- a desolation:
- "So that the LORDª couldª° no¹ longer¹ bear,ª° becauseª¹ of the evilª of your doings,ª [and] becauseª¹ of the abominationsª which¹ ye have committed;ª° therefore is¹ your landª a desolation,ª and an astonishment,ª and a curse,ª without¹¹ an inhabitant,ª° as at this¹ day.ª" {Jer 44:22} + "The lionª is come upª° from his thicket,ª¹ and the destroyerª° of the Gentilesª is on his way;ª° he is gone forthª° from his placeª¹ to makeª° thy landª desolate;ª [and] thy citiesª shall be laid waste,ª° without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 4:7} + "Then will I cause to ceaseª° from the citiesª¹ of Judah,ª and from the streetsª¹ of Jerusalem,ª the voiceª of mirth,ª and the voiceª of gladness,ª the voiceª of the bridegroom,ª and the voiceª of the bride:ª for¹ the landª shall be¹ desolate.ª" {Jer 7:34} + "And I will makeª°¹ Jerusalemª heaps,ª [and] a denª of dragons;ª and I will makeª° the citiesª of Judahª desolate,ª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 9:11} + "And this¹ whole¹ landª shall be¹ a desolation,ª [and] an astonishment;ª and these¹ nationsª shall serveª°¹ the kingª of Babylonª seventyª years.ª" {Jer 25:11} + "Behold,¹ I will command,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª and cause them to returnª° to¹ this¹ city;ª and they shall fightª° against¹ it, and takeª° it, and burnª° it with fire:ª and I will makeª° the citiesª of Judahª a desolationª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 34:22} + "And I¹ will bring²° the land² into desolation:ª°¹¹ and your enemiesª° which dwellª° therein shall be astonishedª° at¹ it. ... And I will scatterª° you among the heathen,ª and will draw outª° a swordª afterª you: and your landª shall be¹ desolate,ª and your citiesª waste.ª" {Lev 26:32-33} + "The landª also shall be leftª° of¹ them, and shall enjoyª°¹ her sabbaths,ª while she lieth desolateª° without¹ them: and they¹ shall acceptª°¹ of the punishment of their iniquity:ª because,ª even becauseª they despisedª° my judgments,ª and because their soulª abhorredª° my statutes.ª" {Lev 26:43} + "And I will stretchª° over¹ Jerusalemª¹ the lineª of Samaria,ª and the plummetª of the houseª of Ahab:ª and I will wipeª°¹ Jerusalemª as¹ [a man] wipethª°¹ a dish,ª wipingª° [it], and turningª° [it] upside down.ª¹" {2Kg 21:13} + "Then saidª° I, Lord,ª how long?¹¹ And he answered,ª° Until¹¹ the citiesª be wastedª° without¹¹ inhabitant,ª° and the housesª without¹¹ man,ª and the landª be utterlyª desolate,ª°" {Isa 6:11} + "In the cityª is leftª° desolation,ª and the gateª is smittenª° with destruction.ª" {Isa 24:12} + "Thy holyª citiesª are¹ a wilderness,ª Zionª is¹ a wilderness,ª Jerusalemª a desolation.ª ... Our holyª and our beautifulª house,ª where¹ our fathersª praisedª° thee, is¹ burned upª with fire:ª and all¹ our pleasant thingsª are¹ laid waste.ª" {Isa 64:10-11} + "How¹ doth the cityª sitª° solitary,ª [that was] fullª of people!ª [how] is she become¹ as a widow!ª she [that was] greatª among the nations,ª [and] princessª among the provinces,ª [how] is she become¹ tributary!ª" {Lam 1:1} + "For¹ these¹ [things] I¹ weep;ª° mine eye,ª mine eyeª runneth downª° with water,ª because¹ the comforterª° that should relieveª° my soulª is farª° from¹ me: my childrenª are¹ desolate,ª° because¹ the enemyª° prevailed.ª°" {Lam 1:16} + "Because of¹ the mountainª of Zion,ª which¹ is desolate,ª° the foxesª walkª° upon it." {Lam 5:18} + "Therefore¹ shall Zionª for your sakeª be plowedª° [as] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of the forest.ª" {Mic 3:12}
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