# I will lay it waste

"I will destroy it"

# it will not be pruned nor hoed

This can be stated in active form. AT: "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]])