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Thorn

The ground cursed with—Ge 3:18

Used

• As an awl
• —Job 41:2
• For fuel
• —Ps 58:9; 118:12; Ec 7:6
• Hedges formed of
• —Ho 2:6; Mic 7:4
• Crown of, mockingly put on Jesus' head
• —Mt 27:29; Mr 15:17; Joh 19:2,5

FIGURATIVE

• Of afflictions
• —Nu 33:55; 2Co 12:7
• Of the adversities of the wicked
• —Pr 22:5
• Of the evils that spring from the heart to choke the truth
• —Mt 13:7,22