Isaiah 32:13

Isaiah 32:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
• New International Version (NIV)and for the land of my people, a land overgrown with thorns and briers— yes, mourn for all houses of merriment and for this city of revelry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the soil of my people growing up in thorns and briers, yes, for all the joyous houses in the exultant city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers, Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city;

Context of Isaiah 32:13

11Tremble, you complacent ones! Shake with fear, you carefree ones! Strip off your clothes and expose yourselves – put sackcloth on your waist! 12Mourn over the field, over the delightful fields and the fruitful vine! Mourn over the land of my people, which is overgrown with thorns and briers, and over all the once-happy houses in the city filled with revelry. 14For the fortress is neglected; the once-crowded city is abandoned. Hill and watchtower are permanently uninhabited. Wild donkeys love to go there, and flocks graze there. 15This desolation will continue until new life is poured out on us from heaven. Then the desert will become an orchard and the orchard will be considered a forest.

Isaiah 32:13 word by word

עַ֚ל אַדְמַ֣ת עַמִּ֔י ק֥וֹץ שָׁמִ֖יר תַּֽעֲלֶ֑ה כִּ֚י עַל־כָּל־בָּתֵּ֣י מָשׂ֔וֹשׂ קִרְיָ֖ה עַלִּיזָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Upon the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• shall come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• thornsקוֹץqôts qôts · thornH6975
• briersשָׁמִירshâmîyr · thornH8068
• yea, upon all the housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of joyמָשׂוֹשׂmâώôώ · rejoicingH4885
• the joyousעַלִּיז‛allîyz · jubilantH5947
• cityקִרְיָהqiryâh · townH7151

Cross-references for Isaiah 32:13

• Isaiah 6:11I replied, “How long, sovereign master?” He said, “Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated, and houses are uninhabited, and the land is ruined and devastated,
• Isaiah 7:23At that time every place where there had been a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels will be overrun with thorns and briers.
• Isaiah 34:13Her fortresses will be overgrown with thorns; thickets and weeds will grow in her fortified cities. Jackals will settle there; ostriches will live there.
• Psalms 107:34and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants.
• Hosea 9:6Look! Even if they flee from the destruction, Egypt will take hold of them, and Memphis will bury them. The weeds will inherit the silver they treasure – thorn bushes will occupy their homes.
• Hosea 10:8The high places of the “House of Wickedness” will be destroyed; it is the place where Israel sins. Thorns and thistles will grow up over its altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
• Jeremiah 39:8The Babylonians burned down the royal palace, the temple of the Lord, and the people’s homes, and they tore down the wall of Jerusalem.
• Revelation 18:7As much as she exalted herself and lived in sensual luxury, to this extent give her torment and grief because she said to herself, ‘I rule as queen and am no widow; I will never experience grief!’
• Isaiah 22:2The noisy city is full of raucous sounds; the town is filled with revelry. Your slain were not cut down by the sword; they did not die in battle.

Commentaries on Isaiah 32:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Shall come up thorns and briers "The thorn and the brier shall come up" - All the ancient Versions read ושמיר veshamir, with the conjunction. And an ancient MS. has בו תעלה taaleh bo, "shall come up in it, "which seems to be right; or rather בה bah : and there is a rasure in the place of בו bo in another ancient MS. Yea, upon all the houses of joy - For כי ki, the ancient Versions, except the Vulgate, seem to have read ו ve . כי ki may perhaps be a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Upon the land of my people - A description similar to this, in regard to the consequences of the invasion of Sennacherib, is given in Isaiah 7:20-25 (see the notes at that passage). Yea, upon all the houses of joy - Margin, Burning upon.‘ The marginal readling has originated from the supposition that the word כי kı̂y is derived from כיה kâvâh “to be burned.” This conjecture has been adopted by Junius and Tremellius, and by some others. But it is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-20Verses 9-20 When there was so much provocation given to the holy God, bad times might be expected. Alas! how many careless ones there are, who support self-indulgence by shameful niggardliness! We deserve to be deprived of the supports of life, when we make them the food of lusts. Let such tremble and be troubled. Blessed times shall be brought in by the pouring out of the Spirit from on high; then, and not till then, there will be good times. The present…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-15This prophecy warned the complacent women of Jerusalem. God's promises for the future did not excuse ongoing sin.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-209-20. Address to the women of Jerusalem who troubled themselves little about the political signs of the times, but lived a life of self-indulgence (Is 3:16-23); the failure of food through the devastations of the enemy is here foretold, being what was most likely to affect them as mothers of families, heretofore accustomed to every luxury. Vitringa understands "women--daughters" as the cities and villages of Judea (Eze 16:1-63). See Am 6:1.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 32:13

• Church
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Commentaries on Isaiah 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings