“thistles” in the Douay-Rheims Bible
The word thistles appears 4 times in the Douay-Rheims Bible. The first 4 matching verses are shown below.
- Genesis 3:18 Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herbs of the earth.
- Job 31:40 Let thistles grow up to me instead of wheat, and thorns instead of barley.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:21 He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezeth, it shall become like the tops of thistles.
- Matthew 7:16 By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?