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

荆棘蒺藜必长在我百姓的地上，又长在欢乐的城中和一切快乐的房屋上。

刺草和荆棘要长在我百姓的田地上，长在欢乐城中一切快乐家园上。

刺草和荆棘要长在我百姓的田地上，长在欢乐城中一切快乐家园上。

为我百姓那长满荆棘和蒺藜的土地，为那曾经充满欢乐的城邑和家庭哀哭吧！

也为那些在我子民的土地上长起来的荆棘和蒺藜而哀哭，为那欢乐的城和所有快乐的房屋，也是这样。

为着我民那长荆棘和蒺藜之地，为着欢腾之城的一切欢乐之家，你们捶胸哀哭吧！

荊棘蒺藜必長在我百姓的地上，又長在歡樂的城中和一切快樂的房屋上。

刺草和荊棘要長在我百姓的田地上，長在歡樂城中一切快樂家園上。

刺草和荊棘要長在我百姓的田地上，長在歡樂城中一切快樂家園上。

為我百姓那長滿荊棘和蒺藜的土地，為那曾經充滿歡樂的城邑和家庭哀哭吧！

也為那些在我子民的土地上長起來的荊棘和蒺藜而哀哭，為那歡樂的城和所有快樂的房屋，也是這樣。

為我人民的土地、那長着荊棘和蒺藜的！為了歡躍的都市一切娛樂的院落哀哭哦！

為著我民那長荊棘和蒺藜之地，為著歡騰之城的一切歡樂之家，你們捶胸哀哭吧！

我民之田、歡娛之邑、喜樂之第、徧生荊棘蒺藜、

我民之田、斯邑之室、昔則欣然喜悅、今則荊棘叢生、

荊棘蒺藜、必叢生於我民之土地、生於喜樂城中一切可悅之宅第、

and for the land of my people, a land overgrown with thorns and briers— yes, mourn for all houses of merriment and for this city of revelry.

My people’s land is overgrown with thorns and bushes. Mourn for all the houses that were once filled with joy. Cry over this city that used to be full of wild parties.

for the soil of my people growing up in thorns and briers, yes, for all the joyous houses in the exultant city.

For your land will be overgrown with thorns and briers. Your joyful homes and happy towns will be gone.

for the ground of my people growing thorns and briers, indeed, for every joyous house in the jubilant city.

For the land of my people in which thorns and briars will come up; Indeed, for all the joyful houses and for the jubilant city.

On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers, Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city;

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

for the ground of my people growing thorns and briers, indeed, for every joyous house in the joyful city.

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

Mourn over the land of my people, which is overgrown with thorns and briers, and over all the once- happy houses in the city filled with revelry.

You that are full of shouting, a tumultuous city, a joyous town; your slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle.

For, behold, they have gone away from destruction. Egypt will gather them up. Memphis will bury them. Nettles will possess their pleasant things of silver. Thorns will be in their tents.

Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.

It will happen in that day that every place where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silver shekels, shall be for briers and thorns.

However much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart,‘ I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.’Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.

The Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

In that day, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, called to weeping, to mourning, to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth;and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating meat and drinking wine:“ Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.”

I will lay it a wasteland. It won’t be pruned or hoed, but it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it.”

Then I said,“ Lord, how long?” He answered,“ Until cities are waste without inhabitant, houses without man, the land becomes utterly waste,

The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed. The thorn and the thistle will come up on their altars. They will tell the mountains,“ Cover us!” and the hills,“ Fall on us!”