John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?" — Judges 9:13 (ASV)
And the vine said to them
By way of denial and refusal, as the other two:
shall I leave my wine, which cheers God and man ;
which being used in the drink offerings was acceptable to God, and of a sweet savour to him, (Numbers 15:7) and being drank by man, revives, refreshes, and makes glad, when before sorrowful, drooping, faint, and weary, (Psalms 104:15) though some by Elohim, rendered God, understand great personages, as men of quality, magistrates and by man the common people, and so in (Judges 9:9)
and go to be promoted over the trees ?
all speak the same language, being of the same sentiment.