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devoured

Meaning of “devoured”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of devour, meaning to eat greedily; to consume, destroy, or waste rapidly and completely.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
53 occurrences52 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:15

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Deuteronomy 31:17
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Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 31:17 · retained source text

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be deuoured, and many euils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, Are not these euils come vpon vs, because our God is not amongst vs?

1611 marginal noteHebr. finde them.

Deuteronomy 32:24
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They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:24 · retained source text

They shall bee burnt with hunger and deuoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts vpon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

1611 marginal noteHeb. burning coales.

Complete reference index — all 52 verses
Genesis 31:15Genesis 37:20Genesis 37:33Genesis 41:7Genesis 41:24Leviticus 10:2Numbers 26:10Deuteronomy 31:17Deuteronomy 32:242 Samuel 18:82 Samuel 22:9Psalms 18:8Psalms 78:45Psalms 79:7Psalms 105:35Isaiah 1:20Isaiah 24:6Jeremiah 2:30Jeremiah 3:24Jeremiah 8:16Jeremiah 10:25Jeremiah 30:16Jeremiah 50:7Jeremiah 50:17Jeremiah 51:34Lamentations 4:11Ezekiel 15:5Ezekiel 16:20Ezekiel 19:3Ezekiel 19:6Ezekiel 19:14Ezekiel 22:25Ezekiel 23:25Ezekiel 33:27Ezekiel 39:4Daniel 7:7Daniel 7:19Hosea 7:7Hosea 7:9Joel 1:19Joel 1:20Amos 4:9Amos 7:4Nahum 1:10Zephaniah 1:18Zephaniah 3:8Zechariah 9:4Matthew 13:4Mark 4:4Luke 8:5Luke 15:30Revelation 20:9

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Genesis5 occurrences
5 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel3 occurrences
2 versesPsalms4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah8 occurrences
8 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel9 occurrences
9 versesDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea2 occurrences
2 versesJoel2 occurrences
2 versesAmos2 occurrences
2 versesNahum1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation1 occurrence
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Webster 1828

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Eaten; swallowed with greediness; consumed; destroyed; wasted; slain.

volume 1, leaf 578, column 1 (main_dictionary)