- thorns:
- "For¹ wickednessª burnethª° as the fire:ª it shall devourª° the briersª and thorns,ª and shall kindleª° in the thicketsª of the forest,ª and they shall mount upª° [like] the lifting upª of smoke.ª" {Isa 9:18} + "Furyª [is] not¹ in me: who¹ would setª° the briersª [and] thornsª against me in battle?ª I would goª° through them, I would burnª° them together.ª" {Isa 27:4} + "Then the angelª of the LORDª went forth,ª° and smoteª° in the campª of the Assyriansª a hundredª and fourscoreª and fiveª thousand:ª and when they arose earlyª° in the morning,ª behold,¹ they [were] all¹ deadª° corpses.ª" {Isa 37:36} + "But [the sons] of Belialª [shall be] all¹ of them as thornsª thrust away,ª° because¹ they cannot¹ be takenª° with hands:ª ... But the manª [that] shall touchª° them must be fencedª° with ironª and the staffª of a spear;ª and they shall be utterly²° burnedª° with fireª in the [same] place.ª°" {2Sm 23:6-7}
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