Judges 9:14 (b) Jotham used the bramble as a type of Abimelech, presenting him as a little, insignificant, inconsequential man who would be untrue to them and would be a sticker in their sides.
Isaiah 34:13 (b) This is a graphic picture of the deserted and forsaken land when GOD's curse fell upon it. In figure, it represents the wretched, unhappy, miserable condition of one who shuts GOD out of his life. (See under "THISTLE").