荆棘 n. 1. 泛指山野丛生多刺的灌木。 2. 借喻作艰险处境或者纷乱局面。 3. 芥蒂;嫌隙。 4. 比喻不可改变的命运的法则。
“他因我们的罪孽受苦,因我们的不公受伤,我们得和平源于他背负的责罚,因他遭受的苦痛我们得以被救治。”《以赛亚》53:5 Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, and he was crushed for our iniquities, and the punishment that made us whole was upon him, and by his bruises we are healed.