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desolate

Meaning of “desolate”

1. Of a place or land, left empty, uninhabited, waste, ruined, barren, or without former use and fruitfulness. 2. Of a person or people, bereft, forsaken, solitary, or left without help, comfort, family, or support. 3. As a verb, to make empty, waste, ruined, or bereft.

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KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604
148 occurrences132 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 47:19

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Zechariah 7:14
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 7:14 · retained source text

But I scattered them with a whirlewinde among all the nations, whom they knew not: thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through, nor returned: for they layed the pleasant land desolate.

1611 marginal noteHeb. land of desire.

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