18 occurrences in 13 translations

'Destruction' in the Bible

And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh and his servants a bad opinion of us, putting a sword in their hands for our destruction.

Verse ConceptsNosesSmellsApproval To Kill

And the fish in the Nile will come to destruction, and the river will send up a bad smell, and the Egyptians will not be able, for disgust, to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking.

Verse ConceptsFishesSmellsSeeking WaterDeath Of Creatures

And the fish in the Nile came to destruction, and a bad smell went up from the river, and the Egyptians were not able to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking; and there was blood through all the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsTurned To BloodDeath Of CreaturesUnable To Do Other ThingsRiver Nile

But, for this very reason, I have kept you from destruction, to make clear to you my power, and so that my name may be honoured through all the earth.

Verse ConceptsGod, Purpose OfMotives, Importance OfPower Of God, ShownPredestination, Of PersonsProclaiming God’s NameGod Showed His PowerWhy God Did ThingsPurposeLife Purpose

Then send quickly and get in your cattle and all you have from the fields; for if any man or beast in the field has not been put under cover, the ice-storm will come down on them with destruction.

Verse ConceptsHow Death Is InevitableBoth Men And Animals Killed

And the face of the earth will be covered with them, so that you will not be able to see the earth: and they will be the destruction of everything which up to now has not been damaged, everything which was not crushed by the ice-storm, and every tree still living in your fields.

Verse ConceptsCovering The EarthRemaining FoodAnimals EatingHarming Trees

And the Lord said to Moses, Let your hand be stretched out over the land of Egypt so that the locusts may come up on the land for the destruction of every green plant in the land, even everything untouched by the ice-storm.

Verse ConceptsSymbolsStretching OutRemaining FoodAnimals Eating

And the blood hath become a sign for you on the houses where ye are, and I have seen the blood, and have passed over you, and a plague is not on you for destruction in My smiting in the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsPassover lambPlaguesPassing OverBlood On The DoorThings As SignsAnimals Serving Human NeedsBloodThe Blood Of Jesus

'And Jehovah hath passed on to smite the Egyptians, and hath seen the blood on the lintel, and on the two side-posts, and Jehovah hath passed over the opening, and doth not permit the destruction to come into your houses to smite.

Verse ConceptsAngels as agents of judgmentPassing OverPassing ThroughThe DestroyerBlood On The DoorTwo Parts Of ConstructionsAngel Of DeathFamily Death

And when Moses' hand was stretched out over the sea, at dawn the sea came flowing back, meeting the Egyptians in their flight, and the Lord sent destruction on the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesAnger Of God, Examples OfStretching OutDaybreakPeoples Who FledAt Daybreak

Egypt said, I will go after them, I will overtake, I will make division of their goods: my desire will have its way with them; my sword will be uncovered, my hand will send destruction on them.

Verse ConceptsPursuingSelf ConfidencePursuing PeopleArrogance, Characterizes The WickedOvertakingDividing The Spoil

And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and give the people orders to keep back, for fear that a great number of them, forcing their way through to see the Lord, may come to destruction.

Verse ConceptsSeeing GodDeath Due To God's Presence

If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant a blow in the eye, causing its destruction, he is to let him go free on account of the damage to his eye.

Verse ConceptsEyes HarmedFor The Sake Of ThingsPeople Freeing Slaves

If there is a fire and the flames get to the thorns at the edge of the field, causing destruction of the cut grain or of the living grain, or of the field, he who made the fire will have to make up for the damage.

Verse ConceptsCornAgriculture, RestrictionsFieldsAgriculture, TermsThornsWeedsArsonBurning Plants

Now do not get in my way, for my wrath is burning against them; I will send destruction on them, but of you I will make a great nation.

Verse ConceptsGod Will Be AngryIsrael Hardened

Go up to that land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, for fear that I send destruction on you while you are on the way.

Verse ConceptsFoodStubbornness, Consequences OfTent Of MeetingObstinacy Against GodGod Might Kill His PeopleMilk And HoneyRich Food

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You are a stiff-necked people: if I come among you, even for a minute, I will send destruction on you; so take off all your ornaments, so that I may see what to do with you.

Verse ConceptsNecksCharacter Of WickedCosmeticsPeople Stripping OffGod Might Kill His Peoplejewelry

Bible Theasaurus

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

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