'Wilderness' in the Bible

and behold, a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people and they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

“Behold, as wild donkeys in the wildernessThey go forth seeking food in their activity,As bread for their children in the desert.

To whom I gave the wilderness for a homeAnd the salt land for his dwelling place?