Judges 9:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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

Which cheereth God and man. — For explanation, see Exodus 29:40; Numbers 15:7; Numbers 15:10, &c. If Elohim be here understood of God, the expression is, of course, of that simply anthropomorphic character which marks very ancient literature.

Judges 9:13

13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?