12 occurrences

'Desolate' in the Bible

“Be appalled, O heavens, at this,And shudder, be very desolate,” declares the Lord.

Verse ConceptsPeople Appalled

And you, O desolate one, what will you do?Although you dress in scarlet,Although you decorate yourself with ornaments of gold,Although you enlarge your eyes with paint,In vain you make yourself beautiful.Your lovers despise you;They seek your life.

Verse ConceptsCrimsonAdornment, Of WomenGoldCosmeticsRed ClothesUseless LabourAttempting To KillWearing Jewelleryloversmakeup

“Many shepherds have ruined My vineyard,They have trampled down My field;They have made My pleasant fieldA desolate wilderness.

Verse ConceptsShepherds, As Kings And LeadersVineyardInadequate ShepherdingDestroying VineyardsNames And Titles For The ChurchDisorganization

“It has been made a desolation,Desolate, it mourns before Me;The whole land has been made desolate,Because no man lays it to heart.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Countries

Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh and this city will be desolate, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered about Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsEmpty CitiesThe House Of God At Shiloh

“Thus says the Lord, ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, “It is a waste, without man and without beast,” that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast,

Verse ConceptsRoadsStreetsEmpty CitiesLand Becoming EmptyBoth Men And Animals Affected

From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate.

Verse Conceptsdryness

“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,“That I will cause a trumpet blast of war to be heardAgainst Rabbah of the sons of Ammon;And it will become a desolate heap,And her towns will be set on fire.Then Israel will take possession of his possessors,”Says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyBurning CitiesTrumpets For Battle

Therefore hear the plan of the Lord which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their pasture desolate because of them.

Verse ConceptsPlansGod's Plans

“Because of the indignation of the Lord she will not be inhabited,But she will be completely desolate;Everyone who passes by Babylon will be horrifiedAnd will hiss because of all her wounds.

Verse ConceptsBabylon, Prophecies OfRidicule, Nature OfScoffingBabylon Left DesolateEmpty CitiesHissingPeople Appalled

Therefore hear the plan of the Lord which He has planned against Babylon, and His purposes which He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their pasture desolate because of them.

Verse ConceptsPlansGod's Plans

“They will not take from you even a stone for a cornerNor a stone for foundations,But you will be desolate forever,” declares the Lord.

Verse ConceptsBabylonHousesCornerstoneBuilding Stones Rejected

Bible Theasaurus

Abandon (107 instances)
Barren (62 instances)
Depopulate (2 instances)
Desert (358 instances)
Desolate (212 instances)
Devastate (25 instances)
Estranged (14 instances)
Forsake (97 instances)
Hopeless (8 instances)
Ravage (15 instances)
Scourge (23 instances)
Stark (4 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐρημόω 
Eremoo 
Usage: 3

ἔρημος 
Eremos 
Usage: 41

ἐρήμωσις 
Eremosis 
Usage: 0

μονόω 
Monoo 
Usage: 1

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