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Wild donkeys will frolic and flocks will graze in the empty forts and watchtowers<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the palace is forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because the palaces will be forsaken, The bustling city will be deserted. The forts and towers will become lairs forever, A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the palace has been neglected, the populated city abandoned. Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken. Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken. Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken. Hill and watchtower have become caves forever, A joy for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the palace has been abandoned, the populated city deserted; The hill [of the city] and the watchtower have become caves [for wild animals] forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the palace will be deserted, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become barren places forever, the joy of wild donkeys, and a pasture for flocks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become barren places forever, the joy of wild donkeys, and a pasture for flocks, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the palace shall be forsaken; the populous city shall be deserted; the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The palace will be deserted, the crowded city empty. Fortresses and towers will forever become playgrounds for wild donkeys and pastures for sheep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the palace shall be forsaken; the populous city shall be deserted; the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Palaces will be deserted. Noisy cities will be abandoned. Fortresses and watchtowers will become permanent caves. They will be a delight for wild donkeys and pastures for flocks<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even the palace will be abandoned and the capital city totally deserted. Homes and the forts that guarded them will be in ruins forever. Wild donkeys will roam there, and sheep will find pasture there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"For the palace will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; the citadel and watchtower will become barren wastes forever, the delight of wild donkeys, and a pasture for flocks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever?the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The palace has been left, "" The multitude of the city forsaken, "" Fort and watchtower have been for dens for all time, "" A joy of wild donkeys—a pasture of herds;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Surely the palace hath been left, The multitude of the city forsaken, Fort and watch-tower hath been for dens unto the age, A joy of wild asses -- a pasture of herds;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the fortress was left, the multitude of the city was forsaken; the hill and the watch-tower for caves even forever; the rejoicing of the wild asses a pasture of the flocks;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come upon its dens for ever. A joy of wild asses, the pastures of docks, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the house has been forsaken. The multitude of the city has been abandoned. A darkness and a covering have been placed over its dens, even unto eternity. It will be the gladness of wild donkeys and the pasture of flocks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The castle will be forsaken, the noisy city deserted; Citadel and tower will become wasteland forever, the joy of wild donkeys, the pasture of flocks; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the palace will be forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens forever, the joy of wild asses, a pasture for flocks;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because the palace is forsaken; the multitude of the city is deserted; and the beautiful houses have become dens for ever, thorns, and a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the temple is forgotten and the host of the city is forsaken, and the beauty of the houses was for caves until eternity, thorns, and a joy for wild donkeys, and the house of Shepherds for folds of sheep<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the palace shall be forsaken; The city with its stir shall be deserted; The mound and the tower shall be for dens for ever, A joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>As for</i> the rich city, the houses are deserted; they shall abandon the wealth of the city, <i>and</i> the pleasant houses: and the villages shall be caves for ever, the joy of wild asses, shepherds' pastures;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/32-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6780" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">The Women of Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/759.htm" title="759: ’ar·mō·wn (N-ms) -- A citadel. From an unused root; a citadel.">the palace</a> <a href="/hebrew/5203.htm" title="5203: nuṭ·ṭāš (V-Pual-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to pound, i.e. Smite; by implication to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon.">will be forsaken,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995: hă·mō·wn (N-msc) -- A sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance. Or hamon; from hamah; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth.">the busy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘uz·zāḇ (V-QalPass-Perf-3ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">abandoned.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6076.htm" title="6076: ‘ō·p̄el (N-ms) -- A tumor, a mound, fortress. From aphal; a tumor; also a mound, i.e. Fortress.">The hill</a> <a href="/hebrew/975.htm" title="975: wā·ḇa·ḥan (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A watchtower. From bachan; a watch-tower.">and the watchtower</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ḇə·‘aḏ (Prep) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4631.htm" title="4631: mə·‘ā·rō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A cave. From uwr; a cavern.">caves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">forever</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4885.htm" title="4885: mə·śō·wś (N-msc) -- Exultation, rejoicing. From suws; delight, concretely or abstractly.">the delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/6501.htm" title="6501: pə·rā·’îm (N-mp) -- A wild donkey. Or pereh; from para' in the secondary sense of running wild; the onager.">of wild donkeys</a> <a href="/hebrew/4829.htm" title="4829: mir·‘êh (N-msc) -- A pasturage, pasture. From ra'ah in the sense of feeding; pasture; also the haunt of wild animals.">and a pasture</a> <a href="/hebrew/5739.htm" title="5739: ‘ă·ḏā·rîm (N-mp) -- A flock, herd. From adar; an arrangement, i.e. Muster.">for flocks—</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Jeremiah 7:34</a></span><br />I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-10.htm">Jeremiah 25:10</a></span><br />Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Zephaniah 3:6</a></span><br />“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a></span><br />The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10-12</a></span><br />The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry. / In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land. / The city is left in ruins; its gate is reduced to rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Ezekiel 26:13</a></span><br />So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Revelation 18:22-23</a></span><br />And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Isaiah 27:10</a></span><br />For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></span><br />“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11</a></span><br />Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-26.htm">Jeremiah 4:26</a></span><br />I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert. All its cities were torn down before the LORD, before His fierce anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-11.htm">Hosea 2:11-12</a></span><br />I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts. / I will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers. So I will make them into a thicket, and the beasts of the field will devour them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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;</p><p class="hdg">the palaces</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9</a></b></br> In mine ears <i>said</i> the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, <i>even</i> great and fair, without inhabitant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1-3,10,12</a></b></br> Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Isaiah 25:2</a></b></br> For thou hast made of a city an heap; <i>of</i> a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.</p><p class="hdg">forts and towers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a></b></br> And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11-17</a></b></br> But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2,3</a></b></br> And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Caves</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-19.htm">Citadel</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-2.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/songs/4-8.htm">Dens</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-5.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-2.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-3.htm">Forts</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-3.htm">Mound</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-2.htm">Noisy</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/genesis/9-19.htm">Populated</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Populous</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-2.htm">Stir</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-12.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Unpeopled</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Wasteland</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Watchtower</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Watch-Tower</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">Woods</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Caves</a> <a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">Citadel</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-19.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Dens</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Forts</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-5.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Mound</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-3.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-3.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Noisy</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-3.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/genesis/9-19.htm">Populated</a> <a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Populous</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Stir</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-18.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Unpeopled</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Wasteland</a> <a href="/micah/4-8.htm">Watchtower</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Watch-Tower</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Woods</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">The blessings of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Desolation is foreshown</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Restoration is promised to succeed</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Isaiah, the palace represents the center of power and authority in Jerusalem. The forsaking of the palace suggests a divine judgment upon the leadership and the nation. Historically, this can be linked to the Babylonian exile when Jerusalem was conquered, and its leaders were taken captive. Theologically, it reflects the consequences of turning away from God’s commandments, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36-37</a>, where disobedience leads to desolation.<p><b>the busy city abandoned</b><br>The "busy city" refers to Jerusalem, known for its bustling activity and significance as a religious and cultural hub. The abandonment signifies a complete reversal of its status, likely due to invasion or divine judgment. This echoes the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Jeremiah 4:29</a>) about the consequences of the people's unfaithfulness. The abandonment also prefigures the desolation Jesus speaks of in <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a>, where He laments over Jerusalem's future destruction.<p><b>The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever</b><br>The "hill" and "watchtower" symbolize places of defense and vigilance. Their transformation into "caves" suggests a loss of security and a return to a primitive state. This imagery is consistent with the prophetic theme of judgment leading to desolation. The term "forever" emphasizes the enduring nature of this judgment, though in biblical prophecy, "forever" can sometimes mean a long period rather than eternity. This can be seen as a type of Christ, where Jesus becomes the ultimate watchtower and refuge for believers, as seen in <a href="/psalms/61-3.htm">Psalm 61:3</a>.<p><b>the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks</b><br>The presence of wild donkeys and flocks indicates a reversion to wilderness, where once-cultivated lands become suitable only for animals. Wild donkeys, often associated with untamed nature, symbolize the absence of human habitation and control. This imagery is used in other prophetic texts, such as <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24</a>, to depict desolation. The transformation into a pasture for flocks suggests a return to simplicity and a loss of former glory. This can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual state of the people, who have strayed from God’s path, yet it also hints at eventual restoration, as God often uses desolation to bring about renewal and repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_palace.htm">The Palace</a></b><br>Represents the seat of power and authority, likely referring to the royal palace in Jerusalem, symbolizing the leadership and governance of the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_busy_city.htm">The Busy City</a></b><br>This refers to Jerusalem, a bustling center of commerce, culture, and religious activity, which will be deserted due to impending judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hill_and_the_watchtower.htm">The Hill and the Watchtower</a></b><br>These are strategic locations used for defense and oversight, indicating the complete desolation and lack of protection for the city.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wild_donkeys.htm">Wild Donkeys</a></b><br>Symbolize desolation and abandonment, as these animals thrive in deserted and uninhabited areas.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/flocks.htm">Flocks</a></b><br>Represent the peaceful and pastoral life that will replace the once-busy city, indicating a return to simplicity and natural order.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14</a> serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. The desolation of the palace and city illustrates the result of neglecting divine commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_power.htm">The Transience of Earthly Power</a></b><br>The forsaken palace and abandoned city highlight the temporary nature of human power and achievements. True security and permanence are found only in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the immediate context is one of judgment, the broader account of Isaiah includes promises of restoration and renewal, encouraging believers to trust in God's ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/simplicity_and_peace.htm">Simplicity and Peace</a></b><br>The imagery of wild donkeys and flocks suggests a return to simplicity and peace, inviting believers to find contentment in God's provision rather than in worldly busyness.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">The palaces shall be forsaken.</span>--With a bold pencil and rapid strokes the picture of desolation is sketched in outline. The forts are those of Ophel (so in Heb.), the fortified south-eastern slope of the Temple mountain; the towers, probably such as "the tower of the flock," mentioned in conjunction with Ophel in <a href="/micah/4-8.htm" title="And you, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.">Micah 4:8</a>. These would serve as dens for the wild asses, which commonly roved in the open country.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The palaces shall be forsaken</span>; literally, <span class="accented">the palace</span>; but the word is used in a generic sense. The prophet sees in vision Jerusalem deserted by her inhabitants, the grand houses of the rich empty, the strongholds haunted by wild beasts, and the slopes of the hills fed on by sheep, and even occasionally visited by the timid and solitude-loving wild ass. The description suits well the time of the Babylonian captivity, but not any earlier period. Probably it was not revealed to the prophet how soon the condition would be reached. <span class="cmt_word">The multitude of the city shall be left</span>. The real meaning is, as Bishop Lowth expresses it, "The populous city shall be left desolate." But the whole passage is. as Delitzsch observes, "grammatically strange, the language becoming more complicated, disjointed, and difficult, the greater the wrath and indignation of the poet." <span class="cmt_word">The forts and towers</span>; rather, <span class="accented">hill and tower</span>, with (perhaps) a special reference to the part of Jerusalem called Ophel (<a href="/2_chronicles/27-3.htm">2 Chronicles 27:3</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-26.htm">Nehemiah 3:26</a>, etc.), the long projecting spur from the eastern hill, which points a little west of south, and separates the Kedron valley from the Tyropoeon. <span class="cmt_word">Shall be for dens</span>; literally, <span class="accented">for caves</span>; but dens for wild beasts seem to be meant (comp. <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Isaiah 13:21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Isaiah 34:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Jeremiah 50:39</a>). <span class="cmt_word">For ever</span>. This expression must not be pressed. Hyperbole is a recognized feature of poetry written under strong excitement. <span class="cmt_word">A joy of wild asses</span>. The wild ass is not now found nearer Palestine than Mesopotamia, or perhaps Northern Syria. It is exceedingly shy, and never approaches the habitations of men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/32-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the palace</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְמ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_759.htm">Strong's 759: </a> </span><span class="str2">A citadel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be forsaken,</span><br /><span class="heb">נֻטָּ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(nuṭ·ṭāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5203.htm">Strong's 5203: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the busy</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲמ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(hă·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1995.htm">Strong's 1995: </a> </span><span class="str2">A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">city</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">abandoned.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֻזָּ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(‘uz·zāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The hill</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֣פֶל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·p̄el)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6076.htm">Strong's 6076: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tumor, a mound, fortress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the watchtower</span><br /><span class="heb">וָבַ֜חַן</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḇa·ḥan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_975.htm">Strong's 975: </a> </span><span class="str2">A watch-tower</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will become</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">caves</span><br /><span class="heb">מְעָרוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘ā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4631.htm">Strong's 4631: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cavern</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever—</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the delight</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·śō·wś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4885.htm">Strong's 4885: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exultation, rejoicing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of wild donkeys</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּרָאִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(pə·rā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6501.htm">Strong's 6501: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wild donkey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a pasture</span><br /><span class="heb">מִרְעֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mir·‘êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4829.htm">Strong's 4829: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pasture, the haunt of wild animals</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for flocks—</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲדָרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḏā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5739.htm">Strong's 5739: </a> </span><span class="str2">An arrangement, muster</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 32:14 For the palace will be forsaken (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 32:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 32:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>