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desolation

Meaning of “desolation”

Devastation or ruin; the state or result of being laid waste, emptied, or left without inhabitants.

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First occurrence: Leviticus 26:31

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Lamentations 3:47
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
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1611 witness · Lamentations 3:47 · retained source text

Feare and a snare is come vpon vs, desolation and destruction.

1611 marginal noteIsai.24.17.

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