Judges 9:13-15

International Children’s Bible

¹³ “But the vine answered, ‘My wine makes men and gods happy. Should I stop making it just to go and sway over the trees?’

¹⁴ “Then all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king.’

¹⁵ “But the thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to appoint me king over you, come and find shelter in my shade! But if you do not want to do this, let fire come out of the thornbush. Let the fire burn up the cedars of Lebanon!’