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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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Proverbs 1:27
When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 1:27 · retained source text

When your feare commeth as desolation, and your destruction commeth as a whirlewinde; when distresse and anguish commeth vpon you:

1611 marginal noteIob.27.9 isa. 1.15. ier.11.11. & 14.12.

Proverbs 3:25
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 3:25 · retained source text

Be not afraid of sudden feare, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it commeth.

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