2 occurrences

'Wasting' in the Bible

And so to Ephraim I am like a wasting insect, and a destruction to the children of Judah.

Verse ConceptsInsectsMothsPeople RottingPeople Eaten By Worm

And the sword will go through his towns, wasting his children and causing destruction because of their evil designs.

Verse ConceptsGatesLocks And Bars

Bible Theasaurus

Consume (170 instances)
Desolate (212 instances)
Devastate (25 instances)
Languish (15 instances)
Neutralize (1 instance)
Ravage (15 instances)
Scourge (23 instances)
Squander (1 instance)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain