Isa 32:14 | NET2full | STEP | For the fortress is neglected ; the once- crowded city is abandoned . Hill and watchtower are permanently uninhabited . Wild donkeys love to go there, and flocks graze there.

‏ Isaiah 32:14

14 For the fortress is neglected;
the once-crowded ^{▼▼tn Or “noisy” (NAB, NIV, NCV).} city is abandoned.
Hill ^{▼▼tn Hebrew עֹפֶל (ʿofel), probably refers here to a specific area within the city of Jerusalem. See HALOT 861 s.v. II עֹפֶל.} and watchtower
are permanently uninhabited. ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew text has בְעַד מְעָרוֹת (veʿad meʿarot). The force of בְעַד, which usually means “behind, through, round about,” or “for the benefit of,” is uncertain here. HALOT 616 s.v. *מְעָרָה takes מְעָרוֹת (meʿarot) as a homonym of “cave” and defines it here as “cleared field.” Despite these lexical problems, the general point of the statement seems clear—the city will be uninhabited.}
Wild donkeys love to go there,
and flocks graze there. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the joy of wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks.”}