Waste in the Bible: 64 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

The Bible Search supports a rich syntax to help you find verses quickly. Below are the operators and wildcards you can use:

Operator / Syntax	Description	Example Query & Result
`+` (or space)	Logical AND: Finds verses containing all terms. Note that searching words separated only by a space behaves as an exact phrase. Use `+` to find terms anywhere in the same verse.	`jesus + wept` Finds verses containing both "jesus" and "wept" in any order.
`-`	Logical NOT / Exclude: Excludes verses containing the term after the minus sign.	`jesus - wept` Finds verses containing "jesus" but NOT "wept".
`\|`	Logical OR: Finds verses containing either term.	`grace \| mercy` Finds verses containing "grace", "mercy", or both.
`%`	Multi-character Wildcard: Matches zero or more non-space characters.	`behav%` Matches "behave", "behaved", "behaveth", "behavior", etc.
`_`	Single-character Wildcard: Matches exactly one single alphabetical character.	`h_t` Matches "hat", "hot", "hit", etc.
`" "`	Exact Phrase: Wraps a search term in double quotes to find an exact match for the entire phrase.	`"in the beginning"` Finds verses containing exactly "in the beginning" with no variations.
`[Book]`	Search Scope: Restricts your search to a specific book, range of books, or chapter range.	`lord [Matt]` (Only Matthew) `faith [Heb - Jam]` (Hebrews to James) `spirit [Matt 4 - 8]` (Matthew Ch. 4 to 8) `love [John 1:1 - 3:16]` (Specific range)

Concordance › W

waste KJV

“Waste” is in the King James Bible 64 times, in 62 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

חרבּה chorbâh 14 times
חרב חרב chârab chârêb 13 times
חרב chârêb 6 times
שׁדד shâdad 5 times
שׁמם shâmêm 5 times
שׁמּה shammâh 3 times
ἀπώλεια apōleia 2 times
בּלק bâlaq 2 times
חרב chôreb 2 times
משׁואה משׁאה meshô'âh meshô'âh 2 times
שׁאה shâ'âh 2 times
בּלה bâlâh 1 time

7 more, less often

בּתה bâthâh 1 time
כּלה kâlâh 1 time
כּרסם kirsêm 1 time
נצה nâtsâh 1 time
רעה râ‛âh 1 time
שׁממה שׁממה shemâmâh shimâmâh 1 time
תּהוּ tôhû 1 time

translating H2720

6 verses translating H2720 Show all

Nehemiah

2:3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
2:17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

Ezekiel

36:35 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.
36:38 As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Haggai

1:4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
1:9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

Browse by letter

By book

Free for iPhone & Android

Thy Word is True: KJV Bible Tap any word in the app to see every verse it's in, and its Hebrew or Greek with Strong's definition. Learn more ›