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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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Zechariah 9:15
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The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 9:15 · retained source text

The LORD of hostes shall defend them, and they shall deuoure, and subdue with sling stones, and they shal drinke and make a noise, as through wine, and they shall bee filled like bowles, and as the corners of the Altar.

1611 marginal noteOr, subdue the stones of the sling.

1611 marginal noteOr, shall fill both the bowles, &c.

Zechariah 11:1
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OPEN thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
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1611 witness · Zechariah 11:1 · retained source text

¶ Open thy doores, O Lebanon, that the fire may deuoure thy cedars.

Zechariah 12:6
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¶ In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 12:6 · retained source text

¶ In that day will I make the gouernours of Iudah like a harth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheafe; and they shall deuoure all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Ierusalem shall bee inhabited againe in her owne place, euen in Ierusalem.

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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