Isaiah 5:6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 Yes, I will make it a ruin:
it shall not be pruned or hoed,
but will be overgrown with thorns and briers;
I will command the clouds
not to rain upon it.
Isaiah 7:23-25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 [a]On that day every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand pieces of silver shall become briers and thorns. 24 One shall have to go there with bow and arrows, for all the country shall be briers and thorns.(A) 25 But as for all the hills which were hoed with a mattock, for fear of briers and thorns you will not go there; they shall become a place for cattle to roam and sheep to trample.(B)
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Isaiah 22:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 [a]You who were full of noise,
tumultuous city,
exultant town?(A)
Your slain are not slain with the sword,
nor killed in battle.
Footnotes
- 22:2–3 The retreat of Judah’s soldiers is a further reason that rejoicing is not in order.
Isaiah 34:13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 Its castles shall be overgrown with thorns,
its fortresses with thistles and briers.
It shall become an abode for jackals,
a haunt for ostriches.(A)
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