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The vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?

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How Wine 'Cheers God'

Commentators explain that the phrase "wine, which cheereth God" refers to its prescribed use in drink offerings within Israel's worship (Numbers 15:7–10). The wine was a pleasing and acceptable part of the sacrificial system. This use of human-like language to describe God's pleasure, known as anthropomorphism, was common in ancient literature and highlights the sacred purpose of the vine's fruit.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Judges 9:8–20

18th Century

Theologian

This fable and the one mentioned in the margin are the only two of their kind found in Scripture. The parables of the Old Testament are somewhat di…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Judges 9:13

19th Century

Bishop

(13) My wine. —The Hebrew word is tirôsh, which sometimes means merely “grape-cluster.”

Which…

John Gill

John Gill

On Judges 9:13

17th Century

Pastor

And the vine said to them
By way of denial and refusal, as the other two:

shall I leave my wine, …

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Judges 9:7–21

17th Century

Minister

There was no occasion for the trees to choose a king; they are all the trees of the Lord that He has planted. Nor was there any occasion for Israel…