Isaiah 32:13

“Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns [and] briers, &c.] The curse of the earth, the spontaneous productions of it, being uncultivated, and this through want of men, they being destroyed or carried captive by the enemy; this is to be understood of the land of Judea, and not Samaria, as Aben Ezra; where the professing and covenant people of God dwelt; which is mentioned to show the apostasy of this people, for which ruin came upon their land, and the aggravation of it, as well as the goodness of God to them, which continued to the last, still considering them as his people. This respects not the desolation of the country by the Assyrian army, nor by the Chaldeans, but rather by the…”

“(Isa 5:6; Isa 7:23). houses of joy--pleasure-houses outside of Jerusalem, not Jerusalem itself, but other cities destroyed by Sennacherib in his march (Isa 7:20-25). However, the prophecy, in its full accomplishment, refers to the utter desolation of Judea and its capital by Rome, and subsequently, previous to the second coming of the King (Psa 118:26; Luk 13:35; Luk 19:38); "the joyous city" is in this view, Jerusalem (Isa 22:2).”

“Upon the land of my people - A description similar to this, in regard to the consequences of the invasion of Sennacherib, is given in Isaiah 7:20-25 (see the notes at that passage). Yea, upon all the houses of joy - Margin, ‘Burning upon.’ The marginal readling has originated from the supposition that the word כי kı̂y is derived from כיה kâvâh, “to be burned.” This conjecture has been adopted by Junius and Tremellius, and by some others. But it is evidently mere conjecture, and is not demanded. The word ‘yea’ will express the sense, meaning that desolation, indicated by the growth of thorns and briers, would come upon the cities that were then filled with joy. This does not refer to…”

“Yea - Upon that ground, where now your houses stand, in which you take your fill of mirth and pleasure. Isaiah 32:14”

“come: Isa 6:11, Isa 7:23, Isa 34:13; Psa 107:34; Hos 9:6, Hos 10:8 yea, upon: or, burning upon, etc. Jer 39:8; Rev 18:7, Rev 18:8 in the: Isa 22:2, Isa 22:12, Isa 22:13 Isaiah 32:14”