Judges 8:16

New Century Version

So Gideon took the elders of the city and punished them with thorns and briers from the desert.

Cross References

Ezra 2:6

the descendants of Pahath-Moab (through the family of Jeshua and Joab)—2,812;

Proverbs 10:13

Wise people speak with understanding, but people without wisdom should be punished.

Proverbs 19:29

People who make fun of wisdom will be punished, and the backs of foolish people will be beaten.

Micah 7:4

Even the best of them is like a thornbush; the most honest of them is worse than a prickly plant. The day that your watchmen warned you about has come. Now they will be confused.

Judges 8:15

When Gideon came to Succoth, he said to the people of that city, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. You made fun of me by saying, ‘Why should we give bread to your tired men? You have not caught Zebah and Zalmunna yet.’ ”

Judges 8:17

He also pulled down the tower of Peniel and killed the people in that city.

Judges 8:7

Then Gideon said, “The Lord will surrender Zebah and Zalmunna to me. After that, I will whip your skin with thorns and briers from the desert.”