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

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Concordance › D

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 H816

6 verses translating H816 Show all

Psalms

34:21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
34:22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Isaiah

24:6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

Ezekiel

6:6 In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.

Hosea

13:16 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

Joel

1:18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

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