# waste

## Related Ideas:

lay waste, wasteland

## Definition:

To "waste" something means to carelessly throw it away or to use it unwisely. 

* To "lay waste" to a city or land means to destroy it.
* A "wasteland" is a land or a city that has been destroyed so that nothing lives in it anymore. It may also be called a "waste."
* 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.
* To "waste away" 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.

## Bible References:

* [Ezekiel 06:06](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/06/06)
* [Leviticus 26:39](rc://en/tn/help/lev/26/39)
* [Matthew 26:08](rc://en/tn/help/mat/26/08)
* [Revelation 18:15-17](rc://en/tn/help/rev/18/15)
* [Zechariah 07:13-14](rc://en/tn/help/zec/07/13)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H535, H1086, H1104, H1326, H2100, H2470, H2490, H2522, H2717, H2721, H2723, H3615, H3856, H4127, H4198, H4592, H4743, H4923, H5307, H6313, H7334, H7503, H7582, H7703, H7736, H7843, H8047, H8074, H8077, H8414, G684, G1287, G2049

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

laid waste, lays waste, waste, waste away, wasted, wasteland, wastelands, wastes, wastes away, wasting