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destruction

Meaning of “destruction”

The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
94 occurrences92 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 7:23

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Romans 3:16
destruction and misery are in their ways:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 3:16 · retained source text

Destruction & misery are in their wayes:

Romans 9:22
What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 9:22 · retained source text

What if God, willing to shew his wrath, & to make his power knowen, indured with much long suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

1611 marginal noteOr, made vp.

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Historical definitions

The act of destroying; demolition, overthrow, or ruin. Also death, slaughter, a ruined state, or a cause of destruction.

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