18 occurrences

'Destroy' in the Bible

when I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine on you, and will break your staff of bread;

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfArrows, Described AsArchers, Likened To GodFamine Coming From God

and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh: Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword on you, and I will destroy your high places.

Verse ConceptsWar As God's Judgment

It happened, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell on my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord Yahweh! will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your wrath on Jerusalem?

Verse ConceptsBlasphemy, At GodProstrationRemnantSurvivors Destroyed

If the prophet is deceived and speak a word, I, Yahweh, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand on him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

Verse ConceptsStretching OutGod's HandGod DeceivingGod OpposingGod's Hands Stretched Out

Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I didn't destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsGod, Patience OfLongsuffering Of GodDying In The Wilderness

I will pour out my indignation on you; I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver you into the hand of brutish men, skillful to destroy.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodSkillThose Who DestroyFire Of God's AngerSkilled People

Her princes in its midst are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

Verse ConceptsWicked RulersRulers, WickedSheddingPeople Torn To PiecesWolvesJudged As Murderers

I sought for a man among them, who should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

Verse ConceptsPrayerlessnessWallsGapsFigurative WallsNo One AvailableMasculinitybridges

therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand on you, and will deliver you for a spoil to the nations; and I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish out of the countries: I will destroy you; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsStrength Of God

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy with perpetual enmity;

Verse ConceptsRevenge, Examples OfEternal EvilMan AvengingRevenge

therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I will stretch out my hand on the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

Verse ConceptsStrength Of GodGod KillingGod Will Kill The Peoples

They shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsTowersWallsEmpty CitiesThings Stripped

They shall make a spoil of your riches, and make a prey of your merchandise; and they shall break down your walls, and destroy your pleasant houses; and they shall lay your stones and your timber and your dust in the midst of the waters.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of HousesBuilding Stones RejectedDrawbacks To RichesWood And Stone

He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought in to destroy the land; and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.

Verse ConceptsFilling PlacesKilling Many PeoplePeople Without Mercy

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause the images to cease from Memphis; and there shall be no more a prince from the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Satan's WorksFear Will ComeAbandoning IdolsNo King

I will destroy also all its animals from beside many waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of animals trouble them.

Verse ConceptsBoth Men And Animals Affected

It was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of JerusalemVisions From God

Bible Theasaurus

Annual (17 instances)
Consume (170 instances)
Demolish (33 instances)
Destroy (457 instances)
Dispel (1 instance)
Dissipate (1 instance)
Dissolve (9 instances)