--- title: "Bullinger" description: "brethren. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species) for other relatives. men = masters, lords, or owners. Hebrew. baalim. light = rash. person" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/judges/9" --- **brethren.** Put by Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of Species) for other relatives. **men** = masters, lords, or owners. Hebrew. *baalim.* **light** = rash. **persons.** Hebrew. *'enosh.* App-14 . **plain** = oak. **of the pillar.** Genitive of Apposition = that is to say, the pillar made of oak. See [Joshua 24:26](../../../kjv/joshua/24/26) . Compare [Genesis 28:18](../../../kjv/genesis/28/18) , [Genesis 28:22](../../../kjv/genesis/28/22) ; [Genesis 31:13](../../../kjv/genesis/31/13) , [Genesis 31:45](../../../kjv/genesis/31/45) ; [Genesis 35:14](../../../kjv/genesis/35/14) , [Genesis 35:20](../../../kjv/genesis/35/20) ; [2 Samuel 18:18](../../../kjv/2-samuel/18/18) . **God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 . Not Jehovah in covenant. **The trees.** This is pare allegory ( App-6 ). The *interpretation* is local and historical. The *application* is dispensational. **went forth.** Verb, duplicated by Figure of speech *Polyptoton* ( App-6 ). Very emphatic = " a going forth they went forth", or went forth with great earnestness of purpose. **the olive tree** = Israel's *religious* privileges. [Romans 11](../../../kjv/romans/11) . **honour.** Compare [Exodus 27:20](../../../kjv/exodus/27/20) , [Exodus 27:21](../../../kjv/exodus/27/21) .[Leviticus 2:1](../../../kjv/leviticus/2/1) . The *interpretation* of these three "honour", &c. is clear from the context. An *application* may be made as to what should be seen in Israel and in ourselves. **go** = march about, instead of fulfilling my mission. **the fig tree.** Israel's *national* privileges ([Matthew 21:19](../../../kjv/matthew/21/19) , [Matthew 21:20](../../../kjv/matthew/21/20) . [Mark 11:13](../../../kjv/mark/11/13) , [Mark 11:20](../../../kjv/mark/11/20) , [Mark 11:21](../../../kjv/mark/11/21) .[Luke 13:6-9](../../../kjv/luke/13/6-9); [Luke 13:6-9](../../../kjv/luke/13/6-9) ). **forsake.** Same Hebrew as "leave" in [Judges 9:9](../../../kjv/judges/9/9) and [Judges 9:13](../../../kjv/judges/9/13) . **the vine** = Israel's *spiritual* privileges ([Isaiah 5](../../../kjv/isaiah/5) .[John 15](../../../kjv/john/15) ). **leave.** Same Hebrew as "forsake" ([Judges 9:11](../../../kjv/judges/9/11) ). **wine** = new wine. Hebrew. *tirosh.* App-27 . **the bramble.** This is prophetic of the false nation under the rule of Antichrist, which will devour the nation as foreshown in [Judges 9:20](../../../kjv/judges/9/20) . **put your trust** = flee for refuge. Hebrew. *hasah* . App-69 . Note the parenthesis of verses: [Judges 9:17](../../../kjv/judges/9/17) , [Judges 9:18](../../../kjv/judges/9/18) . **life** = soul. Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 . **reigned** = exercised power over. Hebrew. *sur,* Occurs only here, and [Hosea 8:4](../../../kjv/hosea/8/4) ; [Hosea 12:4](../../../kjv/hosea/12/4) . **three years.** A usurpation, and therefore not included in *Anno Dei* reckoning. See App-50 . They are concurrent with Tola's first three. **God** = Elohim. Not Jehovah. **an evil spirit** = an evil *ruach.* App-9 . **Shechem.** Some codices, with Septuagint, read "the son of Shechem". **would to God** = would that. Figure of speech *Ecphonesis.* App-6 . **And he said.** The Septuagint reads "and say". **privily** = deceitfully or craftily. **Behold.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.* **as** = according as. **plain** = oak. **now.** A special various reading called *S* evir has "thou" (emphatic) instead of "now" = I pray thee, *thou,* &c. **dwelt** = waited, or sat down. **ran** = rushed **Berith** = covenant = a sanctuary. **trees** = brushwood. **hard** = close. **a piece of a** = an upper. **all to brake** = altogether brake. (Obsolete.) **A woman slew.** See note on [Judges 4:21](../../../kjv/judges/4/21) . **rendered** = requited. 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