KJV dictionary & concordance

destruction

Meaning of “destruction”

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

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

94 occurrences92 verses26 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 7:23

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Ezekiel 5:16

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When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:16 · retained source text

When I shall send vpon them the euill arrowes of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I wil increase the famine vpon you, and will breake your staffe of bread.

1611 marginal noteLeuit.26.26. chap.4.16. and 14.13.

Ezekiel 7:25

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destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 7:25 · retained source text

Destruction commeth, and they shall seeke peace, and there shall be none.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cutting off.

Ezekiel 32:9

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I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 32:9 · retained source text

I wil also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not knowen.

1611 marginal noteHeb. prouoke to anger, or griefe.

Hosea 7:13

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Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

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1611 witness · Hosea 7:13 · retained source text

Woe vnto them, for they haue fled from me: destruction vnto them, because they haue transgressed against me, though I haue redeemed them, yet they haue spoken lies against me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. spoile.

Hosea 9:6

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For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

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1611 witness · Hosea 9:6 · retained source text

For loe they are gone, because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them vp, Memphis shall burie them: the pleasant places for their siluer, netles shal possesse them: thornes shall be in their Tabernacles.

1611 marginal noteHeb. spoile.

1611 marginal noteOr, their siluer shall be desired, the nettle &c: Heb. the desire.

Hosea 13:14

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I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

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1611 witness · Hosea 13:14 · retained source text

I will ransome them from the power of the graue: I will redeeme them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues, O graue, I will be thy destruction; repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the hand.

1611 marginal note1.Cor.15.55.

Joel 1:15

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Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

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1611 witness · Joel 1:15 · retained source text

Alas for the day: for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almightie shall it come.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 13.6.

Obadiah 1:12

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But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

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1611 witness · Obadiah 1:12 · retained source text

But thou shouldest not haue looked on the day of thy brother in the day that hee became a stranger, neither shouldest thou haue reioyced ouer the children of Iudah in the day of their destruction: neither shouldest thou haue spoken proudly in the day of distresse.

1611 marginal noteOr, doe not behold, &c.

1611 marginal noteHeb. magnified thy mouth.

Micah 2:10

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Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.

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1611 witness · Micah 2:10 · retained source text

Arise ye and depart, for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you euen with a sore destruction.

Zechariah 14:11

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And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

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1611 witness · Zechariah 14:11 · retained source text

And men shall dwell in it, and there shalbe no more vtter destruction: but Ierusalem shalbe safely inhabited.

1611 marginal noteOr, shall abide.

Complete reference index — all 92 verses

Deuteronomy 7:23 Deuteronomy 32:24 1 Samuel 5:9 1 Samuel 5:11 1 Kings 20:42 2 Chronicles 22:4 2 Chronicles 22:7 2 Chronicles 26:16 Esther 8:6 Esther 9:5 Job 5:21 Job 5:22 Job 18:12 Job 21:17 Job 21:20 Job 21:30 Job 26:6 Job 28:22 Job 30:12 Job 30:24 Job 31:3 Job 31:12 Job 31:23 Job 31:29 Psalms 35:8 Psalms 55:23 Psalms 73:18 Psalms 88:11 Psalms 90:3 Psalms 91:6 Psalms 103:4 Proverbs 1:27 Proverbs 10:14 Proverbs 10:15 Proverbs 10:29 Proverbs 13:3 Proverbs 14:28 Proverbs 15:11 Proverbs 16:18 Proverbs 17:19 Proverbs 18:7 Proverbs 18:12 Proverbs 21:15 Proverbs 24:2 Proverbs 27:20 Proverbs 31:8 Isaiah 1:28 Isaiah 10:25 Isaiah 13:6 Isaiah 14:23 Isaiah 15:5 Isaiah 19:18 Isaiah 24:12 Isaiah 49:19 Isaiah 51:19 Isaiah 59:7 Isaiah 60:18 Jeremiah 4:6 Jeremiah 4:20 Jeremiah 6:1 Jeremiah 17:18 Jeremiah 46:20 Jeremiah 48:3 Jeremiah 48:5 Jeremiah 50:22 Jeremiah 51:54 Lamentations 2:11 Lamentations 3:47 Lamentations 3:48 Lamentations 4:10 Ezekiel 5:16 Ezekiel 7:25 Ezekiel 32:9 Hosea 7:13 Hosea 9:6 Hosea 13:14 Joel 1:15 Obadiah 1:12 Micah 2:10 Zechariah 14:11 Matthew 7:13 Romans 3:16 Romans 9:22 1 Corinthians 5:5 2 Corinthians 10:8 2 Corinthians 13:10 Philippians 3:19 1 Thessalonians 5:3 2 Thessalonians 1:9 1 Timothy 6:9 2 Peter 2:1 2 Peter 3:16

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Deuteronomy 7:23 Job 21:17 Psalms 73:18 Proverbs 17:19 Isaiah 24:12 Jeremiah 51:54 Micah 2:10 2 Peter 3:16

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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

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