Thorn The ground cursed with
Genesis 3:18
Used as an awl
Job 41:2
Used for fuel
Psalms 58:9; Psalms 118:12; Ecclesiastes 7:6
Hedges formed of
Hosea 2:6; Micah 7:4
Crown of, mockingly put on Jesus' head
Matthew 27:29; Mark 15:17; John 19:2; John 19:5
Figurative:
- Of afflictions
Numbers 33:55; 2 Corinthians 12:7
- Of the adversities of the wicked
Proverbs 22:5
- Of the evils that spring from the heart to choke the truth
Matthew 13:7; Matthew 13:22