4 Bible Verses about Nettles

Most Relevant Verses

Proverbs 24:31

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

Isaiah 34:13

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

Job 30:7

“Among the bushes they cry out;
Under the nettles they are gathered together.

Hebrews 6:7-8

For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.

From Thematic Bible


Nettles » Figurative

Zephaniah 2:9

“Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel,
“Surely Moab will be like Sodom
And the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah—
A place possessed by nettles and salt pits,
And a perpetual desolation.
The remnant of My people will plunder them
And the remainder of My nation will inherit them.”

Hosea 9:6

For behold, they will go because of destruction;
Egypt will gather them up, Memphis will bury them.
Weeds will take over their treasures of silver;
Thorns will be in their tents.

Job 30:7

“Among the bushes they cry out;
Under the nettles they are gathered together.

Nettles » An obnoxious plant

Isaiah 34:13

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

Proverbs 24:31

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

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