6 occurrences in 12 translations

'Devour' in the Bible

And you shall devour all of the peoples [that] Yahweh your God [is] giving to you; {you shall not pity them}, and you shall not serve their gods, [which] will be a snare for you.

Verse ConceptsTrapEvil TrappingDo Not Have Other godsShow No Mercypity

"A people whom you don't know will devour what your land and labor produces. You'll be only oppressed and discouraged continuously

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahNot Knowing PeopleThose OppressedAbuseoppression

“You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because locusts will devour it.

Verse ConceptsLocustsPlanting Seeds

You shall plant and cultivate vineyards, but you will neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes, for the worm will devour them.

Verse ConceptsGrapesVineyardPlanting VineyardsCultivationMaggotsworms

They will devour the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your soil until you are destroyed. They will not leave you with any grain, new wine, olive oil, calves of your herds, or lambs of your flocks until they have destroyed you.

Verse ConceptsOilFamine ComingFamine Will Come

I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsLong HairCovered With BloodGod KillingGod Making DrunkGod Will Kill The PeoplesGod's SwordArrows

Bible Theasaurus

Consume (170 instances)
Devour (148 instances)
Raven (7 instances)

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