The Thistle

And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

• Anointing

The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

• Angel
• Corruption
• Death

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?