5 occurrences

'Devour' in the Bible

They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodNew Moon FestivalBeginning Of PeriodsUnfaithful

They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

Verse ConceptsComplacencyHeatHot ThingsAttitudes Towards KingsNot Praying

For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces; and Judah hath multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsForgettingFortified CitiesBuildingGrowth Of EvilDestruction Of HousesBurning CitiesCreation Of All Mankind

And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them , because of their own counsels.

Verse ConceptsGatesLocks And Bars

I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.

Verse ConceptsPeople Torn To PiecesThe Act Of OpeningWild Animals DevouringGod Like A LionLike CreaturesBereavement

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Consume (170 instances)
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