Isaiah 32:13 Meaning
Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
Context Explained
11Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
12They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
13Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
14Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 24:2
Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple, paralleling the desolation described in Isaiah.
Hosea 10:8
Both passages describe the desolation that comes as a result of judgment.
Revelation 18:2
The imagery of desolation in Isaiah is echoed in the description of Babylon's fall.
Source: Isaiah 32:13