King James Version

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:

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עַ֚לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַדְמַ֣תadmatcountryאֲדָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.עַמִּ֔יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.ק֥וֹץqotsthornקוֹץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “thorn”, the ordinary formH6975a thornthorn.שָׁמִ֖ירshamirdiamondשָׁמִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “diamond”, the ordinary formH8068a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamondadamant (stone), brier, diamond.תַּֽעֲלֶ֑הtaalehascend upעָלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “ascend up”, an unfinished actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…כִּ֚יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).בָּתֵּ֣יbatefamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…מָשׂ֔וֹשׂmasosmirthמָשׂוֹשׂnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “mirth”, the ordinary formH4885delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)joy, mirth, rejoice.קִרְיָ֖הqiryahcityקִרְיָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH7151building; a citycity.עַלִּיזָֽהalizahjoyousעַלִּיזadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “joyous”, the ordinary formH5947exultantjoyous, (that) rejoice(-ing)

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the land of my people whereon thorns and briers come up; yea, for all the houses of joy and the joyous city.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Over the ground of my people thorn — brier goeth up, Surely over all houses of joy of the exulting city,

World English Bible

Thorns and briers will come up on my people’s land; yes, on all the houses of joy in the joyous city.

Darby Translation

Upon the land of my people shall come up thistles [and] briars, yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city.

Douay-Rheims

Upon 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?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the land of my people whereon thorns and briers come up; yea, for all the houses of joy and the joyous city.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As for the land of my people, the thorn and grass shall come upon it , and joy shall be removed from every house.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ γῆ τοῦ λαοῦ μου, ἄκανθα καὶ χόρτος ἀναβήσεται, καὶ ἐκ πάσης οἰκίας εὐφροσύνη ἀρθήσεται.