Judges 9:37-39

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³⁷ But again Gaal said, “Look, there are people coming down from the ·center of the land [or navel of the earth; Ezek. 38:12], and there is a group coming from the ·fortune-tellers’ tree [diviner’s oak; ^Ca place where fortunes were told; ironically, Gaal’s fortune had been sealed]!”

³⁸ Zebul said to Gaal, “Where is your ·bragging [^Lmouth] now? You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ ·You made fun of [Didn’t you mock/insult/despise…?] these men. Now go out and fight them.”

³⁹ So Gaal led the ·men [leading citizens; lords] of Shechem out to fight Abimelech.