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Strongs H2723

H2723

חׇרְבָּה (chorbâh) n-f (khor-baw')
Source: feminine of H2721;
Meaning: properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation
KJV: decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

חָרְבָּה n.f. waste, desolation, ruin {352}

Appears in a total of 42 verses:

JER 44:22

OET-LV: 22And_not YHWH he_was_able still to_endure from_face/in_front_of the_wickedness_of your(pl)_deeds_of_of from_face/in_front_of the_abominations which you(pl)_did land_of_your(pl) and_it_became (into)_a_desolation and_(into)_a_waste and_(into)_a_curse from_not an_inhabitant as_the_day (the)_this.   (JER_44:22)

OET-RV: 22 (JER 44:22)

EZE 5:14

OET-LV: 14And_I_will_make_you into_a_ruin and_into_a_reproach among_nations which are_around_of_you to_the_eyes_of every_of one_who_passes_by.   (EZE_5:14)

OET-RV: 14I’ll make you into a city of ruins so that those from other nations will mock you as they pass by. (EZE 5:14)

PSA 9:7

OET-LV: 7 the_enemy they_have_come_to_an_end ruins to_perpetuity and_cities you_have_plucked_up remembrance_of_their it_has_perished they.   (PSA_9:7)

OET-RV:  ⇔  7However, Yahweh will reign forever.
 ⇔ He’s established his throne as a platform for justice, (PSA 9:7)

JOB 3:14

OET-LV: 14With kings and_counsellors_of the_earth those_who_rebuilt ruins for_themselves.   (JOB_3:14)

OET-RV: 14along with kings and counsellors of the earth
 ⇔ yes, those who built monuments for themselves. (JOB 3:14)

MAL 1:4

OET-LV: 4If/because ʼEdōm it_will_say we_have_been_shattered and_we_will_return and_we_will_rebuild the_ruins thus YHWH he_says hosts they they_will_build and_I I_will_tear_down and_people_will_call to/for_them a_territory_of wickedness and_the_people which he_was_indignant YHWH until perpetuity.   (MAL_1:4)

OET-RV: 4If Esaw’s descendants in Edom say, “We’ve been crushed, but we’ll return and rebuild what was destroyed,” then army-commander Yahweh will say, “They might build, but I will tear down. Others will call them ‘The country of wickedness’ and ‘The people who Yahweh is forever angry with.’ (MAL 1:4)

LEV 26:33

OET-LV: 33And_you(pl) I_will_scatter among_nations and_I_will_draw after_you(pl) a_sword and_it_will_be land_of_your(pl) a_desolation and_your(pl)_of_cities they_will_be a_waste_place.   (LEV_26:33)

OET-RV: 33 (LEV 26:33)

JER 27:17

OET-LV: 17Do_not listen to_them serve DOM the_king_of Bāⱱel and_live to/for_what will_it_become the_city (the)_this a_ruin.   (JER_27:17)

OET-RV: 17 (JER 27:17)

JER 25:9

OET-LV: 9Here_I am_about_to_send and_I_will_fetch DOM all_of the_clans_of the_north the_utterance_of YHWH and_near/to Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the_king_of Bāⱱel servant_of_my and_I_will_bring_them on the_earth/land (the)_this and_on its_of_inhabitants and_on all_of the_nations the_these round_about and_I_will_totally_destroy_them and_I_will_make_them into_a_waste and_into_a_hissing and_into_ruins_of perpetuity.   (JER_25:9)

OET-RV: 9 (JER 25:9)

JER 49:13

OET-LV: 13If/because by_myself I_swear the_utterance_of YHWH if/because_that (into)_a_waste (into)_a_reproach (into)_a_desolation and_(into)_a_curse Bāʦərāh it_will_become and_all cities_of_its they_will_become (into)_ruins_of perpetuity.   (JER_49:13)

OET-RV: 13 (JER 49:13)

EZE 36:33

OET-LV: 33thus my_master he_says YHWH in/on_day I_cleanse you(pl) from_all iniquities_of_your(pl) and_I_will_cause_to_be_inhabited DOM the_cities and_they_will_be_rebuilt the_waste_places.   (EZE_36:33)

OET-RV: 33The master Yahweh says this: When I purify you from all your disobedience, I’ll enable you to inhabit the cities again and to rebuild the ruined places, (EZE 36:33)

ISA 64:10

OET-LV: 10 the_house_of our_holiness_of_of and_our_of_splendour where they_praised_you ancestors_of_our it_has_become (into)_a_burning_of fire and_all things_of_our_desirable it_has_become (into)_a_ruin.   (ISA_64:10)

OET-RV: 10
 ⇔  (ISA 64:10)

EZE 25:13

OET-LV: 13For_so/thus/hence thus my_master he_says YHWH and_I_will_stretch_out hand_of_my on ʼEdōm and_I_will_cut_off from_her/it humankind and_animal[s] and_I_will_make_it a_desolation from_Tēymān and_to_Dədān by_sword they_will_fall.   (EZE_25:13)

OET-RV: 13Therefore, the master Yahweh says: I’ll hit Edom with my hand and destroy every person and animal there. I’ll make it a ruined, abandoned place, from Teman all the way to Dedan—they’ll be killed by the sword. (EZE 25:13)

ISA 61:4

OET-LV: 4And_they_will_rebuild the_ruins_of antiquity the_desolate_places_of the_forefathers they_will_raise_up and_they_will_renew the_cities_of devastation the_desolate_places_of a_generation and_a_generation.   (ISA_61:4)

OET-RV: 4 (ISA 61:4)

PSA 102:7

OET-LV: 7 I_am_like (to)_a_wilderness_owl_of the_wilderness I_am like_an_owl_of the_waste_places.   (PSA_102:7)

OET-RV: 7I lie awake
 ⇔ like a lonely bird sitting on the roof. (PSA 102:7)

PSA 109:10

OET-LV: 10And_really_(wander) children_of_his may_they_wander and_they_will_beg and_they_will_seek away_from_of_their_ruins.   (PSA_109:10)

OET-RV: 10May his children wander around and beg—
 ⇔ ≈ asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home. (PSA 109:10)

EZE 26:20

OET-LV: 20And_I_will_send_you_down with those_who_have_gone_down_of the_pit to a_people_of antiquity and_I_will_cause_you_to_dwell in_land the_lowest_parts like_waste_places from_long_ago/eternity with those_who_have_gone_down_of the_pit so_that not you_may_remain and_I_will_put splendour in_land the_living.   (EZE_26:20)

OET-RV: 20then I’ll take you down to the pit that ancient people went down to, because I’ll make you live in the lowest realms of the earth like ancient ruins. Because of that, you won’t come back and be splendid in the land of the living. (EZE 26:20)

EZE 38:12

OET-LV: 12To_plunder plunder and_to_take_as_spoil spoil to_turn hand_of_your on waste_places inhabited and_near/to a_people which_has_been_gathered from_nations which_has_acquired livestock and_property who_dwell_of at the_center_of the_earth/land.   (EZE_38:12)

OET-RV: 12I’ll capture booty and steal plunder and use my forces against those ruins that have been newly inhabited, and against those people who’ve returned from the nations—people who are gaining livestock and property, and who are living at the centre of the world.’ (EZE 38:12)

EZE 38:8

OET-LV: 8From_days many you_will_be_mustered in_end/latter of_the_years you_will_go into a_land restored from_the_sword gathered_together from_peoples many on the_mountains_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) which they_had_become (into)_a_desolation continually and_she from_peoples it_had_been_brought_out and_they_will_be_dwelling to_security of_them_of_all.   (EZE_38:8)

OET-RV: 8You’ll be summoned many days later, then after some years you’ll go to a land that’s recovered from war and where the people have come back from many nationsgathered back to Yisrael’s mountains that had continuously been a ruin. But the land’s people will indeed be brought out of the nations, and they’ll all live there safely again. (EZE 38:8)

EZE 33:24

OET-LV: 24Oh_son_of humankind the_inhabitants_of the_waste_places the_these on the_land_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) are_saying to_say one he_was ʼAⱱrāhām and_he_possessed DOM the_earth/land and_we are_many to/for_us it_has_been_given the_earth/land to_a_possession.   (EZE_33:24)

OET-RV: 24“Humanity’s child, the people inhabiting those ruins back in Yisrael (Israel) are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, and he inherited the land, but there’s lots of us now. The land has been given to us as an inheritance.’ (EZE 33:24)

EZE 36:4

OET-LV: 4For_so/thus/hence Oh_mountains_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) hear the_message_of my_master YHWH thus my_master he_says YHWH to_mountains and_to_hills to_ravines and_to_valleys and_to_places (the)_desolate and_to_cities (the)_abandoned which they_have_become (into)_spoil and_(into)_mockery to_the_rest_of the_nations which are_from_round_about.   (EZE_36:4)

OET-RV: 4Therefore, mountains of Yisrael, listen to the message from the master Yahweh: The master Yahweh says this to the mountains and the high hills, to the streambeds and valleys, to the places that have been destroyed and are now uninhabited, and to the forsaken cities that have become plunder and a subject of mocking for the other nations that surround them— (EZE 36:4)

ISA 52:9

OET-LV: 9Break_forth shout_for_joy together Oh_waste_places_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) if/because he_has_comforted YHWH people_of_his he_has_redeemed Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem).   (ISA_52:9)

OET-RV:  ⇔  9
 ⇔ 
 ⇔  (ISA 52:9)

ISA 44:26

OET-LV: 26who_establishes the_message_of his_servant_of_of and_the_counsel_of his_messengers_of_of he_performs who_says of_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) it_will_be_inhabited and_of_the_cities_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) they_will_be_rebuilt and_its_of_ruins I_will_raise_up.   (ISA_44:26)

OET-RV: 26
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔  (ISA 44:26)

JER 7:34

OET-LV: 34And_I_will_cause_to_cease from_the_cities_of Yəhūdāh and_from_the_streets_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) the_sound_of joy and_the_sound_of gladness the_sound_of a_bridegroom and_the_sound_of a_bride if/because (into)_a_desolation it_will_become the_earth/land.   (JER_7:34)

OET-RV: 34 (JER 7:34)

ISA 58:12

OET-LV: 12And_they_will_rebuild some_of_you the_ruins_of antiquity the_foundations_of a_generation and_a_generation you_will_raise_up and_it_will_be_called to/for_yourself(m) one_who_walls_up a_breach one_who_restores paths to_dwell_in.   (ISA_58:12)

OET-RV: 12
 ⇔  (ISA 58:12)

EZR 9:9

OET-LV: 9If/because are_slaves we and_in_our_of_servitude not he_has_abandoned_us god_of_our and_he_has_extended towards_us covenant_loyalty to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_kings_of Pāraş by_giving to/for_us reviving to_raise_up DOM the_house_of our_god_of_of and_to_set_up DOM ruins_of_its and_by_giving to/for_us a_wall in_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem).   (EZR_9:9)

OET-RV: 9Because we are slaves, yet our god hasn’t abandoned us in our slavery, but he’s used his loyal commitment to us to influence the Persian king to give to us breathing space to rebuild the house of our god from its ruins, and to give to us a ‘wall of protection’ in Yerushalem and across Yehudah. (EZR 9:9)

JER 44:6

OET-LV: 6rage_of_my And_it_poured_forth and_my_of_anger and_it_burnt in_the_cities_of Yəhūdāh and_in_the_streets_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_they_became (into)_a_ruin (into)_a_desolation as_day (the)_this.   (JER_44:6)

OET-RV: 6 (JER 44:6)

ISA 51:3

OET-LV: 3if/because YHWH he_will_comfort Tsiyyōn/(Zion) he_will_comfort all_of places_of_its_waste and_he/it_assigned wilderness_of_its like_ˊĒden and_its_wilderness_of_plain like_the_garden_of YHWH joy and_gladness it_will_be_found in_it thanksgiving and_the_sound_of music.   (ISA_51:3)

OET-RV:  ⇔  3
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔  (ISA 51:3)

JER 44:2

OET-LV: 2thus YHWH he_says hosts the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) you(pl) you(pl)_have_seen DOM all_of the_calamity which I_brought on Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_on all_of the_cities_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_there_they are_a_ruin the_day the_this and_there_is_not (is)_in_them an_inhabitant.   (JER_44:2)

OET-RV: 2 (JER 44:2)

EZE 29:9

OET-LV: 9And_ the_land_of _it_will_become of_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) (into)_a_desolation and_a_ruin and_they_will_know if/because_that I am_YHWH because he_said the_River to_me and_I I_made_it.   (EZE_29:9)

OET-RV: 9and Egypt will become a desolate ruin. Then they’ll know that I am Yahweh.
¶ Because the sea monster said, “The river is mine, because I made it,” (EZE 29:9)

EZE 35:4

OET-LV: 4Cities_of_your a_ruin I_will_make and_you(ms) a_desolation you_will_be and_you_will_know if/because_that I am_YHWH.   (EZE_35:4)

OET-RV: 4I’ll turn your cities into ruins, and you yourself will become desolate. Then you’ll know that I am Yahweh. (EZE 35:4)

DAN 9:2

OET-LV: 2In_year one of_his_reigning I Dāniyyʼēl I_observed in_scrolls the_number_of the_years which it_came the_message_of YHWH to Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) the_prophet to_complete to_the_ruins_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) seventy year[s].   (DAN_9:2)

OET-RV: 2and during that first year of his reign that I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books that Yahweh had told the prophet Yirmeyah (Jeremiah) that Yerushalem city would be destroyed and remain in ruins for seventy years. (DAN 9:2)

JER 22:5

OET-LV: 5And_if not you(pl)_will_listen_to DOM the_words/messages the_these by_myself I_swear the_utterance_of YHWH if/because_that (into)_a_ruin it_will_become the_house (the)_this.   (JER_22:5)

OET-RV: 5 (JER 22:5)

ISA 49:19

OET-LV: 19If/because places_of_your_waste and_your(pl)_desolate_of_places and_the_land_of your_destruction_of_of if/because now you_will_be_too_cramped for_the_inhabitant[s] and_they_will_be_far_away those_of_who_swallowed_you_up.   (ISA_49:19)

OET-RV:  ⇔  19
 ⇔ 
 ⇔  (ISA 49:19)

JER 25:18

OET-LV: 18DOM Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_DOM the_cities_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_DOM kings_of_its DOM officials_of_its to_make DOM_them into_a_ruin into_a_waste into_a_hissing and_into_a_curse as_day (the)_this.   (JER_25:18)

OET-RV: 18 (JER 25:18)

EZE 29:10

OET-LV: 10For_so/thus/hence here_I am_against_you and_near/to canals_of_your and_I_will_make DOM the_land_of Miʦrayim (into)_ruins_of destruction a_desolation from_Migdōl Şəvēnēh and_unto the_border_of Kūsh/(Kūsh/(Cush/Ethiopia)).   (EZE_29:10)

OET-RV: 10listen: I’m against you and against your river, so I’ll give Egypt over to desolation and waste, and you’ll become a wasteland from the Migdol to Seveneh and the borders of Kush. (EZE 29:10)

EZE 36:10

OET-LV: 10And_I_will_multiply on_you(pl) human[s] all_of the_house_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) of_it_of_all and_they_will_be_inhabited the_cities and_the_waste_places they_will_be_rebuilt.   (EZE_36:10)

OET-RV: 10I’ll multiply your population—all the Israeli people. The cities will be inhabited again and the ruins rebuilt. (EZE 36:10)

LEV 26:31

OET-LV: 31And_I_will_make DOM cities_of_your(pl) a_waste_place and_I_will_devastate DOM sanctuaries_of_your(pl) and_not I_will_smell (in)_the_odour_of your_soothing_of_of.   (LEV_26:31)

OET-RV: 31 (LEV 26:31)

ISA 5:17

OET-LV: 17And_ lambs _they_will_graze like_their_own_of_pasture and_the_ruins_of fatlings those_who_sojourn they_will_eat.   (ISA_5:17)

OET-RV: 17Then the lambs will feed in their pastures,
 ⇔ ≈ and fattened calves will graze around the houses. (ISA 5:17)

JER 25:11

OET-LV: 11And_ all_of _it_will_become the_earth/land (the)_this (into)_a_desolation (into)_a_waste and_they_will_serve the_nations the_these DOM the_king_of Bāⱱel seventy year[s].   (JER_25:11)

OET-RV: 11 (JER 25:11)

EZE 13:4

OET-LV: 4Like_foxes among_ruins prophets_of_your Oh_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) they_have_been.   (EZE_13:4)

OET-RV: 4Yisrael, your prophets have been like jackals in the wastelands. (EZE 13:4)

ISA 48:21

OET-LV: 21And_not they_were_thirsty in_the_waste_places he_led_them water from_a_rock he_caused_to_flow for_them and_he_split_open a_rock and_ waters _they_flowed_out.   (ISA_48:21)

OET-RV: 21
 ⇔ 
 ⇔ 
 ⇔  (ISA 48:21)

EZE 33:27

OET-LV: 27thus you_will_say to_them thus my_master he_says YHWH by_the_life of_me if not those_who are_in_places by_sword they_will_fall and_the_one_who is_on the_surface_of the_field to_animal[s] I_will_give_him to_eat_him and_which are_in_strongholds and_in_caves by_pestilence they_will_die.   (EZE_33:27)

OET-RV: 27Tell them that the master Yahweh says this: As I live, surely the ones in the ruins will be killed by swords, and I’ll give those in the countryside to the wild animals as food, and those in fortresses and in caves will die of plagues. (EZE 33:27)

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