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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:27

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Psalms 21:9
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 21:9 · retained source text

Thou shalt make them as a fiery ouen in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them vp in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.

Psalms 50:3
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 50:3 · retained source text

Our God shall come, and shall not keepe silence: a fire shall deuoure before him, and it shalbe very tempestuous round about him.

Psalms 80:13
The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
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1611 witness · Psalms 80:13 · retained source text

The boare out of the wood doth waste it: and the wild beast of the field doth deuoure it.

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