Why a crown of thorns? A sign of the curse, obviously.
But thorns grow from the ground, and specifically grow from the ground when there are no people to cut them back. Thorns replace vines, grain, olive trees when Israel is driven into exile.
A king with a crown of thorns is a king suffering the curse on his land, the curse of exile.
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