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devour

Meaning of “devour”

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

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71 occurrences69 verses26 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 49:27

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Nahum 2:13
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Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nahum 2:13 · retained source text

Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burne her charets in the smoke, and the sword shall deuoure thy yong Lions, and I wil cut off thy pray from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

Nahum 3:13
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Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nahum 3:13 · retained source text

Beholde, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open vnto thine enemies, the fire shall deuoure thy barres.

Nahum 3:15
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There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nahum 3:15 · retained source text

There shall the fire deuoure thee: the sword shall cut thee off: it shall eate thee vp like the cankerworme: make thy selfe many as the cankerworme, make thy selfe many as the locusts.

Complete reference index — all 69 verses
Genesis 49:27Deuteronomy 32:42Judges 9:15Judges 9:202 Samuel 2:262 Chronicles 7:13Job 18:13Psalms 21:9Psalms 50:3Psalms 80:13Proverbs 30:14Isaiah 1:7Isaiah 9:12Isaiah 9:18Isaiah 10:17Isaiah 26:11Isaiah 31:8Isaiah 33:11Isaiah 42:14Isaiah 56:9Jeremiah 2:3Jeremiah 5:14Jeremiah 12:9Jeremiah 12:12Jeremiah 15:3Jeremiah 17:27Jeremiah 21:14Jeremiah 30:16Jeremiah 46:10Jeremiah 46:14Jeremiah 48:45Jeremiah 50:32Ezekiel 7:15Ezekiel 15:7Ezekiel 20:47Ezekiel 23:37Ezekiel 28:18Ezekiel 34:28Ezekiel 36:14Daniel 7:5Daniel 7:23Hosea 5:7Hosea 8:14Hosea 11:6Hosea 13:8Amos 1:4Amos 1:7Amos 1:10Amos 1:12Amos 1:14Amos 2:2Amos 2:5Amos 5:6Obadiah 1:18Nahum 2:13Nahum 3:13Nahum 3:15Habakkuk 3:14Zechariah 9:15Zechariah 11:1Zechariah 12:6Matthew 23:14Mark 12:40Luke 20:472 Corinthians 11:20Galatians 5:15Hebrews 10:271 Peter 5:8Revelation 12:4

Where “devour” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJudges3 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
1 versePsalms3 occurrences
3 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah9 occurrences
9 versesJeremiah12 occurrences
12 versesEzekiel7 occurrences
7 versesDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea4 occurrences
4 versesAmos8 occurrences
8 versesObadiah1 occurrence
1 verseNahum3 occurrences
3 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah3 occurrences
3 versesMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
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