6 occurrences in 12 translations

'Ruins' in the Bible

I will sweep away man and animal;I will sweep away the birds of the skyand the fish of the sea,and the ruins along with the wicked.I will cut off mankindfrom the face of the earth.This is the Lord’s declaration.

Therefore their possessions will be seized as plunder and their homes left in ruins. They may build houses, but they won't live in them. They may plant vineyards, but they won't drink their wine."

Indeed, Gaza will be deserted and Ashkelon will become a heap of ruins. Invaders will drive away the people of Ashdod by noon, and Ekron will be overthrown.

The Lord will attack the north and destroy Assyria. He will make Nineveh a heap of ruins; it will be as barren as the desert.

This is how the once-proud city will end up -- the city that was so secure. She thought to herself, "I am unique! No one can compare to me!" What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist.

“I have cut off nations;Their corner towers are in ruins.I have made their streets desolate,With no one passing by;Their cities are laid waste,Without a man, without an inhabitant.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
הריסה 
Hariycah 
Usage: 1

כּשׁל 
Kashal 
Usage: 62

מחתּה 
M@chittah 
Usage: 11

מכשׁל מכשׁול 
Mikshowl 
Usage: 14

מכשׁלה 
Makshelah 
Usage: 2

מפּלה מפּלה 
Mappalah 
Usage: 3

מפּלת 
Mappeleth 
Usage: 8

פּיד 
Piyd 
Usage: 3

κατασκάπτω 
Kataskapto 
Usage: 2

ῥῆγμα 
Rhegma 
Usage: 0

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