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.
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Gill's Exposition
And the bramble said unto the trees,.... Accepting of their offer at once:
if ye in trust anoint me king over you; suspecting they were not hearty and cordial in their choice and call to the kingly…
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…
Cambridge Bible
put your trust in my shadow take refuge in …: an absurdity which sharpens the point of the moral.
let fire come out A fire will sometimes spread from a thornbush to the monarchs of the forest (cf. Isa…
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