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
אָטָד
ʼâṭâd
a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
אֶמֶת
ʼemeth
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
מָשַׁח
mâshach
to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
בָּטַח
bâṭach
figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אָטָד
ʼâṭâd
a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)
אֶרֶז
ʼerez
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
לְבָנוֹן
Lᵉbânôwn
Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
מָשַׁח mâshach
to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
Study H4886 →Cross References
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!
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.
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
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.
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...
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 ...
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.
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.
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
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...
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.
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.
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.
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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