KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of devour, meaning to eat greedily; to consume, destroy, or waste rapidly and completely.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 24:17
Complete exact-word concordance
And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like deuouring fire, on the top of the mount, in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Thou louest all deuouring words, O thou deceitfull tongue.
1611 marginal noteOr, and the deceitfull tongue.
Thou shalt be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Thou shalt bee visited of the LORD of hostes with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storme and tempest, and the flame of deuouring fire.
¶ Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
¶ Beholde, the Name of the LORD commeth from farre, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heauy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a deuouring fire.
1611 marginal noteOr, and the grieuousnes of flame.
1611 marginal noteHebr. heauinesse.
And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting downe of his arme, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a deuouring fire, with scattering and tempest and hailestones.
1611 marginal noteHebr. the glory of his voice.
The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
The sinners in Zion are afraid, fearefulnesse hath surprised the hypocrites: who among vs shall dwell with the deuouring fire? who amongst vs shall dwell with euerlasting burnings?
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