23 occurrences in 8 translations

'Exterminate' in the Bible

As for any person who does any work on this particular day, I will exterminate that person from the midst of his people!

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod Kills

Moreover the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from within the camp, until they were all dead.

Verse ConceptsDeath As PunishmentGod Opposing

But you shall utterly destroy them, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, just as the Lord your God has commanded you,

Verse ConceptsExterminationgenocide

Just as the LORD delighted to prosper and increase you, so now the LORD will delight to destroy, exterminate, and banish you from the land that you are about to enter to possess."

Verse Conceptsprospering

At that time Joshua proceeded to exterminate the Anakim from the hill country—Hebron, Debir, Anab—all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them with their cities.

Verse ConceptsHillsTribes Of IsraelAnnihilationGiants

Do this: exterminate every male, as well as every woman who has had sexual relations with a male. But spare the lives of any virgins." So they did as instructed.

The Lord sent you on a campaign saying, 'Go and exterminate those sinful Amalekites! Fight against them until you have destroyed them.'

Verse ConceptsSinnersExtermination

Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites [the enemies of Israel that Joshua had failed to annihilate]; for they had inhabited the land from ancient times, as one comes to Shur even as far as the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsAmalekitesHistory Of NationsFighting Enemies

They replied to the king, “As for the man who annihilated us and plotted to destroy us so we would not exist within the whole territory of Israel,

Verse ConceptsTrapAttempting To Kill Me

And the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to exterminate and destroy them; and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

Verse ConceptsFighting One Another

So he said he would exterminate them, had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to reverse his wrath from destroying [them].

Verse Conceptselection, responsibilities ofCalf worshipMoses, Significance OfPlaguesGod Might Kill His PeopleAction Lest God Be Angry

They did not exterminate the peoples, as Yahweh had commanded them,

Verse ConceptsEvil AssociationsDealing With The Nations

And in your loyal love destroy my enemies, and exterminate all [the] adversaries of my soul, for I [am] your servant.

Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordOvercoming EnemiesEnemiesEnemy Attacksharassment

Behold, the day of the Lord is coming,Cruel, with fury and burning anger,To make the land a desolation;And He will exterminate its sinners from it.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toSinnersAnger Of God, ConsequencesExterminationLand Becoming EmptyThe Fact Of That DayThe Coming Day Of God's Wrathwrath

And I will exterminate from them the sound of jubilation, and the sound of joy, [the] voice of [the] bridegroom, and [the] voice of [the] bride, [the] sound of [the] millstones, and [the] light of [the] lamp.

Verse ConceptsBridegroomBridesBanishmentMillstonesVoicesCessationStopping RejoicingLack Of Rejoicing

{Therefore} thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Look, {I am determined to bring disaster on you}, even to exterminate all Judah.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of JerusalemGod Opposing

“Cut off the sower from BabylonAnd the one who handles the sickle at the time of harvest.For fear of the sword of the oppressorEveryone will return to his own peopleAnd everyone will flee to his own land.

Verse ConceptsBabylonSicklesNot SowingNot Reaping What You Sow

"Now as to the prophet, if through deceit he delivers a message, I the LORD have deceived that prophet! I'll reach out in opposition to him and exterminate him from among my people Israel.

Verse ConceptsStretching OutGod's HandGod DeceivingGod OpposingGod's Hands Stretched Out

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to exterminate, and utterly to destroy many.

Verse ConceptsBad NewsExterminationOut Of The EastAngry PeopleKilling Many People

I will cut off the [war] chariot from EphraimAnd the [war] horse from Jerusalem,And the bow of war will be cut off.And He will speak [words of] peace to the nations,And His dominion shall be from sea to sea [absolutely endless],And from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth.

Verse ConceptsAbolitionConversion, God's demands forBow And Arrows, Symbol Of StrengthGovernmentWeaponsPeace, Promised ToGod's DominionChrist's DominionDestroying ChariotsExpanse Of The SeaGod Of PeaceNo WarAs Far As The Euphrates

and his hearers were all amazed, and began to ask one another, "Is not this the man who in Jerusalem tried to exterminate those who called upon that Name, and came here on purpose to carry them off in chains to the High Priests?"

Verse ConceptsPrisonersKilling DisciplesCalling In Christ's NameIs It Really?Tying Up

Bible Theasaurus

Eradicate (4 instances)
Exterminate (23 instances)
Extirpate (1 instance)
Uproot (17 instances)

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