"... Barrick proposes an allusion to Genesis 1 in the fifth and climactic threat of Leviticus 26 (verses 27–35), which depicts the devastation of the land, the destruction of its cities, and the deportation of its populace. Barrick suggests - although without supporting argument - that “desolation” in Leviticus 26:33 may allude to the empty and formless state of Genesis 1:2. In other words, divine judgment is understood as an act of uncreation. Does the proposed connection stand up to scrutiny, however? ... Notably, what is meant by והבו והת in Jeremiah 4:23 is explicated along lines akin to the language of Leviticus 26:33. The land will become a “desolation” (Jeremiah 4:27), its cities will be destroyed (Jeremiah 4:26), and its people removed (Jeremiah 4:25). The Jeremiah passage thus lends some credence to Barrick’s thesis that Leviticus 26 alludes to the formlessness of Genesis 1:2, as it envisions Israel’s judgment as a return to a pre-creation state, albeit without corroborating lexical support. Barrick also notes that imagining a return to an “uncreated” state often preempts a focus on re-creation. This too fits contextually in Leviticus 26, which from verse 40 onward begins to look toward future restoration. Thus, while overlap between Leviticus 26 and Genesis 1 in relation to uncreation is by no means certain, it is nevertheless possible at a conceptual level ..."

Harper, G. Geoffrey "I Will Walk among You": The Rhetorical Function of Allusion to Genesis 1-3 in the Book of Leviticus (pp. 299-300) Eisenbrauns, 2018