6 occurrences

'Thistles' in the Bible

“Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you;And you will eat the plants of the field;

Verse ConceptsCondemnation, Examples OfBarren, LandThistlesThornsFood DefinedHerbs

And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles;Its surface was covered with nettles,And its stone wall was broken down.

Verse ConceptsNettlesArchaeologySlothfulnessWeedGrowing

Thorns will come up in its fortified towers,Nettles and thistles in its fortified cities;It will also be a haunt of jackalsAnd an abode of ostriches.

Verse ConceptsNettlesCitadelsThornsBramblesOstriches

And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.

Verse ConceptsBriersThornsMinisters, Way They Should TeachWicked Described AsScorpionsDo Not Fear Men

You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?

Verse ConceptsBearing Bad FruitThornsFigsThistlesDistinguishingpersonality

but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.

Verse ConceptsCreation Spoilt By SinBarren, LandThornsBurning PlantsPeople EndedGod CursingRejectionFarmingcultureapostasy

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דּרדּר 
Dardar 
Usage: 2

חוח 
Chowach 
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τρίβολος 
Tribolos 
Usage: 1

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