14 occurrences in 11 translations

'Drain' in the Bible

The priest is to bring it to the altar to offer it up in smoke. He is to decapitate it and drain its blood on the side of the altar,

“Any Israelite or foreigner living among them, who hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

Verse ConceptsHuntingLifebloodForeigners Included In The Law

I for my part will do this to you: I will inflict horror on you, consumption and fever, which diminish eyesight and drain away the vitality of life. You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it.

Verse ConceptsEyes, Affected BydiseasesdisabilitiesVisionPunishment Of the WickedFeverThreateningsSowing In VainEyes HarmedUseless LabourFear Will ComeDepressionSpilling Your Seed On The Groundterrorism

And that is what happened: When he got up early the next morning, he wrung out the fleece to drain the dew from it and extracted a bowl full of water.

Verse ConceptsDivine ManifestationsRising EarlyPressingThose Who Rose Early

And with the stones he made an altar to the name of the Lord; and he made a deep drain all round the altar, great enough to take two measures of seed.

Verse ConceptsFurrowsWeights And Measures, DryOther Volume Measures

And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.

Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and drinking up the water in the drain.

Verse ConceptsFireAnswers By FireFire From HeavenBurning Sacrifices

For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and it foameth with wine, it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same; yea, the dregs thereof shall all the wicked of the earth drain off, and drink.

Verse ConceptsCup, God's WrathAlcoholdrinkingHand Of GodHerbs And SpicesWineThe Fate Of The WickedMetaphorical WineMixed WineGod Making DrunkMark Of The Beast On Forehead

and the rivers shall stink, and the streams of Egypt shall be diminished and drain away: the reeds and sedges shall wither.

Verse ConceptsReedsSmellsCanalsNature DecayingBrooks

but you'll drink from it and drain it completely. As for the vessel, you'll break it to pieces and you'll tear at your breasts, for I've spoken,' declares the Lord GOD.

Verse ConceptsGashing Bodiesbreasts

do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?

Verse ConceptsStomachsEntering The MouthDefecationOther References To MouthsSexual Purityorganizationprocess

because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'

Verse ConceptsRitualEntering The MouthDefecationClean ObjectsClean FoodFood PermittedOther References To The Heartcleansing

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Drain (14 instances)
Egress (1 instance)
Exude (1 instance)
Spend (67 instances)

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