Hebrews 6:8

Translations

Modern

But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

Traditional

But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Literal

But that bringing out thorns and thistles is unapproved and near to a curse, of which the end is unto burning.

Latin

…proferens autem spinas ac tribulos, reproba est, et maledicto proxima: cujus consummatio in combustionem.

Original

Greek

English

But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

Notes

Hebrews 6:7–8

land: Fertile land symbolizes blessing, while barren land with thorns and thistles represents a curse. Burning such a field symbolizes judgment (2 Samuel 23:4 –7; Isaiah 10:17; 33:12; Ezekiel 19:12 –13; Matthew 3:10).

Hebrews 6:4–8

This passage is one of the most challenging in the New Testament. It warns about those who have abandoned the Christian faith. Those who have turned away from Christ and the church are like those who fell in the wilderness (Hebrews 3:15 –19). Their lack of faith leads to severe judgment (compare 10:26 –31).

Hebrews 5:11–6:20

After starting to talk about the role of Jesus as high priest (Hebrews 5:1 –10), the author addresses the audience with several encouragements (5:11–6:20). This change in the sermon or speech aimed to capture the listeners' attention.

Theme notes and profiles

Apostasy Hardened Hearts Security and Obedience The Cities of Refuge The Spirit’s Presence

Related verses

Genesis 3:17–18
And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
John 15:6
If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
Luke 13:7–9
So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
Deuteronomy 29:28
The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’
Isaiah 5:1–7
I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
Jeremiah 44:22
So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
Hebrews 10:27
…but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
Hebrews 12:17
For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
Revelation 20:15
And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Jeremiah 17:6
He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.
Genesis 4:11
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
Isaiah 27:10–11
For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Forgiveness Hebrews, Letter to the Melchisedec Perseverance Thistle, Thorn

Topics

Apostasy: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Backsliders: General Scriptures Concerning Reprobacy: General Scriptures Concerning

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