8 occurrences

'Devastate' in the Bible

But seven years of famine will occur after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate the land.

Verse ConceptsForgetting ThingsBad Luck

Look, the Lord is ready to devastate the earth and leave it in ruins; he will mar its surface and scatter its inhabitants.

Verse ConceptsChaosWasteScattering The PeoplesDestruction Of The World

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

Kings will come against it with their armies. They will encamp in siege all around it. Each of them will devastate the portion assigned to him.

Verse ConceptsShepherds, As Kings And Leaders

I declared them to be defiled because of their sacrifices -- they caused all their first born to pass through the fire -- so that I would devastate them, so that they will know that I am the Lord.'

Verse ConceptsFirstbornChild sacrificeSacrificing The FirstbornPeople Being PollutedKilling Sons And Daughters

By the swords of the mighty warriors I will cause your hordes to fall -- all of them are the most terrifying among the nations. They will devastate the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.

Verse ConceptsKilled With The SwordThe Proud Will Be Abased

Indeed, I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land," says the Lord, "but instead I will turn every last person over to his neighbor and his king. They will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from them."

Verse ConceptsGod Without Mercypity

This is the kind of plague that will devastate horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the other animals in those camps.

Verse ConceptsMulesAnimals, religious role ofLoss Of Donkeys

Bible Theasaurus

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

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