This form combines the preposition 'to' or 'for' with the noun 'desolation,' creating a prepositional phrase indicating purpose or result. The term appears in Ezekiel's oracle against Edom, describing how God will make the nation a complete wasteland. Desolation in Ezekiel often describes the aftermath of divine judgment—land stripped of inhabitants, agriculture, and prosperity. The prepositional phrase 'to desolation' or 'for desolation' emphasizes that God's action has devastation as its goal or result. The root meaning suggests something stunned into silence, evoking both physical emptiness and emotional horror.