Judges 9:15

Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data

"And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

אָטָד

ʼâṭâd

H329

a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto the

עֵץ

ʻêts

H6086

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

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If in

אֶמֶת

ʼemeth

H571

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

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ye

מָשַׁח

mâshach

H4886

to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint

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me

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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over you then

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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and

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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your

בָּטַח

bâṭach

H982

figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure

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in my

צֵל

tsêl

H6738

shade, whether literal or figurative

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and if not

שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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אֵשׁ

ʼêsh

H784

fire (literally or figuratively)

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בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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out of the

אָטָד

ʼâṭâd

H329

a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)

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and

אָכַל

ʼâkal

H398

to eat (literally or figuratively)

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the

אֶרֶז

ʼerez

H730

a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)

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of

לְבָנוֹן

Lᵉbânôwn

H3844

Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine

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Key Terms in This Verse

bramble H329

אָטָד ʼâṭâd

a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)

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bramble H329

אָטָד ʼâṭâd

a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)

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cedars H730

אֶרֶז ʼerez

a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)

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anoint H4886

מָשַׁח mâshach

to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint

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devour H398

אָכַל ʼâkal

to eat (literally or figuratively)

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Lebanon H3844

לְבָנוֹן Lᵉbânôwn

Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine

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shadow H6738

צֵל tsêl

shade, whether literal or figurative

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trust H982

בָּטַח bâṭach

figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure

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trees H6086

עֵץ ʻêts

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

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truth H571

אֶמֶת ʼemeth

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

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Cross References

Isaiah 30:2 cross-reference

That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!

Judges 9:20 cross-reference

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

Isaiah 2:13 cross-reference

And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

Hosea 14:7 cross-reference

They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

Daniel 4:12 cross-reference

The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all fles...

Isaiah 37:24 cross-reference

By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars ...

Ezekiel 19:14 cross-reference

And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

Numbers 21:28 cross-reference

For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

Psalm 104:16 cross-reference

The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

2 Kings 14:9 cross-reference

And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there pass...

Isaiah 1:31 cross-reference

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

Matthew 13:32 cross-reference

Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Ezekiel 31:3 cross-reference

Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

Judges 9:49 cross-reference

And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, a...

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