The term "bramble" in the Bible typically refers to a thorny shrub or bush, often used metaphorically to convey certain spiritual truths or lessons. In the ancient Near East, brambles were common and would have been familiar to the original audience of the biblical texts. The bramble is often associated with desolation, judgment, and the consequences of poor leadership.

Judges 9:14-15 :
"Finally all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’ But the bramble replied to the trees, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’"

In this passage, the bramble is used in Jotham's parable to represent Abimelech, a man who sought power through treachery and violence. The bramble, unlike the other trees, offers no real shelter or benefit, symbolizing a leader who is unfit and potentially destructive. The bramble's offer of shade is ironic, as it provides little protection, highlighting the folly of choosing a leader who lacks the qualities necessary for true leadership.

Isaiah 34:13 :
"Thorns will overrun her citadels; nettles and brambles will grow in her fortresses. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches."

Here, the prophet Isaiah uses the imagery of brambles to depict the desolation and ruin that will come upon Edom as a result of God's judgment. The presence of brambles signifies neglect and abandonment, a stark contrast to a well-tended and fruitful land. This serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God and His commandments.

Proverbs 24:30-31 :
"I went past the field of a sluggard and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down."

In Proverbs, the overgrowth of thorns and brambles is a metaphor for the neglect and laziness of the sluggard. The imagery suggests that without diligence and care, one's life can become overrun with problems and chaos, much like a neglected field becomes overrun with brambles. This serves as a moral lesson on the importance of hard work and vigilance in maintaining one's spiritual and practical life.

Isaiah 10:17 :
"The Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame; in a single day it will burn and consume the thorns and briers."

In this verse, the consuming fire represents God's judgment against Assyria, depicted as thorns and briers. The imagery of fire consuming brambles underscores the swiftness and completeness of divine judgment. It serves as a reminder of God's power to purify and remove that which is unfruitful or opposed to His will.

Throughout Scripture, the bramble is a symbol of desolation, poor leadership, and the consequences of sin and neglect. It serves as a powerful metaphor for the spiritual truths conveyed in the biblical narrative, reminding believers of the importance of choosing righteous leaders, maintaining diligence in their spiritual walk, and the certainty of God's judgment against unrighteousness.Isaiah 34:13
And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
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Luke 6:44
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
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Scriptures Showing the Sin and Danger of Joining with Wicked and ...
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Introductory Note.
... church, that the Greek copies of the Scriptures were much ... changes had taken place
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Chapter l
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Biographical Preface.
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On the Baptism of Christ.
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Moses the manifestation ... at the breast, falling under the general and cruel ...
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Christian Behavior
... of the fig-tree; and so doth the bramble the nature ... to; as private prayer, reading
the scriptures, and Christian ... 7 But to break off from this general, and to ...
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The Desire of the Righteous Granted;
... And as they [the Scriptures] predict or prophesy what shall become of ... to them that
are righteous in a general, but in a ... as it is for a thorn or bramble bush to ...
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A Holy Life the Beauty of Christianity: Or, an Exhortation to ...
... flowing from their faith are naught; are bramble bushes; are ... and hurtful to the souls
of men in general, so it ... Besides, other scriptures also confirm this truth ...
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The Holy War,
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A Discourse Upon the Pharisee and the Publican
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definition right; but as to his person and ... saith not the scriptures the same? ...
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