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Judges 8:16

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
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English Standard Version

And he took the elders of the city, and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth a lesson.

New International Version

He took the elders of the town and taught the men of Succoth a lesson by punishing them with desert thorns and briers.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, he took the elders of the city, and, using the thorns and briers of the desert, he threshed them with these, and he cut the men of Succoth to pieces