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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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46 occurrences46 verses19 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 26:31

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Leviticus 26:31
And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 26:31 · retained source text

And I wil make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries vnto desolation, and I will not smell the sauour of your sweet odours.

Leviticus 26:32
And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 26:32 · retained source text

And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwel therein, shall be astonished at it.

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