Isaiah 6:11
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11 Then I said, “How long, O Lord?” And he said,
“Until cities lie waste
without inhabitant,
and houses without people,
and the land is utterly desolate;(A)
Isaiah 1:7
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7 Your country lies desolate;
your cities are burned with fire;
in your very presence
aliens devour your land;
it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners.(A)
Psalm 94:3
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3 O Lord, how long shall the wicked,
how long shall the wicked exult?(A)
Isaiah 24:1-12
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Impending Judgment on the Earth
24 Now the Lord is about to lay waste the earth and make it desolate,
and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.(A)
2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;
as with the male slave, so with his master;
as with the female slave, so with her mistress;
as with the buyer, so with the seller;
as with the lender, so with the borrower;
as with the creditor, so with the debtor.(B)
3 The earth shall be utterly laid waste and utterly despoiled,
for the Lord has spoken this word.(C)
4 The earth dries up and withers;
the world languishes and withers;
the heavens languish together with the earth.
5 The earth lies polluted
under its inhabitants,
for they have transgressed laws,
violated the statutes,
broken the everlasting covenant.(D)
6 Therefore a curse devours the earth,
and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt;
therefore the inhabitants of the earth dwindled,
and few people are left.(E)
7 The wine dries up;
the vine languishes;
all the merry-hearted sigh.(F)
8 The mirth of the timbrels is stilled;
the noise of the jubilant has ceased;
the mirth of the lyre is stilled.(G)
9 No longer do they drink wine with singing;
strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10 The city of chaos is broken down;
every house is shut up so that no one can enter.(H)
11 There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;
all joy has reached its eventide;
the gladness of the earth is banished.(I)
12 Desolation is left in the city;
the gates are battered into ruins.
Isaiah 3:26
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26 And her gates shall lament and mourn;
desolate, she shall sit upon the ground.(A)
Psalm 90:13
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13 Turn, O Lord! How long?
Have compassion on your servants!(A)
Leviticus 26:31
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31 I will lay your cities waste, will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your pleasing odors.(A)
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Psalm 79:5
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5 How long, O Lord? Will you be angry forever?
Will your jealous wrath burn like fire?(A)
Psalm 74:10
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10 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff?
Is the enemy to revile your name forever?(A)
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