Eze 28:24 | JFB | STEP | 24. no more ... brier ... unto ... Israel-- as the idolatrous nations left in Canaan (among which Zidon is expressly specified in the limits of Asher, ) had been ( ; ). "A brier," first ensnaring the Israelites in sin, and then being made the instrument of punishing them. pricking-- literally, "causing bitterness." The same Hebrew is translated "fretting" ( , ). The wicked are often called "thorns" ( ).

‏ Ezekiel 28:24

24. no more ... brier ... unto ... Israel--as the idolatrous nations left in Canaan (among which Zidon is expressly specified in the limits of Asher, Jud 1:31) had been (Nu 33:55; Jos 23:13). "A brier," first ensnaring the Israelites in sin, and then being made the instrument of punishing them.

pricking--literally, "causing bitterness." The same Hebrew is translated "fretting" (Le 13:51, 52). The wicked are often called "thorns" (2Sa 23:6).