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devour

Meaning of “devour”

To eat greedily; to consume, destroy, or waste rapidly and completely.

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:27

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Deuteronomy 32:42
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:42 · retained source text

I will make mine arrowes drunke with blood, (and my sword shal deuoure flesh) and that with the blood of the slaine, and of the captiues, from the beginning of reuenges vpon the enemie.

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