9 occurrences in 13 translations

'Waste' in the Bible

He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.

Verse ConceptsWhiteThings StrippedFoliage

The field is laid waste, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted, the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholdrynessOilWineDestruction Of PlantsShortage Of WineProvision Of OilNo FoodMourning Due To Catastrophe

The grains have become small and dry under the spade; the store-houses are made waste, the grain-stores are broken down; for the grain is dry and dead.

Verse ConceptsBarnsGrainStoringTitles And Names Of Ministers

O Lord, my cry goes up to you: for fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste, and all the trees of the field are burned with its flame.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodBurning PlantsHarming TreesI Pray

The beasts of the field are turning to you with desire: for the water-streams are dry and fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste.

Verse ConceptsdrynessWaters Drying UpBurning PlantsBrooks

Before them fire sends destruction, and after them flame is burning: the land is like the garden of Eden before them, and after them an unpeopled waste; truly, nothing has been kept safe from them.

Verse ConceptsGarden Of Eden, TheEdenAnticipationFire Of JudgementNo Escape

I will send the one from the north far away from you, driving him into a dry and waste land, with his front to the sea of the east and his back to the sea of the west, and the smell of him will go up, even his evil smell will go up.

Verse ConceptsBarrennessBarren, LandSmellsMediterranean SeaDead SeaReturn From The NorthDry PlacesFront And Back

Have no fear, you beasts of the field, for the grass-lands of the waste are becoming green, for the trees are producing fruit, the fig-tree and the vine give out their strength.

Verse ConceptsSpringVinesAnimals, Care ForGreenBearing FruitFear And Animals

Egypt will become a waste,And Edom will become a desolate wilderness,Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah,In whose land they have shed innocent blood.

Verse ConceptsInnocent BloodThe Prophecy Towards EdomSheddingDestruction Of CountriesViolence In The EarthKilling The Innocent

Bible Theasaurus

Barren (62 instances)
Consume (170 instances)
Desert (358 instances)
Languish (15 instances)
Neutralize (1 instance)
Squander (1 instance)

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