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consume

Meaning of “consume”

1. To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. 2. To waste away or be exhausted.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
56 occurrences51 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:30

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Ezekiel 35:12
And thou shalt know that I am the Lord, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 35:12 · retained source text

And thou shalt know, that I am the LORD, and that I haue heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountaines of Israel, saying; They are layed desolate, they are giuen vs to consume.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to deuoure.

Daniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 2:44 · retained source text

And in the daies of these Kings shall the God of heauen set vp a kingdome, which shall neuer be destroyed: and the Kingdome shall not be left to other people, but it shall breake in pieces, and consume all these kingdomes, and it shall stand for euer.

1611 marginal noteCald. their dayes.

1611 marginal noteCald. kingdome thereof.

1611 marginal noteChap.4.3, 34. and 6.27. and 7.14, 27. mich 4.7. luke 1.33.

Daniel 7:26
But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 7:26 · retained source text

But the iudgement shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume, and to destroy it vnto the end.

Hosea 11:6
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 11:6 · retained source text

And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and deuoure them, because of their own counsels.

Zephaniah 1:2
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zephaniah 1:2 · retained source text

I will vtterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by taking away I will make an end.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the face of the land.

Zephaniah 1:3
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Zephaniah 1:3 · retained source text

I will consume man and beast: I will consume the foules of the heauen and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked, and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, Idoles.

Zechariah 5:4
I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zechariah 5:4 · retained source text

I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hostes, and it shall enter into the house of the theefe, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remaine in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with the timber thereof, and the stones thereof.

Zechariah 14:12
¶ And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
3 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Zechariah 14:12 · retained source text

¶ And this shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite all the people, that haue fought against Ierusalem: their flesh shall consume away, while they stand vpon their feete, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

Luke 9:54
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 9:54 · retained source text

And when his disciples, Iames and Iohn sawe this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that wee command fire to come downe from heauen, and consume them, euen as Elias did?

1611 marginal note2.Kings 1.10.

2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Thessalonians 2:8 · retained source text

And then shall that wicked bee reuealed, whome the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightnesse of his comming:

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To waste away slowly; to be exhausted.

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