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I will lay it waste
"I will destroy it"
it will not be pruned nor hoed
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "no one will prune it or hoe it" or "no one will cut off the branches that are not needed, and no one will take care of the soil" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
briers and thorns will spring up
Briers and thorns are often used as symbols of ruined cities and land. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage)