4 occurrences in 5 translations

'Devastate' in the Bible

"Watch out! The LORD is about to depopulate the land and devastate it; he will turn it upside down and scatter its inhabitants.

Verse ConceptsChaosWasteScattering The PeoplesDestruction Of The World

I'll devastate the mountains and hills, and dry up all their vegetation; I'll turn rivers into islands, and dry up the ponds.

Verse ConceptsdrynessGod Drying Things Up

Your builders hurry;those who destroy and devastate you will leave you.

Verse ConceptsThose Who Destroy

Look, I create the craftsman, who fans the coals into a fire and forges a weapon. I create the destroyer so he might devastate.

Verse ConceptsOccupationsBlacksmithsThose Who DestroyFurnacescraftsmanshipcredibility

Bible Theasaurus

Desolate (212 instances)
Devastate (25 instances)
Ravage (15 instances)
Scourge (23 instances)

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