25 occurrences

'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

You will make sport of destruction and need, and will have no fear of the beasts of the earth.

Verse ConceptsLaughterFear, Of NaturalWild Beasts SubduedHelp In ShortageFreed From FearOvercoming Adversity

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

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

Verse ConceptsWeakness, Physical

His strength is made feeble for need of food, and destruction is waiting for his falling footstep.

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

Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.

Verse ConceptsHell, As An ExperienceRumoursThe DestroyerThe Fact Of Deathrumors

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

The lines of his men of war put themselves in order, and make high their ways of destruction against me:

Verse ConceptsRight Sides

They have made waste my roads, with a view to my destruction; his bowmen come round about me;

Verse ConceptsPaths Of Believers

Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?

Verse ConceptsPunishment of the The Wicked

It would be a fire burning even to destruction, and taking away all my produce.

Verse ConceptsHarvestThe DestroyerAdultery

To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.

Verse ConceptsPitsSaved 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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