Desolate

DESOLATE, adjective

1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; desert; uninhabited; denoting either stripped of inhabitants, or never having been inhabitated; as a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness.

I will make the cities of Judah desolate without an inhabitant. [[Jeremiah 9#11|Jeremiah 9:11]].

2. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as desolate altars; desolate towers. Ezek. Zeph.

3. Solitary; without a companion; afflicted.

Tamar remained desolate in Absaloms house. [[2 Samuel 13#20|2 Samuel 13:20]].

4. Deserted of God; deprived of comfort.

My heart within me is desolate [[Psalms 143#4|Psalms 143:4]].