Ayub 31:40

31:40 then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat,

and in place of barley, weeds!” ¹ 

The words of Job are ended.

Yesaya 5:6

5:6 I will make it a wasteland;

no one will prune its vines or hoe its ground, ² 

and thorns and briers will grow there.

I will order the clouds

not to drop any rain on it.

Ibrani 6:8

6:8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; ³  its fate is to be burned.

[31:40]  ¹ tn The word בָּאְשָׁה (bo’shah, from בָּאַשׁ [ba’as, “to have a foul smell”]) must refer to foul smelling weeds.

[5:6]  ² tn Heb “it will not be pruned or hoed” (so NASB); ASV and NRSV both similar.

[6:8]  ³ tn Grk “near to a curse.”