Isaiah 32:13

‘*Thorn-bushes’ actually translates a pair of words that also appear in Isaiah 5:6 and Isaiah 27:4. In all three places the words are describing the weakness of the people’s relationship with God. That relationship is as poor as the dry land where only a few *thorn-bushes grow. The people’s *worship of God has little or no life in it.

God’s spirit changes things

v15 But then God’s power will come upon us from heaven. The desert will again become a garden. And the garden will be like a rich forest. v16 Then everywhere in the country people will deal fairly with each other. And they will live rightly. v17 And because everybody will be behaving well, there will always be quiet and security. v18 My people will live in a peaceful country. Their homes will be safe places of harmony (calm and rest). v19 Even if a great storm were to knock down the trees of the forest. And even if the storm completely destroyed the city. v20 How happy is the person who can plant crops by a stream! And he who does not need to worry about his animals. He can safely let them out to find grass to eat.