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

Genesis 3:17-19 See also Numbers 33:55; Joshua 23:12-13; Isaiah 5:5-6; Isaiah 7:23-25; Isaiah 55:8-13; Jeremiah 12:13; Hosea 9:6

Thorns and thistles as worthless weeds

Hebrews 6:7-8 See also 2 Samuel 23:6; 2 Kings 14:9 pp 2 Chronicles 25:18; Matthew 7:16 pp Luke 6:44; Matthew 13:1-8 pp Mark 4:1-8 pp Luke 8:4-8; Matthew 13:22 pp Mark 4:18-19 pp Luke 8:14

Thorns unpleasant and to be avoided

2 Samuel 23:6-7 See also Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 22:5; Songs 2:2; Hosea 2:6

Thorns associated with burning

Isaiah 33:12 See also Exodus 22:6; Psalm 118:12; Ecclesiastes 7:6; Isaiah 9:18; Isaiah 10:17; Isaiah 27:4

Thorns used as instruments of punishment

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

Thorns indicative of desolation and dereliction

Hosea 10:8 See also Proverbs 24:30-31; Isaiah 32:11-15

Jesus Christ crowned with thorns

Matthew 27:28-29 pp Mark 15:16-18 pp John 19:2-6

Metaphorical use of thorns

Micah 7:4 See also Ezekiel 2:6; Ezekiel 28:24; 2 Corinthians 12:7

See also

4402  plants
4422  brier
4540  weeds
5280  crown
5482  punishment
5827  curse