Reference: Thorns, Thistles, Etc
Hastings
So many words are used in the Heb. for thorny plants, and they are so variously translated, that it will be convenient to consider them all in one group. In the great majority of cases it is impossible to identify the special species referred to.
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From their fruits ye shall recognize them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
From their fruits ye shall recognize them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
And others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that hears the word; and the anxiety of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
and, having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and, kneeling before Him, they mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
And, that I might not be exalted overmuch by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might not be exalted overmuch.
but, if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected, and is near to a curse; whose end is to be burned.