Isaiah 32:13
What does Isaiah 32:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 32:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And for the land of my people, where thorns will come up; even for all the houses of joy in the glad town.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Over the ground of my people thorn--brier goeth up, Surely over all houses of joy of the exulting city,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Upon the land of my people shall thorns and briers come up: how much more upon all the houses of joy, of the city that rejoiced?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Upon the land of my people shall come up thistles [and] briars, yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 22:12
And in that day did the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
- Isaiah 5:6
and I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
- Isaiah 22:2
O thou that art full of shoutings, a tumultuous city, a joyous town; thy slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle.
- Revelation 18:7
How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning.
- Hosea 9:6
For, lo, they are gone away from destruction; yet Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; their pleasant things of silver, nettles shall possess them; thorns shall be in their tents.
- Jeremiah 39:8
And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
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