2 Kings 14:9

Amaziah Reigns In Judah; Jeroboam Ii In Israel

⁸ Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, "Come let us meet {face-to-face}." ⁹ So Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah, saying, "The thornbush which is in Lebanon sent to the cedar which is in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife,' but an animal of the field which [is] in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thornbush. ¹⁰ You have indeed defeated Edom and your heart is lifted up; enjoy the honor and stay home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall and Judah with you?"

Beast of the Field

King of Israel

King of Judah

Under His Feet

Amaziah

Israel

Jehoash

Joash

Judah

Lebanon

Judges 9:8-15

"The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Rule over us.'

1 Samuel 13:6

When the men of Israel saw that [it was] {too difficult} for them, because the army was hard pressed, the people hid themselves in the caves, in the thorn bushes, in the cliffs, in the vaults and in the wells.

2 Samuel 12:1-4

So Yahweh sent Nathan to David, and he came to him and said, "Two men were in a certain city; one [was] rich and the other [was] poor.

1 Kings 4:33

He spoke concerning the trees, from the cedar which [is] in Lebanon up to the hyssop which grows on the wall; he also spoke concerning the animals, concerning the birds, concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fish.

2 Chronicles 25:10-13

Then Amaziah dismissed the troops that came to him from Ephraim to go to their home. And {they became very angry} with Judah, and they returned to their home {in great anger}.

2 Chronicles 25:18

And Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "The thorn bush that [is] in Lebanon has sent to the cedar which [is] in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife.' But a wild animal of the field that [was] in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thorn bush.

2 Chronicles 33:11

So Yahweh brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria upon them, and they took Manasseh captive with hooks, and they bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.

Job 31:18

(for from my childhood he {grew up with} me like a father, and from my mother's womb I guided her),

Proverbs 26:9

[Like] a thorn that goes up in the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Song of Songs 2:2

Like a lily among the thorns, so [is] my love among the maidens.

Isaiah 34:13

And thorns shall go up her citadel fortress, weeds and thistle plants in her fortresses; and it shall be [the] settlement of jackals, green grass for [the] daughters of an ostrich.

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh, they are saying about me, '[Is] he not posing a parable?'"

Hosea 9:6

For look! [If] they flee from the destruction, Egypt will gather them; Memphis will bury them. Nettles will possess their precious things of silver; thorns [will be] in their tents.