Exodus 23:29

“I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multip...”

Leviticus 26:33

“And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your...”

Joshua 8:28

“And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.”

Isaiah 1:7

“Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is d...”

Isaiah 6:11

“Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man,...”