37 occurrences in 13 translations

'Destruction' in the Bible

And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil? and he still keeps his righteousness, though you have been moving me to send destruction on him without cause.

Verse ConceptsdiseasesInciting To EvilServants Of The LordFear Of God, Examples OfUnique IndividualsIndividuals Fearing Godshunning

Let destruction take the day of my birth, and the night on which it was said, A man child has come into the world.

Verse ConceptsAbortionConceptionRegretting BirthOther Times

Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Examples OfSuffering, Of The InnocentNot DyingA Righteous PeoplePlea Of Innocence

By the breath of God destruction takes them, and by the wind of his wrath they are cut off.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodAnger Of God, Consequencesbreathingbreath

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Verse ConceptsFloggingFearlessnessScourgingFreedom From ViolenceThe TongueProtection And SafetyProtection From Danger

The camel-trains go out of their way; they go up into the waste and come to destruction.

Verse ConceptsPaths Of The WickedCaravans

Your hands made me, and I was formed by you, but then, changing your purpose, you gave me up to destruction.

Verse ConceptsGod Destroying

There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength.

Verse ConceptsSecurityTentsApparent InjusticeThe Wicked Prosperthieves

Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfGod's Activity In The NationsEzekiel Invasion

A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:

Verse ConceptsThose Who DestroyFear Is Due

“He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’He knows that the day of darkness and destruction is already at hand.

Verse ConceptsHopelessnessBirds, Types Of BirdsSeeking FoodThe Outer DarknessFamine ComingOuter DarknessFamine Will Comeautonomy

The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.

Verse ConceptsWeakness, Physical

His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.

Verse ConceptsCynicismWithout Strength

All his wealth is stored up for the dark: a fire not made by man sends destruction on him, and on everything in his tent.

Verse ConceptsBurning PeopleThe Outer DarknessOuter Darkness

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

Verse ConceptsLampsAfflictions Of The WickedProsperity Of The Wicked

His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Verse ConceptsdrinkingActing For Oneself

That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

Verse ConceptsThe Judgement Is Called

The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

Verse ConceptsWidowsPeople BlessingRejoicing Over Justice

Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.

Verse ConceptsRight Sides

They tear up my path;they contribute to my destruction,without anyone to help them.

Verse ConceptsPaths Of Believers

Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.

Verse ConceptsBrokennessDisastersCrying For Help

Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

Verse ConceptsPunishment of the The Wicked

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

Verse ConceptsHarvestThe DestroyerAdultery

For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

Verse ConceptsThose Frightened Of Godterrorism

If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

Verse ConceptsRevenge, Examples OfDuties To EnemiesPeople Without Mercy

He holds back his soul from the pit [of destruction],And his life from passing over into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Verse ConceptsPitsSaved From The Pit

Then the angel is gracious to him, and says,‘Spare him from going down to the pit [of destruction];I have found a ransom [a consideration, or reason for redemption, an atonement]!’

Verse ConceptsRansomGoing Down To The PitSaved From The Pit

‘God has redeemed my life from going to the pit [of destruction],And my life shall see the light.’”

Verse ConceptsGoing Down To The PitSaved From The PitRecoveryEnjoying Lifesoulredeemed

To bring his life back from the pit [of destruction],That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

Verse ConceptsSaved From The Pit

He sends the strong to destruction without searching out their cause, and puts others in their place.

Verse ConceptsExchanging Of LeadersDeposing

How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?

Verse ConceptsSpeaking To God

To give water to the land where there is waste and destruction, and to make the dry land green with young grass?

Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.

Verse ConceptsAbasement Of The ProudAbasementBeing HumbleHumility And Pridehumblenesshumblecrushes

Bible Theasaurus

Consumption (21 instances)
Demolition (1 instance)
Devastation (35 instances)
Dissolution (5 instances)

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