Judges 9:7-13
New King James Version
The Parable of the Trees
7 Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of (A)Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them:
“Listen to me, you men of Shechem,
That God may listen to you!
8 “The(B) trees once went forth to anoint a king over them.
And they said to the olive tree,
(C)‘Reign over us!’
9 But the olive tree said to them,
‘Should I cease giving my oil,
(D)With which they honor God and men,
And go to sway over trees?’
10 “Then the trees said to the fig tree,
‘You come and reign over us!’
11 But the fig tree said to them,
‘Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit,
And go to sway over trees?’
12 “Then the trees said to the vine,
‘You come and reign over us!’
13 But the vine said to them,
‘Should I cease my new wine,
(E)Which cheers both God and men,
And go to sway over trees?’
Psalm 1:3
New King James Version
3 He shall be like a tree
(A)Planted by the [a]rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall (B)prosper.
Footnotes
- Psalm 1:3 channels
Jeremiah 17:8
New King James Version
8 For he shall be (A)like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not [a]fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 17:8 Qr., Tg. see
Ezekiel 47:12
New King James Version
12 (A)Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; (B)their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for (C)medicine.”[a]
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- Ezekiel 47:12 Or healing
Revelation 22:2
New King James Version
2 (A)In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was (B)the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were (C)for the healing of the nations.
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