Isaiah 32:12

New International Reader's Version

Beat your chests to show how sad you are. The pleasant fields have been destroyed. The fruitful vines have dried up.

Cross References

Isaiah 24:1

The Lord is going to completely destroy everything on earth. He will twist its surface. He’ll scatter those who live on it.

Isaiah 24:7

The vines and fresh wine will dry up completely. Those who used to have a good time will groan.

Isaiah 32:13

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.

Lamentations 2:11

I’ve cried so much I can’t see very well. I’m suffering deep down inside. My heart is broken because my people are destroyed. Children and babies are fainting in the streets of the city.

Ezekiel 20:15

I also raised my hand and made a promise in the desert. I told my people I would not bring them into the land I had given them. It had plenty of milk and honey. It was the most beautiful land of all.

Ezekiel 20:6

On that day I promised I would bring them out of Egypt. I told them I would take them to a land I had found for them. It had plenty of milk and honey. It was the most beautiful land of all.

Joel 1:7

The locusts have completely destroyed our vines. They have wiped out our fig trees. They’ve stripped off the bark and thrown it away. They’ve left the branches bare.

Nahum 2:7

The attackers order that Nineveh’s people be taken away as prisoners. The female slaves sound like doves as they mourn. They beat their chests.