Judges 9:11

Judges 9:11 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

11“But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?’

11But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I give up my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?’

11But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?’

11But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I give up my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?’

11But the fig tree replied,

‘Should I stop giving my sweetness

and my good fruit,

to hold sway over the trees?’

11“But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit? It’s so good and sweet. Should I give that up just to rule over the trees?’