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# waste, wasteland #
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## Definition: ##
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To waste something means to carelessly throw it away or to use it unwisely. Something that isa "wasteland" or a "waste" refers to land or a city that has been destroyed so that nothing lives in it anymore.
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* The term "waste away" is an expression that means to become more and more sick or ruined. A person who is wasting away usually becomes very thin due to illness or lack of food.
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* To "lay waste" a city or land means to destroy it.
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* Another word for a "wasteland" could be "desert" or "wilderness." But a wasteland also implies that people used to live there and the land used to have trees and plants that produced food.
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Ezekiel 06:6-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/ezk/06/06)
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* [Leviticus 26:37-39](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/lev/26/37)
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* [Matthew 26:6-9](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/26/06)
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* [Revelation 18:15-17](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/rev/18/15)
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* [Zechariah 07:13-14](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/zec/07/13)
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