25 occurrences

'Devoured' in the Bible

and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.'

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating PeopleWild Animals DevouringAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleUnfulfilled Word

And he discerneth it, and saith, 'My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn -- torn is Joseph!'

Verse ConceptsPeople Torn To PiecesFine ClothesAnimals Eating PeopleWild Animals Devouring

and the battle is there scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplieth to devour among the people more than those whom the sword hath devoured in that day.

Verse ConceptsBattle

For one hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Jerusalem

And the light of Israel hath been for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame, And it hath burned, and devoured his thorn And his brier in one day.

Verse ConceptsBriersLight, SpiritualThornsShort Time For Action

In vain I have smitten your sons, Instruction they have not accepted, Devoured hath your sword your prophets, As a destroying lion.

Verse ConceptsChastisementIndifferenceLionsResponseAfflictions Of The WickedAdmonition, RecievingSmitten CheeksKilling ProphetsUseless Labour

And the shameful thing hath devoured The labour of our fathers from our youth, Their flock and their herd, Their sons and their daughters.

Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, Because of your speaking this word, Lo, I am making My words in thy mouth become fire, And this people wood, and it hath devoured them.

Verse ConceptsSoldiersFire Of God's WordSpeaking The Word God GivesspeakingThe Power Of Wordspeople

And that day is to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts A day of vengeance, To be avenged of His adversaries, And the sword hath devoured, and been satisfied, And it hath been watered from their blood, For a sacrifice is to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, In the land of the north, by the river Phrat.

Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDSatisfactionGod Executes VengeanceAll Things Belong To God

'Declare ye in Egypt, and sound in Migdol, Yea, sound in Noph, and in Tahpanhes say: Station thyself, yea, prepare for thee, For a sword hath devoured around thee,

Verse ConceptsHeraldMemphis

All finding them have devoured them, And their adversaries have said: We are not guilty, Because that they sinned against Jehovah, The habitation of righteousness, And the hope of their fathers -- Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsGod, As ShepherdHope, Nature OfPlea Of Innocence

And stumbled hath pride, And he hath fallen, and hath no raiser up, And I have kindled a fire in his cities, And it hath devoured all round about him.

Verse ConceptsStumblingAbaseAbasement Of The ProudDownfallBurning CitiesThe Proud Will Be Abaseduncertaintyarrogance

Devoured us, crushed us, hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, He hath set us as an empty vessel, He hath swallowed us as a dragon, He hath filled his belly with my dainties, He hath driven us away.

Verse ConceptsConfusionSnakesStomachsEmpty People

He hath cut off in the heat of anger every horn of Israel, He hath turned backward His right hand From the face of the enemy, And He burneth against Jacob as a flaming fire, It hath devoured round about.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodHornsRight Hand Of GodHorns WeakenedSevering Body Parts

And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating People

And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

Verse ConceptsHuntingAnimals Eating People

And go forth doth fire from a rod of its boughs, Its fruit it hath devoured, And it hath no rod of strength -- a sceptre to rule, Lamentation it is -- and it is for a lamentation!'

Verse ConceptsSceptreBurning Plants

and thou hast said to the forest of the south: Hear a word of Jehovah: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am kindling in thee a fire, And it hath devoured in thee every moist tree, and every dry tree, Not quenched is the glowing flames, And burnt by it have been all faces from south to north.

Verse ConceptsNorthSouthNorth And SouthHarming Trees

A conspiracy of its prophets is in its midst, as a roaring lion tearing prey; The soul they have devoured, Wealth and glory they have taken, Its widows have multiplied in its midst.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesHuntingWidowsPeople Torn To PiecesLike CreaturesJudged As MurderersTaking PossessionConspiracy

And I have set My jealousy against thee, And they have dealt with thee in fury, Thy nose and thine ears they turn aside, And thy posterity by sword falleth, They, thy sons and thy daughters do take away, And thy posterity is devoured by fire.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesGod, Zeal OfJealousyMutilationNosesDisfigurementSurvivors DestroyedKilled With The SwordBurning PeopleChildren SufferingSevering Body Parts

From the abundance of thy iniquity, By the perversity of thy traffic, Thou hast polluted thy sanctuaries, And I bring forth fire from thy midst, It hath devoured thee, And I make thee become ashes on the earth, Before the eyes of all beholding thee.

Verse ConceptsAshesMoney, Stewardship OfSanctuaryTradeTrustworthinessFire Of Judgement

'Then I wished for certainty concerning the fourth beast, that was diverse from them all, fearful exceedingly; its teeth of iron, and its nails of brass, it hath devoured, it doth break small, and the remnant with its feet it hath trampled;

Verse ConceptsBronzeBeastsBrassFractions, One FourthTeethStampingGrinding PeopleCosmic CreaturesMeaningIron ObjectsResidueDifferent ThingsFourthFear And AnimalsFour Beasts Of Daniel

All of them are warm as an oven, And they have devoured their judges, All their kings have fallen, There is none calling unto Me among them.

Verse ConceptsComplacencyHeatHot ThingsAttitudes Towards KingsNot Praying

Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled itself on him, And he hath not known.

Verse ConceptsForeignersFalse ConfidenceHairsGreyIgnorance Of EvilIgnorant Of FactsAliensHair

and they did go up over the breadth of the land, and did surround the camp of the saints, and the beloved city, and there came down fire from God out of the heaven, and devoured them;

Verse ConceptsBelovedLightningSpiritual UnderstandingEnemies SurroundingFire From HeavenGod's Intervention

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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