13 occurrences in 12 translations

'Devour' in the Bible

Will those who do evil ever learn? They devour my people like they devour bread, and never call on the LORD.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.

They are ready to devour me; they say, "Aha! Aha! We've got you!"

You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

You love all words that devour,O deceitful tongue.

Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled on me;All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.

I am surrounded by lions;I lie down with those who devour men.Their teeth are spears and arrows;their tongues are sharp swords.

Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me!

The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
κατεσθίω 
Katesthio 
devour , eat up , devour up
Usage: 8

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

אכל 
'akal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

אכלה 
'oklah 
Usage: 18

בּלע 
Bala` 
swallow ... , destroy , devour , covered , at...end
Usage: 49

בּלע 
Bela` 
Usage: 2

ילע 
Yala` 
Usage: 1

לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

רעה 
Ra`ah 
Usage: 171

שׁאף 
Sha'aph 
Usage: 14

ἐσθίω 
Esthio 
Usage: 52

καταπίνω 
Katapino 
Usage: 6

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