Verse Lens · Context pointer
Isaiah 32:14 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 14. 14Because 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;
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Role in This Section
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “Because the palaces shall be forsaken” at Isaiah 32:14 in “Complacency Ends before the Spirit Makes Justice Fruitful.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 32:9–20
Read Isaiah 32:14 with 32:9–20. By itself, “Because the palaces shall be forsaken” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Secure women are warned of failed harvest, mourning, and abandoned places until Spirit, fruitful field, justice, peace, security, and well-watered labor arrive.
Why It Needs Context
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “Because the palaces shall be forsaken” at Isaiah 32:14 in “Complacency Ends before the Spirit Makes Justice Fruitful.” The line cannot responsibly stand apart from the dated setting, surrounding images or speech, and Isaiah 32:9–20's conclusion.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Isaiah 32:9–20 — Complacency Ends before the Spirit Makes Justice FruitfulSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 32:9–20, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 32:9–20 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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