Thorn I shall lay it waste and briers and thorns shall come up, 2Â Ne. 15:6 (Isa. 5:6). every place shall be for briers and thorns, 2Â Ne. 17:23 (Isa. 7:23). wickedness burns as fire, shall devour briers and thorns, 2Â Ne. 19:18 (Isa. 9:18). light of Israel shall burn his thorns and briers, 2Â Ne. 20:17 (Isa. 10:17). do men gather grapes of thorns, 3Â Ne. 14:16 (Matt. 7:16). ground shall bring forth thorns and thistles, Moses 4:24.