4 occurrences

'Devour' in the Bible

Your land is desolate,your cities burned with fire;foreigners devour your fieldsbefore your very eyes—a desolation demolished by foreigners.

Verse ConceptsForeignersPeace, Human Destruction OfPoverty, Causes OfDestruction Of CountriesBurning CitiesSuffering From ForeignersStrangers in israelAliens

Then Assyria will fall,but not by human sword;a sword will devour him,but not one made by man.He will flee from the sword;his young men will be put to forced labor.

Verse ConceptsSwordsGod KillingGod Will Kill The PeoplesForced Labour

In truth, the Lord God will help Me;who will condemn Me?Indeed, all of them will wear out like a garment;a moth will devour them.

Verse ConceptsClothingHelpfulnessInsectsWicked Described AsMothsPeople Eaten By WormPeople Wearing OutNo CondemnationGod Helps

For the moth will devour them like a garment,and the worm will eat them like wool.But My righteousness will last forever,and My salvation for all generations.

Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfClothingGod, Righteousness OfInsectsWoolSalvation, Described AsWicked Described AsMothsPeople Eaten By WormEternal DeliverancePeople Wearing Outclosureworms

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