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It conveys a sense of emptiness and ruin, typically in the context of land or cities that have been laid waste.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of desolation was deeply tied to the covenant relationship between God and His people. When Israel strayed from God's commandments, desolation was often a consequence, serving as a tangible sign of divine displeasure. The imagery of desolation would have been particularly poignant in an agrarian society where the fertility of the land was crucial for survival.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm">shamem</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>devastation, waste, horror<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>desolate (2), object of horror (1), waste (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מְשַׁמָּה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> = <font class="hebrew2">שַׁמָּה</font>: — absolute <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> = <em>devastation, waste</em>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֶתהָֿאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה וּמ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">וְנָתַתִּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/6-14.htm">Ezekiel 6:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Ezekiel 33:28</a>, compare <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/33-29.htm">Ezekiel 33:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/35-3.htm">Ezekiel 35:3</a>, + <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7</a>a, see <font class="hebrew2">שְׁמָמָה</font>; plural <font class="hebrew2">מְשַׁמּוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/15-16.htm">Isaiah 15:16</a> = <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>horror</em>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">וְהָֽיְתָה חֶרְמָּה ֗֗֗ וּמ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Ezekiel 5:15</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">שָׁמָּה</font> see <font class="hebrew2">שָׁם</font>. <font class="hebrew2">שְׁמָמִית</font> see <font class="hebrew2">שְׂמָמִית</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>astonishment, desolate <p>From <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm">shamem</a>; a waste or amazement -- astonishment, desolate. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm">shamem</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּמְשַׁמָּ֔ה וּמְשַׁמָּֽה׃ וּמְשַׁמָּה֙ ומשמה ומשמה׃ לִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹת למשמות מְשַׁמּ֣וֹת משמות lim·šam·mō·wṯ limšammōwṯ limshamMot mə·šam·mō·wṯ məšammōwṯ meshamMot ū·mə·šam·māh ūməšammāh umeshamMah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/isaiah/15-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 15:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵ֥י נִמְרִ֖ים <b> מְשַׁמּ֣וֹת </b> יִֽהְי֑וּ כִּֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Nimrim <span class="itali">are desolate.</span> Surely<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Nimrim <span class="itali">shall be desolate:</span> for the hay<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/15-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the waters of Nimrim <span class="itali">are desolate</span> become Surely<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/48-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 48:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵ֣י נִמְרִ֔ים <b> לִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹת </b> יִהְיֽוּ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/48.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Nimrim will become <span class="itali">desolate.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/48.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also of Nimrim <span class="itali">shall be desolate.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the waters of Nimrim <span class="itali">desolate</span> will become<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/5-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 5:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּגְדוּפָה֙ מוּסָ֣ר <b> וּמְשַׁמָּ֔ה </b> לַגּוֹיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a warning <span class="itali">and an object of horror</span> to the nations<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> an instruction <span class="itali">and an astonishment</span> unto the nations<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/5-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A reviling A warning <span class="itali">and an object</span> to the nations who<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/6-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 6:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָאָ֜רֶץ שְׁמָמָ֤ה <b> וּמְשַׁמָּה֙ </b> מִמִּדְבַּ֣ר דִּבְלָ֔תָה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> desolate <span class="itali">and waste</span> than<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> desolate, <span class="itali">yea, more desolate</span> than the wilderness<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/6-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the land desolate <span class="itali">and waste</span> the wilderness Diblah<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/33-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 33:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ שְׁמָמָ֣ה <b> וּמְשַׁמָּ֔ה </b> וְנִשְׁבַּ֖ת גְּא֣וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a desolation <span class="itali">and a waste,</span> and the pride<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the land <span class="itali">most</span> desolate,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/33-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the land A desolation <span class="itali">and a waste</span> will cease and the pride<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/33-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 33:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ שְׁמָמָ֣ה <b> וּמְשַׁמָּ֔ה </b> עַ֥ל כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a desolation <span class="itali">and a waste</span> because<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the land <span class="itali">most</span> desolate<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/33-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the land A desolation <span class="itali">and a waste</span> because of all<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/35-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 35:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ שְׁמָמָ֥ה <b> וּמְשַׁמָּֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you a desolation <span class="itali">and a waste.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> against thee, and I will make <span class="itali">thee most</span> desolate.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/35-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and make A desolation <span class="itali">and a waste</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4923.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4923.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4923<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/limshammot_4923.htm">lim·šam·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meshammot_4923.htm">mə·šam·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umeshammah_4923.htm">ū·mə·šam·māh — 5 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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