'Wilderness' signifies something with little life in it, as described in the internal sense in Luke 1:80 'Wilderness' signifies somewhere there is no good because there is no truth. 'Wilderness,' as in Jeremiah 23:10, signifies the Word when it is adulterated.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 1927)

51. For the Word of God, signifies that Divine truth may be received. This is evident from the signification of "the Word of God," as being Divine truth (See Arcana Coelestia 4692, 5075, 9987).