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destroy

Meaning of “destroy”

Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

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261 occurrences243 verses44 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:7

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Job 2:3
And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 2:3 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto Satan, Hast thou considered my seruant Iob, that there is none like him in the earth; a perfect and an vpright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill? and still hee holdeth fast his integritie, although thou moouedst mee against him, to destroy him without cause.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to swallow him vp.

1611 marginal noteChap.1. ver.1.&8.

Job 6:9
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 6:9 · retained source text

Euen that it would please God to destroy mee, that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off.

Job 8:18
If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 8:18 · retained source text

If he destroy him from his place, then it shal denie him, saying, I haue not seene thee.

Job 10:8
Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 10:8 · retained source text

Thine hands haue made me and fashioned me together round about yet thou doest destroy me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. tooke praises about me.

Job 19:26
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 19:26 · retained source text

And though after my skin, wormes destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

1611 marginal noteOr, After I shall awake through this body be destroyed, yet out of my flesh shall I see God.

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