Hebrews Chapter 6 verse 8 Holy Bible
but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.
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But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.
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but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.
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But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
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but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
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and that which is bearing thorns and briers `is' disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end `is' for burning;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekButδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.[land that] producesἐκφέρουσα (ekpherousa)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong'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.thornsἀκάνθας (akanthas)Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralStrong's 173: A thorn-bush, prickly plant; a thorn. Probably from the same as akmen; a thorn.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. thistlesτριβόλους (tribolous)Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralStrong's 5146: A thistle. From treis and belos; properly, a crow-foot, i.e. a thorny plant.[is] worthless,ἀδόκιμος (adokimos)Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 96: Failing to pass the test, unapproved, counterfeit. By implication, worthless.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [its] curseκατάρας (kataras)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 2671: Cursing; a curse; meton: a doomed one. From kata and ara; imprecation, execration.is imminent.ἐγγύς (engys)PrepositionStrong's 1451: Near. From a primary verb agcho; near.[In]ἧς (hēs)Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. theτὸ (to)Article - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.endτέλος (telos)Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong'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 SingularStrong's 2740: A burning up, being burned. From kaio; burning.Jump to PreviousBeareth 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 Yields
