And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
The 1611 reading
And when he sowed, some seedes fell by the wayes side, and the foules came, and deuoured them vp.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of devour, meaning to eat greedily; to consume, destroy, or waste rapidly and completely.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 31:15
Complete exact-word concordance
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
And when he sowed, some seedes fell by the wayes side, and the foules came, and deuoured them vp.
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Eaten; swallowed with greediness; consumed; destroyed; wasted; slain.