Meaning
Thorn The ground cursed with
Gen 3:18
Used as an awl
Job 41:2
Used for fuel
Psa 58:9; Psa 118:12; Ecc 7:6
Hedges formed of
Hos 2:6; Mic 7:4
Crown of, mockingly put on Jesus' head
Mat 27:29; Mar 15:17; Joh 19:2; Joh 19:5
Figurative:
- Of afflictions
Num 33:55; 2Co 12:7
- Of the adversities of the wicked
Pro 22:5
- Of the evils that spring from the heart to choke the truth
Mat 13:7; Mat 13:22