Isaiah 55:13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the LORD's renown, for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed.

Ezekiel 2:6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns are all around you and you live among scorpions.

Zephaniah 2:9 Surely Moab will become like Sodom, the Ammonites like Gomorrah— a place of nettles and salt pits, a wasteland forever.