And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 8:28 · retained source text
And Ioshua burnt Ai, and made it an heape for euer, euen a desolation vnto this day.
KJV dictionary & concordance
desolation
Meaning of “desolation”
Devastation or ruin; the state or result of being laid waste, emptied, or left without inhabitants.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
46 occurrences46 verses19 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Leviticus 26:31
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “desolation”
Complete reference index — all 46 verses
Leviticus 26:31Leviticus 26:32Joshua 8:282 Kings 22:192 Chronicles 30:7Job 30:14Psalms 73:19Proverbs 1:27Proverbs 3:25Isaiah 10:3Isaiah 17:9Isaiah 24:12Isaiah 47:11Isaiah 51:19Isaiah 64:10Jeremiah 22:5Jeremiah 25:11Jeremiah 25:18Jeremiah 34:22Jeremiah 44:2Jeremiah 44:22Jeremiah 49:13Jeremiah 49:17Jeremiah 49:33Jeremiah 50:23Jeremiah 51:29Jeremiah 51:43Lamentations 3:47Ezekiel 7:27Ezekiel 23:33Daniel 8:13Hosea 12:1Joel 3:19Micah 6:16Zephaniah 1:13Zephaniah 1:15Zephaniah 2:4Zephaniah 2:9Zephaniah 2:13Zephaniah 2:14Zephaniah 2:15Matthew 12:25Matthew 24:15Mark 13:14Luke 11:17Luke 21:20
Where “desolation” appears
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Leviticus2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesJeremiah12 occurrences
12 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJoel1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah7 occurrences
7 versesMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 verses
2 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesJeremiah12 occurrences
12 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJoel1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah7 occurrences
7 versesMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 verses
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