Bible Cross References
If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
Judges 9:8-15
8
"The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'
9
But the olive tree said to them, 'Should I cease giving my oil, With which they honor God and men, And go to sway over trees?'
10
"Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come [and] reign over us!'
11
But the fig tree said to them, 'Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit, And go to sway over trees?'
12
"Then the trees said to the vine, 'You come [and] reign over us!'
13
But the vine said to them, 'Should I cease my new wine, Which cheers [both] God and men, And go to sway over trees?'
14
"Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'You come [and] reign over us!'
15
And the bramble said to the trees, 'If in truth you anoint me as king over you, [Then] come [and] take shelter in my shade; But if not, let fire come out of the bramble And devour the cedars of Lebanon!'
2 Kings 14:9
And Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "The thistle that [was] in Lebanon sent to the cedar that [was] in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife'; and a wild beast that [was] in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.