Dictionary of Bible Themes: 4540 weeds

4540 weeds

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Uncultivated plants or shrubs, growing wild, often among cultivated crops or plants. Jesus Christ used the image of weeds in some of his parables to illustrate sin and worldliness.

The presence of weeds indicates desolation and neglect

Zephaniah 2:9 See also Proverbs 24:30-34; Isaiah 5:3-6; Isaiah 7:18-25; Isaiah 32:11-15; Isaiah 34:8-14; Isaiah 55:13; Hosea 9:5-6

Weeds are worthless

Isaiah 7:23 See also Micah 7:4; Luke 6:44

Weeds were a serious problem for the farmer

Some varieties of weed were painful to the touch

Numbers 33:55 See also Joshua 23:9-13; Judges 2:1-3; 2 Samuel 23:6-7; Ezekiel 2:3-6; Ezekiel 28:20-24

Weeds were destroyed by burning

Isaiah 27:4 See also Exodus 22:6; Isaiah 9:18-19; Isaiah 10:16-17

Weeds in Jesus Christ's parables

The parable of the sower and its explanation:

Matthew 13:3-8 pp Mark 4:3-8 pp Luke 8:5-8; Matthew 13:18-23 pp Mark 4:13-20 pp Luke 8:11-15

The parable of the weeds and its explanation:

Matthew 13:24-30,36-43