I scattered them with. whirlwind. Not the usual verb, to scatter; but sa'ar. to drive with. tempest. Occurs only seven times (2 Kings 6:11 ("sore troubled"). Isaiah 54:11.Hosea 13:3; 3 John 1:11; 3 John 1:11; Jonah 1:13.Habakkuk 3:14; Habakkuk 3:14).
the land was desolate. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:22).
after them: i.e. when they had left it.
pleasant. desirable. Daniel 8:9.