7 occurrences

'Devour' in the Bible

Your country is desolate; your cities are burned with fire; your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

Verse ConceptsForeignersPeace, Human Destruction OfPoverty, Causes OfDestruction Of CountriesBurning CitiesSuffering From ForeignersStrangers in israelAliens

the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Verse ConceptseastHand Of GodGod's HandEast And WestGod's Hands Stretched Outsyria

And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

Verse ConceptsBriersLight, SpiritualThornsShort Time For Action

Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see thy zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfJealousyHand Of GodShameStoringZealGod's HandBurning PeopleNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsShame Will Come

And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to taskwork.

Verse ConceptsSwordsGod KillingGod Will Kill The PeoplesForced Labour

Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.

Verse ConceptsChaffStrawLight As ChaffFire Of Evil

All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea , all ye beasts in the forest.

Verse ConceptsForestsAnimals Eating PeopleAnimals Eating

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