9 occurrences

'Devastation' in the Bible

Now what will you do in the day of punishment,And in the devastation which will come from afar?To whom will you flee for help?And where will you leave your wealth?

Verse ConceptsMoney, Attitudes ToRich, TheVisitationGod VisitingReckoningDrawbacks To RichesPeople From Far Away

These two things have befallen you;Who will mourn for you?The devastation and destruction, famine and sword;How shall I comfort you?

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfKilling Israelites

Their feet run to evil,And they hasten to shed innocent blood;Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity,Devastation and destruction are in their highways.

Verse ConceptsFeetevil, origins ofInnocence, Teaching OnCharacter Of WickedInnocent BloodSheddingPaths Of The WickedDestructionThoughts Of The WickedReady To Kill

“Violence will not be heard again in your land,Nor devastation or destruction within your borders;But you will call your walls salvation, and your gates praise.

Verse ConceptsSalvation, Illustrations OfFigurative WallsFreedom From ViolenceGod Saves The NeedyPraise The Lord!Spilling Your Seed On The Groundborders

“The sound of an outcry from Horonaim,‘Devastation and great destruction!’

Verse ConceptsDestruction

Panic and pitfall have befallen us,Devastation and destruction;

Verse ConceptsDestructionPitfalls

But they do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who hoard up violence and devastation in their citadels.”

Verse ConceptsHoardingSpiritual IgnoranceMisersPursuing ViolenceNo JusticeStoring Other ThingsDoing The Right Thing

“For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,And the devastation of its beasts by which you terrified them,Because of human bloodshed and violence done to the land,To the town and all its inhabitants.

Verse ConceptsAnimals, religious role ofDestruction Of All CreaturesPursuing ViolenceFear Of Other ThingsReady To Kill

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Devastation (35 instances)
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