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They appear in both the Old and New Testaments, often symbolizing sin, suffering, and the consequences of disobedience to God. Old Testament References The first mention of thorns occurs in <a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Genesis 3:18</a>, following the fall of man. As part of the curse pronounced upon the ground due to Adam's sin, God declares, "It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field." Here, thorns symbolize the hardship and toil that result from humanity's disobedience. In the Mosaic Law, thorns are used metaphorically to describe the consequences of failing to drive out the inhabitants of the Promised Land. <a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55</a> warns, "But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will give you trouble in the land where you will live." This passage illustrates the spiritual danger of allowing sin to persist in one's life. The prophets also use thorns to convey messages of judgment and repentance. In <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Hosea 2:6</a>, God says, "Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her way with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so that she cannot find her paths." Here, thorns represent the obstacles God places in the way of Israel's unfaithfulness, urging them to return to Him. New Testament References In the New Testament, thorns continue to carry symbolic weight. Jesus uses the imagery of thorns in the Parable of the Sower. In <a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Matthew 13:7</a>, He describes seed falling among thorns, which grow up and choke the plants. He later explains in <a href="/matthew/13-22.htm">Matthew 13:22</a>, "The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful." Thorns here symbolize the distractions and temptations that prevent spiritual growth and fruitfulness. The Apostle Paul speaks of a "thorn in the flesh" in <a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7</a>, saying, "To keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me." While the exact nature of this thorn is not specified, it represents a persistent trial or affliction that serves to keep Paul humble and reliant on God's grace. Symbolism and Themes Throughout Scripture, thorns are emblematic of the consequences of sin and the trials of life. They remind believers of the fallen state of the world and the need for redemption. Thorns also serve as a metaphor for the spiritual challenges that can hinder one's relationship with God, urging vigilance and perseverance in faith. In a redemptive context, the crown of thorns placed on Jesus' head during His crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29</a>) symbolizes the suffering and sacrifice He endured to atone for humanity's sins. This act transforms the symbol of thorns from one of curse and suffering to one of salvation and hope, highlighting the profound depth of Christ's love and the ultimate victory over sin and death.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div>Thornsand Thistles. There appear to be eighteen or twenty Hebrew words which point to different kinds of prickly or thorny shrubs. These words are variously rendered in the Authorized Version By "thorns," "briers," "thistles," etc. Palestine abounded in a great variety of such plants. ("Travellers call the holy land a land of thorns.? Giant thistles, growing to the height of a man on horseback, frequently spread over regions once rich and fruitful, as they do on the pampas of South America; and many of the most interesting historic spats and ruins are rendered almost inaccessible by thickets of fiercely-armed buckthorns. Entire fields are covered with the troublesome creeping stems of the spinous ononis , while the bare hillsides are studded with the dangerous capsules of the puliuris and tribulus . Roses of the most prickly kinds abound on the lower slopes of Hermon; while the sub-tropical valleys of Judea are choked up in many places by the thorny lycium ." -- Biblical Things not generally Known.) Crown of thorns. --The crown which was put in derision upon our Lord's head before his crucifixion, is by some supposed to have been the Rhamnus , or Spina Christi ; but although abundant in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, it cannot be the plant intended, because its thorns are so strong and large that it could not have been woven into a wreath. The large-leaved acanthus (bear's-foot) is totally unsuited for the purpose. Had the acacia been intended, as some suppose, the phrase would have been ex akanthes . Obviously some small, flexile, thorny shrub is meant; perhaps Cappares spinosae . Hasselquist ("Travels," p. 260) says that the thorn used was the Arabian nabk . "It was very suitable for their purpose, as it has many sharp thorns, which inflict painful wounds; and its flexible, pliant and round branches might easily be plaited in the form of a crown." It also resembles the rich dark crown green of the triumphal ivy-wreath, which would give additional pungency to its ironical purpose.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div>ThornsSee <a href="../t/thistles.htm">THISTLES</a>. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>CROWN OF THORNSthornz (akdnthinos stephanos): Three of the four evangelists mention the crown of thorns, wherewith the rude Roman soldiers derided the captive Christ (<a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29</a> <a href="/mark/15-17.htm">Mark 15:17</a> <a href="/john/19-2.htm">John 19:2</a>). All speak of the akanthine (Acanthus) crown, but there is no certainty about the peculiar plant, from the branches of which this crown of cruel mockery was plaited. The rabbinical books. mention no less than twenty-two words in the Bible signifying thorny plants, and the word akantha in the New Testament Greek is a generic and not a specific term. And this word or its adjective is used in the three Gospels, quoted above. It is therefore impossible definitely to determine what was the exact plant or tree, whose thorny branches were selected for this purpose. Tobler (Denkbl., 113, 179) inclines to the Spina Christi, as did Hasselquist. Its botanical name is Zizyphus Spina Christi, It is very common in the East. Its spines are small and sharp, its branches soft, round and pliable, and the leaves look like ivy, with a dark, shiny green color, making them therefore very adaptable to the purpose of the soldiers. Others have designated the Paliurus aculeatus or the Lycium horridum. Both Geikie (Life of Christ, 549) and Farrar (Life of Christ, note 625) point to the Nubk (Zizyphus lotus). Says the latter, "The Nubk struck me, as it has all travelers in Palestine, as being most suitable both for mockery and pain, since its leaves are bright and its thorns singularly strong. But though the Nubk is very common on the shores of Galilee, I saw none of it near Jerusalem." The settlement of the question is manifestly impossible. Henry E. Dosker<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/174.htm">174. akanthinos -- of thorns</a> ... of thorns. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: akanthinos Phonetic Spelling: (ak-an'-thee-nos) Short Definition: made of thorns Definition: made of thorns ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/174.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/173.htm">173. akantha -- a prickly plant, thorn</a> ... thorn. Word Origin from ake (a point, edge) Definition a prickly plant, thorn NASB Word Usage thorn (1), thorns (13). thorn. Probably ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/173.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4735.htm">4735. stephanos -- that which surrounds, ie a crown</a> ... [4735 () is used of a plaited wreath ("crown"), like the one made of thorns placed on the head of Christ at His trial (Mt 27:29, Mk 15:17; Jn 19:2,5).]. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4735.htm - 7k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5621.htm">5621. sarab -- perhaps thorns</a> ... 5620, 5621. sarab. 5622 . perhaps thorns. Transliteration: sarab Phonetic Spelling: (saw-rawb') Short Definition: thistles. Word ... /hebrew/5621.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/7898.htm">7898. shayith -- thornbushes</a> ... 7897, 7898. shayith. 7899 . thornbushes. Transliteration: shayith Phonetic Spelling: (shah'-yith) Short Definition: thorns. ... thorns. ... /hebrew/7898.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6975.htm">6975. qots -- a thorn, thornbush</a> ... 6974, 6975. qots. 6976 . a thorn, thornbush. Transliteration: qots Phonetic Spelling: (kotse) Short Definition: thorns. Word Origin ... /hebrew/6975.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6796.htm">6796. tsanin -- a thorn, prick</a> ... 6795, 6796. tsanin. 6797 . a thorn, prick. Transliteration: tsanin Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-neen') Short Definition: thorns. Word ... /hebrew/6796.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6791.htm">6791. tsen -- perhaps a thorn, barb</a> ... 6790, 6791. tsen. 6792 . perhaps a thorn, barb. Transliteration: tsen Phonetic Spelling: (tsane) Short Definition: thorns. Word ... /hebrew/6791.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/5518b.htm">5518b. sir -- a thorn, hook</a> ... 5518a, 5518b. sir. 5519 . a thorn, hook. Transliteration: sir Short Definition: thorns. Word Origin from the same as sir Definition ... /hebrew/5518b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/329.htm">329. atad -- a bramble, buckthorn, also a city in Canaan</a> ... Word Origin from an unused word Definition a bramble, buckthorn, also a city in Canaan NASB Word Usage Atad (2), bramble (3), thorns (1). Atad, bramble, thorn. ... /hebrew/329.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7848.htm">7848. shittah -- acacia (a tree and a wood)</a> ... only in the plural shittiym {shit-teem'}; meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as shotet; the acacia (from its scourging thorns) -- shittah, shittim. ... /hebrew/7848.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5544.htm">5544. sillon -- a briar</a> ... Definition: brier. Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a briar NASB Word Usage brier (1), thorns (1). brier, thorn. Or ... /hebrew/5544.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm">1698. deber -- pestilence</a> ... Word Origin from dabar Definition pestilence NASB Word Usage pestilence (38), plague (10), thorns (1). murrain, pestilence, plague. ... /hebrew/1698.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/chapin/the_crown_of_thorns/">The Crown of Thorns</a> The Crown of Thorns. <. The Crown of Thorns EH Chapin. Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer Table of Contents. Title Page. PREFACE. ... //christianbookshelf.org/chapin/the crown of thorns/<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_e/seed_among_thorns.htm">Seed among Thorns</a> ... VOLUME I: ST. LUKE Chaps. I to XII SEED AMONG THORNS. 'And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/seed among thorns.htm<a href="/library/emmerich/the_dolorous_passion_of_our_lord_jesus_christ/chapter_xxvi_the_crowning_with.htm">The Crowning with Thorns.</a> ... CHAPTER XXVI. The Crowning with Thorns. ... A gallery encircled the inner court of the guardhouse where our Lord was crowned with thorns, and the doors were open. ... /.../chapter xxvi the crowning with.htm<a href="/library/stalker/the_trial_and_death_of_jesus_christ/chapter_vii_the_crown_of.htm">The Crown of Thorns.</a> ... CHAPTER VII. THE CROWN OF THORNS. ... Of all the features of the scene the one that has most impressed the imagination of Christendom is the crown of thorns. ... /.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter vii the crown of.htm<a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/2_as_the_lily_among.htm">As the Lily among Thorns, So is My Love among the Daughters.</a> ... CHAPTER II. 2. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. By these words the Bridegroom signifies the progress ... //christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/2 as the lily among.htm<a href="/library/spurgeon/sermons_on_proverbs/the_hedge_of_thorns_and.htm">The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way</a> ... The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way. ... "The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.""Proverbs 15:19. ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/the hedge of thorns and.htm<a href="/library/champness/broken_bread/xxxviii_do_men_gather_grapes.htm">"Do Men Gather Grapes of Thorns?"</a> ... XXXVIII. "DO MEN GATHER GRAPES OF THORNS?". This question was asked by a man who knew more than any one else, and he knew very well what the answer would be. ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/xxxviii do men gather grapes.htm<a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_34_1888/sown_among_thorns.htm">Sown among Thorns</a> ... Sown Among Thorns. A Sermon ... At [7]the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. "And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them""Matthew 13:7. ... /.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 34 1888/sown among thorns.htm<a href="/library/chapin/the_crown_of_thorns/title_page.htm">The Crown of Thorns</a> The Crown of Thorns. <. ... Title Page. THE CROWN OF THORNS A TOKEN FOR THE SORROWING. by EH Chapin. ... //christianbookshelf.org/chapin/the crown of thorns/title page.htm<a href="/library/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_donatist_controversy_/chapter_91__198_petilianus.htm">Petilianus Said: "But You Scatter Thorns and Tares...</a> ... Book II. Chapter 91. " 198. Petilianus said: "But you scatter thorns and tares? "198. Petilianus said: "But you scatter thorns ... /.../chapter 91 198 petilianus.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/t/thorns.htm">Thorns (56 Occurrences)</a> ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia CROWN OF THORNS. ... Multi-Version Concordance Thorns (56 Occurrences). Matthew 7:16 By their fruits you will know them. ... /t/thorns.htm - 25k<a href="/topical/c/crown.htm">Crown (94 Occurrences)</a> ... amaranth.". Crown of thorns. Our Lord was crowned with a, in mockery by the Romans (Matthew 27:29). ... William Edward Raffety. CROWN OF THORNS. thornz ... /c/crown.htm - 58k<a href="/topical/b/briers.htm">Briers (17 Occurrences)</a> ... Luke 6:44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don't gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. (See NIV). ... /b/briers.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/b/briars.htm">Briars (11 Occurrences)</a> ... Briars (11 Occurrences). Hebrews 6:8 but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end is to be burned. (DBY). ... /b/briars.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/c/choke.htm">Choke (6 Occurrences)</a> ... of "to strangle" "smother," "suffocate," as if by depriving of breath, in describing the fate of the young grain growing in the midst of thorns (Matthew 13:7 ... /c/choke.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/b/brier.htm">Brier (10 Occurrences)</a> ... BRIER. bri'-er. See THORNS. Multi-Version Concordance ... Isaiah 5:6 I will lay it a wasteland. It won't be pruned nor hoed, but it will grow briers and thorns. ... /b/brier.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/c/choked.htm">Choked (6 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Choked (6 Occurrences). Matthew 13:7 Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). ... /c/choked.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/s/stifle.htm">Stifle (5 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Stifle (5 Occurrences). Matthew 13:7 Some falls among the thorns; but the thorns spring up and stifle it. (WEY). ... /s/stifle.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/t/thistles.htm">Thistles (9 Occurrences)</a> ... this'-'-lz. See THORNS. Multi-Version Concordance ... Matthew 7:16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? ... /t/thistles.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/n/nettles.htm">Nettles (5 Occurrences)</a> ... nettles" is due to the supposed derivations of charul from an (obsolete) charal, meaning "to be sharp" or "stinging," but a translation "thorns" (as in Vulgate ... /n/nettles.htm - 9k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/crown-of-thorns.html">What is the meaning and significance of the crown of thorns? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/lily-of-the-valley.html">What is the lily of the valley (Song of Solomon 2:1)? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus.html">What is the Sacred Heart of Jesus? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Thorns (56 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16</a> By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Matthew 13:7</a> Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/13-22.htm">Matthew 13:22</a> What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29</a> They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/4-7.htm">Mark 4:7</a> Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/4-18.htm">Mark 4:18</a> Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word, (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/15-17.htm">Mark 15:17</a> They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/6-44.htm">Luke 6:44</a> For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don't gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/luke/8-7.htm">Luke 8:7</a> Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/8-14.htm">Luke 8:14</a> That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/john/19-2.htm">John 19:2</a> The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/john/19-5.htm">John 19:5</a> Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, "Behold, the man!" (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/hebrews/6-8.htm">Hebrews 6:8</a> but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Genesis 3:18</a> Thorns also and thistles will it bring forth to you; and you will eat the herb of the field. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/22-6.htm">Exodus 22:6</a> "If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55</a> "But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them will be as pricks in your eyes and as thorns in your sides, and they will harass you in the land in which you dwell. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13</a> know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/2-3.htm">Judges 2:3</a> Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you." (WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS NIV)<a href="/judges/8-7.htm">Judges 8:7</a> Gideon said, "Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/8-16.htm">Judges 8:16</a> He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/23-6.htm">2 Samuel 23:6</a> But all of the ungodly shall be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can't be taken with the hand, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/23-7.htm">2 Samuel 23:7</a> But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They shall be utterly burned with fire in their place." (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11</a> Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. (KJV WBS)<a href="/job/5-5.htm">Job 5:5</a> whose harvest the hungry eats up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/job/30-7.htm">Job 30:7</a> They make noises like asses among the brushwood; they get together under the thorns. (BBE)<a href="/job/31-40.htm">Job 31:40</a> Then in place of grain let thorns come up, and in place of barley evil-smelling plants. (BBE RSV)<a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Psalms 58:9</a> Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/118-12.htm">Psalms 118:12</a> They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the name of Yahweh I cut them off. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/proverbs/15-19.htm">Proverbs 15:19</a> The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. (KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/proverbs/22-5.htm">Proverbs 22:5</a> Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/proverbs/24-31.htm">Proverbs 24:31</a> Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. (WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/ecclesiastes/7-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:6</a> For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/songs/2-1.htm">Song of Songs 2:1</a> As a lily among the thorns, (YLT)<a href="/songs/2-2.htm">Song of Songs 2:2</a> As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)<a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Isaiah 5:5</a> And now, this is what I will do to my vine-garden: I will take away the circle of thorns round it, and it will be burned up; its wall will be broken down and the beasts of the field will go through it; (BBE)<a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a> I will lay it a wasteland. It won't be pruned nor hoed, but it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/7-19.htm">Isaiah 7:19</a> And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes. (KJV JPS BBE WBS YLT)<a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Isaiah 7:23</a> It will happen in that day that every place where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silver shekels, shall be for briers and thorns. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/7-24.htm">Isaiah 7:24</a> People will go there with arrows and with bow, because all the land will be briers and thorns. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Isaiah 7:25</a> All the hills that were cultivated with the hoe, you shall not come there for fear of briers and thorns; but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of sheep." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm">Isaiah 9:18</a> For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/10-17.htm">Isaiah 10:17</a> The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/27-4.htm">Isaiah 27:4</a> Wrath is not in me, but if I should find briers and thorns, I would do battle! I would march on them and I would burn them together. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Isaiah 32:13</a> Thorns and briars will come up on my people's land; yes, on all the houses of joy in the joyous city. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/33-12.htm">Isaiah 33:12</a> The peoples will be like the burning of lime, like thorns that are cut down and burned in the fire. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13</a> Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Jeremiah 4:3</a> For thus says Yahweh to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and don't sow among thorns. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Jeremiah 12:13</a> They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">Ezekiel 2:6</a> You, son of man, don't be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don't be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Ezekiel 28:24</a> And there is no more to the house of Israel A pricking brier, and paining thorn, Of all round about them -- despising them, And they have known that I 'am' the Lord Jehovah. (See NIV)<a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Hosea 2:6</a> Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she can't find her way. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/hosea/9-6.htm">Hosea 9:6</a> For, behold, they have gone away from destruction. Egypt will gather them up. Memphis will bury them. Nettles will possess their pleasant things of silver. Thorns will be in their tents. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/hosea/10-8.htm">Hosea 10:8</a> And the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will come to destruction; thorns and waste plants will come up on their altars; they will say to the mountains, Be a cover over us; and to the hills, Come down on us. (BBE NIV)<a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a> I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death! Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? "Compassion will be hidden from my eyes. (See NAS)<a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Micah 7:4</a> The best of them is like a waste plant, and their upright ones are like a wall of thorns. Sorrow! the day of their fate has come; now will trouble come on them. (BBE)<a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Nahum 1:10</a> For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble. 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