2Sa 23:6-7, Isa 55:13, Eze 2:6 | ESV | STEP | But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away , for they cannot be taken with the hand ;

2 Samuel 23:6-7

6 But worthless men ^{▼▼Hebrew worthlessness} are all like thorns that are thrown away,
for they cannot be taken with the hand;
7 but the man who touches them
arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,
and they are utterly consumed with fire.” ^{▼▼Hebrew consumed with fire in the sitting}

Isaiah 55:13

13 ^cInstead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall make a name for the Lord,
an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

Ezekiel 2:6

6 And you, son of man, ^dbe not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, ^ethough briers and thorns are with you and you sit on ^fscorpions. ^{▼▼Or on scorpion plants} Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.