Then the trees said to the fig tree, “Come and be our king.”
But the fig tree answered, “Should I stop making my good, sweet fruit just to go and sway over the other trees?”
But the olive tree said, “Men and gods praise me for my oil. Should I stop making my oil just to go and sway over the other trees?”
“The Lord God of Israel promised that your father’s family would serve him forever. But now the Lord says this, ‘That will never be! I will honor people who honor me. But bad things will happen to people who refuse to respect me.