Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
7 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “desolate” →
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.