Isaiah 32:13

Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:

Cross-reference

Isaiah 6:11 Parallel

Isaiah 6:11 prophesies utter desolation of cities and land — the same barrenness as the thorns and briers of Isaiah 32:13.

Isaiah 7:23 Parallel

Isaiah 7:23 says vines become briers and thorns — a direct parallel to the 'thorns and briers' covering the land in Isaiah 32:13.

Isaiah 34:13 describes thorns, nettles, and brambles overtaking fortresses — identical imagery to the desolation in Isaiah 32:13.

Isaiah 5:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:6, the same image of briers and thorns growing on a wasteland appears, reinforcing the judgment on Israel's land.

Isaiah 22:2 Parallel

Isaiah 22:2 laments a once-boisterous city now full of slain — both prophesy the silencing of joy in a place of celebration.

Isaiah 22:12 calls for weeping and mourning instead of joy — the same divine reversal that thorns symbolize in the land of my people.

Isaiah 24:1 Parallel

In Isaiah 24:1, the Lord lays waste the earth — a broader cosmic judgment echoing the desolation of the land.

In Isaiah 27:10, the fortified city becomes desolate and abandoned, similar to the overgrown land in the main verse.

Psalm 107:34 states that a fruitful land turns barren due to wickedness — the same cause and effect as the thorns and briers in Isaiah 32:13.

Hosea 9:6 Parallel

In Hosea 9:6, thorns overrun their tents — the same image of divine judgment making the land desolate and joy vanish.

Hosea 10:8 Parallel

Hosea 10:8 uses thorns and thistles on altars — identical imagery of abandonment and curse covering what was once sacred.

Genesis 3:18 introduces thorns and thistles as the curse on the ground — the same image of a creation under judgment.

Hosea 2:12 Parallel

In Hosea 2:12, vines and fig trees become a thicket — directly parallel to thorns and briers overgrowing the land.

Leviticus 26:32 warns of land desolation after covenant disobedience — a parallel curse that leaves the land overgrown and joyless.

In Lamentations 5:18, Mount Zion lies desolate with jackals — a specific desolation echoing the land's ruin.

Hosea 2:3 Parallel

In Hosea 2:3, the land is turned into a desert and parched land — a similar desolation but without thorns.