Judges 9:13 (WEB)
“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“…lies: but in Holy Writ also, as in the book of Judges, the trees seek them a king, and speak to the olive, to the fig and to the vine and to the bramble.” — editor's note: Judg. ix. 8–15
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Ambrose of Milan
“From this Cluster, then, is the Wine that maketh glad the heart of man, uplifts the sorrowful, is fragrant with, pours into us, the ecstasy of faith, true devotion, and purity.” — editor's note: Judg. ix. 13.
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