Desolate in the Bible: 148 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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desolate KJV

“Desolate” is in the King James Bible 148 times, in 132 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

שׁמם shâmêm 50 times
שׁממה שׁממה shemâmâh shimâmâh 41 times
שׁמּה shammâh 10 times
חרבּה chorbâh 7 times
אשׁם אשׁם 'âsham 'âshêm 6 times
ἔρημος erēmos 4 times
ישׁם yâsham 4 times
חרב חרב chârab chârêb 3 times
משׁמּה meshammâh 3 times
ἐρημόω erēmoō 2 times
אלמנה 'almânâh 2 times
גּלמוּד galmûd 2 times

12 more, less often

חרב chârêb 2 times
שׁוא שׁואה שׁאה shô' shô'âh shô'âh 2 times
שׁמם shâmêm 2 times
μονόω monoō 1 time
אשׁמן 'ashmân 1 time
בּדד bâdâd 1 time
בּתּה battâh 1 time
יחיד yâchı̂yd 1 time
יצת yâtsath 1 time
כּחד kâchad 1 time
נקה nâqâh 1 time
שׁאה shâ'âh 1 time

translating H2717

3 verses translating H2717 Show all

Jeremiah

2:12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
26:9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

Ezekiel

26:19 For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;

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