Judges 8:16–17
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
And hee tooke the Elders of the citie, and thornes of the wildernes, and briers, and with them hee †taught the men of Succoth.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. made to know.
And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
And he beat downe the towre of *Penuel, and slew the men of the citie.
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- *Cross-reference1.King. 12.25.
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- Judges 8:7Rank 1 from verse 16
7And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
7And Gideon said, Therfore when the LORD hath deliuered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I wil †teare your flesh with the thornes of the wildernesse, and with briers.
- Proverbs 10:13Rank 2 from verse 16
- Proverbs 19:29Rank 3 from verse 16
4The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
4The best of them is as a brier: the most vpright is sharper then a thorne hedge: the day of thy watchmen, and thy visitation commeth; now shall be their perplexitie.
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- 1 Kings 12:25Rank 2 from verse 17
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Judges 8:16
Sense 1: Sharp spines or prickles. Sense 2: Thorn-bearing plants and figures of things that prick, obstruct, or grieve.
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wilderness
Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.
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Thorny or prickly plants or shrubs.
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Instructed or caused to learn.
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Judges 8:17
To strike repeatedly; to lay on repeated blows, with a stick, with the hand or fist, or with any instrument, and for any cause, just or unjust, or for punishment.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Killed, put to death, slaughtered, or struck down.
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15And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
15And he came vnto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did vpbraid me, saying, Are the handes of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should giue bread vnto thy men that are wearie?
16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
16And hee tooke the Elders of the citie, and thornes of the wildernes, and briers, and with them hee †taught the men of Succoth.
Selected passage17And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
17And he beat downe the towre of *Penuel, and slew the men of the citie.
Selected passage18¶ Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
18¶ Then said he vnto Zebah and Zalmunna, What maner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they, ech one †resembled the children of a king.