2 Samuel 23:6-7
English Standard Version
6 But worthless men[a] are all like thorns that are thrown away,
for they cannot be taken with the hand;
7 but the man who touches them
arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,
and they are utterly consumed with fire.”[b]
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 23:6 Hebrew worthlessness
- 2 Samuel 23:7 Hebrew consumed with fire in the sitting
2 Samuel 23:6-7
New International Version
6 But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns,(A)
which are not gathered with the hand.
7 Whoever touches thorns
uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear;
they are burned up where they lie.”
Nahum 1:10
English Standard Version
10 For they are (A)like entangled thorns,
like drunkards as they drink;
(B)they are consumed like stubble fully dried.
Nahum 1:10
New International Version
Ezekiel 2:6
English Standard Version
6 And you, son of man, (A)be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, (B)though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on (C)scorpions.[a] Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.
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- Ezekiel 2:6 Or on scorpion plants
Ezekiel 2:6
New International Version
6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid(A) of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns(B) are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.(C)
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