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Thorns and thistles as the result of the curse of the fall

Ge 3:17-19 See also Nu 33:55; Jos 23:12-13; Isa 5:5-6; Isa 7:23-25; Isa 55:8-13; Jer 12:13; Hos 9:6

Thorns and thistles as worthless weeds

Heb 6:7-8 See also 2Sa 23:6; 2Ki 14:9 pp 2Ch 25:18; Mt 7:16 pp Lk 6:44; Mt 13:1-8 pp Mk 4:1-8 pp Lk 8:4-8; Mt 13:22 pp Mk 4:18-19 pp Lk 8:14

Thorns unpleasant and to be avoided

2Sa 23:6-7 See also Pr 15:19; Pr 22:5; SS 2:2; Hos 2:6

Thorns associated with burning

Isa 33:12 See also Ex 22:6; Ps 118:12; Ecc 7:6; Isa 9:18; Isa 10:17; Isa 27:4

Thorns used as instruments of punishment

Jdg 8:16 See also Jdg 8:4-7

Thorns indicative of desolation and dereliction

Hos 10:8 See also Pr 24:30-31; Isa 32:11-15

Jesus Christ crowned with thorns

Mt 27:28-29 pp Mk 15:16-18 pp Jn 19:2-6

Metaphorical use of thorns

Mic 7:4 See also Eze 2:6; Eze 28:24; 2Co 12:7

See also