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pricking briars and painful thorns for the house of Israel from all those around her who despise her people
Here the briars and thorns represent what would cause suffering and pain. Alternate translation: "people anywhere around the house of Israel who wound them like briars, hurt them like thorns, and despise them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the house of Israel
The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Israel's descendants. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 3:1. Alternate translation: "the Israelites" or "the Israelite people group" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)