KJV ORIGINAL
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then all the trees said to the thorny bramble bush, 'Come and be our king.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows how the trees, having been rejected by better options, finally ask the worthless bramble bush to rule over them.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Jotham's parable told after his half-brother Abimelech killed their other brothers to become king of Shechem. In the story, noble trees like the olive, fig, and vine had already refused to rule, leaving only the destructive bramble. Jotham was warning the people of Shechem that they had chosen a worthless and dangerous leader in Abimelech.
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