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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.

Definition sources

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

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:15

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Zephaniah 1:18
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Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zephaniah 1:18 · retained source text

Neither their siluer nor their golde shall be able to deliuer them in the day of the LORDs wrath; but the whole land shall bee deuoured by the fire of his iealousie: for hee shall make euen a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

1611 marginal noteProu. 11.4. ezek.7.19.

1611 marginal noteZeph.3.8.

Zephaniah 3:8
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¶ Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zephaniah 3:8 · retained source text

¶ Therefore waite ye vpon mee, sayth the LORD, vntill the day that I rise vp to the pray: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdomes to powre vpon them mine indignation, euen all my fierce anger: for all the earth shalbe deuoured with the fire of my iealousie.

1611 marginal noteChap.1.18.

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

Where “devoured” appears

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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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Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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

volume 1, leaf 578, column 1 (main_dictionary)