“But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.”
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech — Jotham's curse directly parallels the bramble's threat. Fire will consume both Abimelech and Shechem—mutual destruction. The curse ensures that violence boomerangs: the oppressor and oppressed destroy one another.
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