Isaiah 32:14 Meaning
Because 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;
Context Explained
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.
16Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 23:38
Jesus laments over Jerusalem's coming desolation, similar to the forsakenness in Isaiah.
Micah 3:12
Both passages describe the consequences of sin leading to desolation.
Revelation 21:1
While Isaiah speaks of forsakenness, Revelation promises a new creation.
Source: Isaiah 32:14