Judges 9:13-15

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹³ But the grapevine responded,
‘Should I stop producing my wine,
which makes gods and humans happy,
in order to rule the trees?’
¹⁴ Then all the trees said to the thornbush,
‘You come and be our king!’
¹⁵ But the thornbush responded to the trees,
‘If you really want to anoint me to be your king,
then come and take shelter in my shade.
But if not, fire will come out of the thornbush
and burn up the cedars of Lebanon.’