ba.laq describes bringing the earth to a wasted condition and appears once in a passive form in a question about a lions’ dwelling.

The attested use concerns waste or devastation: Isaiah 24:1 presents an active participle in the LORD’s action toward the earth, while Nahum 2:11 uses a passive participle in a question about the lions’ habitation.

1. Wasting or a wasted condition · dominant

   In Isaiah 24:1, the Qal active participle occurs in the clause describing the LORD’s action toward the earth; the APB renders the verse, “the LORD empties the earth and lays her waste.” In Nahum 2:11, the Pual passive participle appears in the question about the habitation and pasture of lions, though the APB does not visibly isolate the term’s contribution there.

   Isaiah 24:1Nahum 2:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 24:1, the APB presents the clause with “lays her waste.” In Nahum 2:11, its translation does not clearly mark a separate English rendering for the passive participle.