He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- BSB Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
- NKJV And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- NASB Then he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.
- NLT Then Gideon took the elders of the town and taught them a lesson, punishing them with thorns and briers from the wilderness.
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- Judg 8:7Gideon said, “Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”
- Prov 10:13Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
- Prov 19:29Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
- Ezra 2:6The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
- Mic 7:4The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
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