Judges 9:7

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
told	וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ vai.ya.Gi.du	H5046	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Jotham	לְיוֹתָ֗ם le.yo.Tam	H3147	Jotham · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
stood	וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ vai.ya.'a.Mod	H5975	to stand · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
top	בְּרֹ֣אשׁ be.Rosh	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
mount	הַר har-	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · noun, common masculine singular construct
Gerizim	גְּרִזִ֔ים ge.ri.Zim	H1630	Gerizim · proper noun, a place name
up	וַיִּשָּׂ֥א vai.yi.Sa'	H5375	to lift · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
voice	קוֹל֖וֹ ko.Lo	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
cried	וַיִּקְרָ֑א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Hearken	שִׁמְע֤וּ shim.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
men	בַּעֲלֵ֣י ba.'a.Lei	H1167	a master · noun, common masculine plural construct
Shechem	שְׁכֶ֔ם she.Khem	H7927	Shekem · proper noun, a place name
God	אֱלֹהִֽים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
hearken	וְיִשְׁמַ֥ע ve.yish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 11:29 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put th…
Deuteronomy 27:12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Josep…
Proverbs 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Isaiah 1:15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of…
John 4:20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Joshua 8:33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites…
Psalms 50:15-21 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Proverbs 1:28-29 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:7-21

We have here the only testimony that appears to have been borne against the wicked confederacy of Abimelech and the men of Shechem. It was a sign they had provoked God to depart from them that neither any prophet was sent nor any remarkable judgment, to awaken this stupid people, and to stop the progress of this threatening mischief. Only Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, who by a special providence escaped the common ruin of his family (Jdg 9:5), dealt plainly with the Shechemites, and his speech, which is here recorded, shows him to have been a man of such great ingenuity and wisdom, and really such an accomplished gentleman, that we cannot but the more lament the fall of Gideon's sons.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:7

JOTHAM BY A PARABLE REPROACHES THEM. (Jdg 9:7-21) he . . . stood in the top of mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice--The spot he chose was, like the housetops, the public place of Shechem; and the parable [Jdg 9:8-15] drawn from the rivalry of the various trees was appropriate to the diversified foliage of the valley below. Eastern people are exceedingly fond of parables and use them for conveying reproofs, which they could not give in any other way. The top of Gerizim is not so high in the rear of the town, as it is nearer to the plain. With a little exertion of voice, he could easily have been heard by the people of the city; for the hill so overhangs the valley, that a person from the s…

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John Gill on Judges 9:7

And when they told it to Jotham,.... Or when it was told him that Abimelech was made king in Shechem by some of his friends: he went and stood in the top of Mount Gerizim; a mount near Shechem; it hung over the city, as Josephus says (c), and so a very proper place to stand on and deliver a speech from it to the inhabitants of it; who, as the same writer says, were now keeping a festival, on what account he says not, perhaps to Baalberith their idol: over against this mountain was another, called Ebal, and between them a valley; and very likely they were assembled in this valley, where the children of Israel stood when the blessings were delivered from Gerizim, and the curses from Ebal; and…

Dictionary and topics

Gerizim · Jotham addresses the Shechemites from, against the conspiracy of Abimelech — Jotham addresses the Shechemites from, against the conspiracy of Abimelech
Jotham · .Rebukes the Shechemites with the parable about the trees — .Rebukes the Shechemites with the parable about the trees
Manasseh, The Tribe Of · Remarkable persons of: Jotham — Remarkable persons of: Jotham
Mountains · Mentioned in scripture: Gerizim — Mentioned in scripture: Gerizim
Sarcasm · .By Jotham — .By Jotham

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Judges 9:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:7-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:7

John Gill on Judges 9:7

Dictionary and topics

Judges 9:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:7-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:7

John Gill on Judges 9:7

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 9:7-15

Rashi on Judges 9:6