NET Bible
"“So the trees said to the grapevine,‘You come and be our king!’"
— Judges 9:12, NET Bible
“Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.”
“And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. ”
“"The trees said to the vine, 'Come and reign over us.'”
“And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us.”
“Then the trees said to the vine, You come and be king over us.”
“Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.”
But the olive tree said to them,‘I am not going to stop producing my oil, which is used to honor gods and men, just to sway above the other trees!’
“So the trees said to the fig tree,‘You come and be our king!’
But the fig tree said to them,‘I am not going to stop producing my sweet figs, my excellent fruit, just to sway above the other trees!’
“So the trees said to the grapevine,‘You come and be our king!’
But the grapevine said to them,‘I am not going to stop producing my wine, which makes gods and men so happy, just to sway above the other trees!’
“So all the trees said to the thornbush,‘You come and be our king!’
The thornbush said to the trees,‘If you really want to choose me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! Otherwise may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’