Let him conquer nothing but burnedout land.

mountains, desert, wasteland, 2,000 thirsty miles to Babylon.

The Sinai is a no man's land.

I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the countries that are desolate and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a desolation forty years and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

The goat shall carry all their iniquities on himself to a solitary land, and he shall let the goat go in the wilderness.

I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment and the pride of her power shall cease and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, so that none shall pass through.

And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.

Godforsaken land. Never thought I'd be begging for work.

Then shall they know that I am Yahweh, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment, because of all their abominations which they have committed.

Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.

Therefore my wrath and my anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem and they are wasted and desolate, as it is this day.

The land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste and they shall know that I am Yahweh. Because he has said, 'The river is mine, and I have made it '

Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.

And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste and they shall know that I am the LORD because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.

I will stretch out my hand on them, and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

therefore, behold, I am against you, and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even to the border of Ethiopia.

So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.

We can see a whole area desolated, and it can be brought back to bloom again, with time or a little help.

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