Judges 9:9 BibleApps.com Judges 9:9 Biblia Paralela Judges 9:9 Chinese Bible Judges 9:9 French Bible Judges 9:9 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 9:9 But the olive tree said to them (Jd Judg. 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