Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned. New Living Translation But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it. English Standard Version But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. Berean Standard Bible But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. Berean Literal Bible But that bringing forth thorns and thistles is worthless and near to a curse, of which the end is unto burning. King James Bible But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. New King James Version but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned. New American Standard Bible but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. NASB 1995 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. NASB 1977 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. Legacy Standard Bible but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is unfit and close to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. Amplified Bible but if it persistently produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. Christian Standard Bible But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and at the end will be burned. Holman Christian Standard Bible But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and will be burned at the end. American Standard Version but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But if it should produce thorns and thistles, it would be rejected and not far from curses, but its end is burning. Contemporary English Version But land that produces only thornbushes is worthless. It is likely to fall under God's curse, and in the end it will be set on fire. Douay-Rheims Bible But that which bringeth forth thorns and briers, is reprobate, and very near unto a curse, whose end is to be burnt. English Revised Version but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned. GOD'S WORD® Translation However, if the earth produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned. Good News Translation But if it grows thorns and weeds, it is worth nothing; it is in danger of being cursed by God and will be destroyed by fire. International Standard Version However, if it continues to produce thorns and thistles, it is worthless and in danger of being cursed, and in the end will be burned. Literal Standard Version but that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and near to cursing, whose end [is] for burning; Majority Standard Bible But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. New American Bible But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is rejected; it will soon be cursed and finally burned. NET Bible But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned. New Revised Standard Version But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and on the verge of being cursed; its end is to be burned over. New Heart English Bible but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned. Webster's Bible Translation But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh to cursing; whose end is to be burned. Weymouth New Testament But if it only yields a mass of thorns and briers, it is considered worthless, and is in danger of being cursed, and in the end will be destroyed by fire. World English Bible but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned. Young's Literal Translation and that which is bearing thorns and briers is disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end is for burning; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Call to Maturity…7For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. 8But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. 9Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.… Cross References Genesis 3:17 And to Adam He said: "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. Deuteronomy 29:22 Then the generation to come--your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land--will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it. 2 Samuel 23:7 The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie." Isaiah 27:4 I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground. Treasury of Scripture But that which bears thorns and briers is rejected, and is near to cursing; whose end is to be burned. beareth. Hebrews 12:17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. Genesis 3:17,18 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; … Genesis 4:11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; whose. Hebrews 10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. Isaiah 27:10,11 Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof… Ezekiel 15:2-7 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? … Jump to Previous Beareth Bears Briers Burned Close Considered Curse Cursed Cursing Danger Destroyed End Ends Evil Fire Forth Found Mass Nigh Plants Produces Rejected Sends Thistles Thorns Use Worthless YieldsJump to Next Beareth Bears Briers Burned Close Considered Curse Cursed Cursing Danger Destroyed End Ends Evil Fire Forth Found Mass Nigh Plants Produces Rejected Sends Thistles Thorns Use Worthless YieldsHebrews 6 1. He exhorts not to fall back from the faith;11. but to be steadfast, 12. diligent, and patient to wait upon God; 13. because God is most sure in his promise. (8) But that which beareth.--Rather, But if it bear thorns and briars it is rejected. We are told that the presence of briars (i.e., caltrops) is a sure evidence of a poor soil, on which labour will be wasted. The words are partially a quotation from Genesis 3:18. The change of translation here is important; if that very land, which has drunk in the abundant rain and has received careful culture still prove unfruitful, it is rejected. Man can do no more; and the curse of God is "near"; its end is "for burning." The explanation of the last words is probably found in Deuteronomy 29:23, which speaks of the land of Sodom which God overthrew, which "is brimstone and salt and burning." The connection between these two verses and the preceding passages is obvious. In the case of the apostates there described, man is helpless; God's curse is near. But, as Chrysostom says, in this very word there is mercy; "the end" is not yet come. Greek Butδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. [land that] produces ἐκφέρουσα (ekpherousa) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1627: To bring out, carry out, sometimes out of the city for burial; I bring forth, bear, produce. From ek and phero; to bear out. thorns ἀκάνθας (akanthas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 173: A thorn-bush, prickly plant; a thorn. Probably from the same as akmen; a thorn. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. thistles τριβόλους (tribolous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 5146: A thistle. From treis and belos; properly, a crow-foot, i.e. a thorny plant. [is] worthless, ἀδόκιμος (adokimos) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 96: Failing to pass the test, unapproved, counterfeit. By implication, worthless. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [its] curse κατάρας (kataras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 2671: Cursing; a curse; meton: a doomed one. From kata and ara; imprecation, execration. is imminent. ἐγγύς (engys) Preposition Strong's 1451: Near. From a primary verb agcho; near. [In] ἧς (hēs) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. end τέλος (telos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 5056: (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax. it will be burned. καῦσιν (kausin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2740: A burning up, being burned. From kaio; burning. 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