7 occurrences in 12 translations

'Devour' in the Bible

Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth.

It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.

Because nothing was left for him to devour, therefore his prosperity won't last.

"Total darkness has been reserved for his treasures; a fire that has no need to be kindled will devour him and consume whatever remains in his possession.

“With fierceness and rage he races to devour the ground,And he does not stand still at the sound of the [war] trumpet.

And its young ones devour the blood, and where the dead carcasses are, there it is."

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
κατεσθίω 
Katesthio 
devour , eat up , devour up
Usage: 8

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

אכל 
'akal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

אכלה 
'oklah 
Usage: 18

בּלע 
Bala` 
swallow ... , destroy , devour , covered , at...end
Usage: 49

בּלע 
Bela` 
Usage: 2

ילע 
Yala` 
Usage: 1

לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

רעה 
Ra`ah 
Usage: 171

שׁאף 
Sha'aph 
Usage: 14

ἐσθίω 
Esthio 
Usage: 52

καταπίνω 
Katapino 
Usage: 6

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