Judges 9:13

And the vine said unto them,.... By way of denial and refusal, as the other two:

shall I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man; which being used in the drink offerings was acceptable to God, and…

This fable and that noted in the marginal reference are the only two of the kind found in Scripture. Somewhat different are the parables of the Old Testament, 2Sa 12:1-4; 2Sa 14:5-11; 1Ki 20:39-40.…

We have here the only testimony that appears to have been borne against the wicked confederacy of Abimelech and the men of Shechem. It was a sign they had provoked God to depart from them that neither…

my wine must (Mic 6:15, Vulgate mustum), the unfermented juice as it comes from the wine-press 1 [41]; but also the fermented juice, as is implied here and in Hos 4:11 (-taketh away the heart"); cf.…