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It is a term that appears frequently throughout the Scriptures, reflecting both divine judgment and human actions.<br><br><b>Old Testament Usage</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word often translated as "destroy" is "שָׁחַת" (shachath), which can mean to corrupt, ruin, or annihilate. One of the earliest instances of divine destruction is found in the account of the Flood, where God decides to "destroy all flesh" due to the pervasive wickedness of humanity (<a href="/genesis/6-13.htm">Genesis 6:13</a>). This act of destruction serves as a judgment against sin and a means to purify the earth.<br><br>The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is another significant event, where God rains down sulfur and fire, obliterating the cities due to their grievous sins (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a>). This narrative underscores the severity of divine judgment against immorality and the protection of the righteous, as seen in the deliverance of Lot and his family.<br><br>In the context of Israel's conquest of Canaan, God commands the Israelites to "destroy" the inhabitants of the land (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a>). This directive is not merely about physical destruction but also about eradicating idolatry and preserving the spiritual purity of the nation.<br><br><b>New Testament Usage</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the Greek word "ἀπόλλυμι" (apollymi) is commonly used for "destroy." It can imply both physical destruction and spiritual loss. Jesus warns about the broad path that leads to destruction, contrasting it with the narrow path that leads to life (<a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13</a>). This highlights the eternal consequences of one's choices and the importance of following the path of righteousness.<br><br>The concept of destruction is also evident in the teachings about the end times. The Apostle Paul speaks of the "man of lawlessness" who will be revealed and whom the Lord Jesus will "destroy with the breath of His mouth" (<a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a>). This reflects the ultimate victory of Christ over evil and the final judgment upon the wicked.<br><br><b>Spiritual Implications</b><br><br>Destruction in the Bible is often associated with divine judgment and the consequences of sin. It serves as a warning to humanity about the seriousness of disobedience to God's commands. However, it is also balanced by the message of redemption and salvation offered through Jesus Christ. While destruction is a reality for those who reject God, the promise of eternal life is available to those who believe in Him.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical theme of destruction is multifaceted, encompassing both physical and spiritual dimensions. It serves as a reminder of God's holiness and justice, as well as His mercy and grace. Through the lens of Scripture, destruction is not merely an end but a call to repentance and a new beginning in Christ.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. t.</I>) To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.<p>2. (<I>v. t.</I>) To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.<p>3. (<I>v. t.</I>) To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/622.htm"><span class="l">622. apollumi -- to <b>destroy</b>, <b>destroy</b> utterly</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>destroy</b>, <b>destroy</b> utterly. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apollumi Phonetic<br> Spelling: (ap-ol'-loo-mee) Short Definition: I <b>destroy</b>, lose, am perishing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/622.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 10k</font><p><a href="/greek/1842.htm"><span class="l">1842. exolethreuo -- to <b>destroy</b> utterly</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>destroy</b> utterly. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: exolethreuo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ex-ol-oth-ryoo'-o) Short Definition: I <b>destroy</b> utterly, annihilate <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1842.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4199.htm"><span class="l">4199. portheo -- to <b>destroy</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>destroy</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: portheo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (por-theh'-o) Short Definition: I lay waste, <b>destroy</b> Definition: I lay waste <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4199.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/5351.htm"><span class="l">5351. phtheiro -- to <b>destroy</b>, corrupt, spoil</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>destroy</b>, corrupt, spoil. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: phtheiro Phonetic<br> Spelling: (fthi'-ro) Short Definition: I corrupt, spoil, <b>destroy</b> Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5351.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1311.htm"><span class="l">1311. diaphtheiro -- to <b>destroy</b> utterly, to spoil, corrupt</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>destroy</b> utterly, to spoil, corrupt. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:<br> diaphtheiro Phonetic Spelling: (dee-af-thi'-ro) Short Definition: I <b>destroy</b>, waste <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1311.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/2704.htm"><span class="l">2704. kataphtheiro -- to <b>destroy</b> entirely</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>destroy</b> entirely. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kataphtheiro Phonetic<br> Spelling: (kat-af-thi'-ro) Short Definition: I <b>destroy</b>, corrupt Definition: I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2704.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/3645.htm"><span class="l">3645. olothreuo -- to <b>destroy</b>, ruin.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 3644, 3645. olothreuo. 3646 . to <b>destroy</b>, ruin. <b>...</b> Word Origin from olethreuo;<br> probably from olethros Definition to <b>destroy</b>, ruin. <b>destroy</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3645.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2647.htm"><span class="l">2647. kataluo -- to <b>destroy</b>, overthrow</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>destroy</b>, overthrow. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kataluo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (kat-al-oo'-o) Short Definition: I break up, overthrow, unharness, find <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2647.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/853.htm"><span class="l">853. aphanizo -- to make unseen, ie <b>destroy</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to make unseen, ie <b>destroy</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: aphanizo Phonetic<br> Spelling: (af-an-id'-zo) Short Definition: I cause to disappear, I hide <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/853.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4881.htm"><span class="l">4881. sunapollumi -- to <b>destroy</b> with, mid. to perish together</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4880, 4881. sunapollumi. 4882 . to <b>destroy</b> with, mid. to <b>...</b> Word Origin<br> from sun and apollumi Definition to <b>destroy</b> with, mid. to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4881.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1820.htm"><span class="l">1820. damah -- to cease, cause to cease, cut off, <b>destroy</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 1819, 1820. damah. 1821 . to cease, cause to cease, cut off, <b>destroy</b>.<br> Transliteration: damah Phonetic Spelling: (daw-mam') Short Definition: ruined. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1820.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2255.htm"><span class="l">2255. chabal -- to <b>destroy</b>, hurt</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2254b, 2255. chabal. 2256 . to <b>destroy</b>, hurt. Transliteration: chabal Phonetic<br> Spelling: (khab-al') Short Definition: destroyed. <b>...</b> <b>destroy</b>, hurt. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2255.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/516.htm"><span class="l">516. al-tashcheth -- "<b>destroy</b> not," a phrase in Psalm titles.</span></a><br><b>...</b> al-tashcheth. 517 . "<b>destroy</b> not," a phrase in Psalm titles. <b>...</b> Word Origin from al<br> and shachath Definition "<b>destroy</b> not," a phrase in Psalm titles. Al-taschith <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/516.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5642b.htm"><span class="l">5642b. sethar -- to <b>destroy</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 5642a, 5642b. sethar. 5643 . to <b>destroy</b>. Transliteration: sethar Short<br> Definition: destroyed. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5642b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8046a.htm"><span class="l">8046a. shemad -- to <b>destroy</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 8046, 8046a. shemad. 8046b . to <b>destroy</b>. Transliteration: shemad Short<br> Definition: annihilated. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8046a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4277.htm"><span class="l">4277. machaq -- to utterly <b>destroy</b>, annihilate</span></a><br><b>...</b> machaq. 4278 . to utterly <b>destroy</b>, annihilate. Transliteration: machaq Phonetic<br> Spelling: (maw-khak') Short Definition: smashed. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4277.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8046.htm"><span class="l">8046. shmad -- to <b>destroy</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 8045, 8046. shmad. 8046a . to <b>destroy</b>. Transliteration: shmad Phonetic Spelling:<br> (shem-ad') Short Definition: consume. consume (Aramaic <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8046.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm"><span class="l">6. abad -- to perish</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to perish NASB Word Usage annihilate (2), annihilated (1), been<br> lost (1), broken (1), corrupts (1), <b>destroy</b> (33), destroyed (15), destroying (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6789.htm"><span class="l">6789. tsamath -- to put an end to, exterminate</span></a><br><b>...</b> to put an end to, exterminate. Transliteration: tsamath Phonetic Spelling:<br> (tsaw-math') Short Definition: <b>destroy</b>. <b>...</b> consume, cut off, <b>destroy</b>, vanish. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6789.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7.htm"><span class="l">7. abad -- to perish</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6, 7. abad. 8 . to perish. Transliteration: abad Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ab-ad') Short Definition: <b>destroy</b>. Word <b>...</b> 1). <b>destroy</b>, perish. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_118_the_saying_of.htm"><span class="l">The Saying of Christ, "<b>Destroy</b> this Temple," &C. --Additional <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE PASSOVER. Section 118. The Saying of Christ, "<b>Destroy</b> this Temple,"<br> &c."Additional Exposition of it given by John. Some of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 118 the saying of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_93_destroy_this_temple.htm"><span class="l">"<b>Destroy</b> this Temple," &C.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER V. THE MIRACLES OF CHRIST. Section 93. "<b>Destroy</b> this Temple," &c.<br> Similar to this was Christ's reply at the Passover, which <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 93 destroy this temple.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_lying/section_35_moreover_what_is.htm"><span class="l">Moreover what is Written "Thou Wilt <b>Destroy</b> all that Speak Leasing <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Section 35. Moreover what is written "Thou wilt <b>destroy</b> all that speak<br> leasing? 35. Moreover what is written "Thou wilt <b>destroy</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on lying/section 35 moreover what is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_manichaean_controversy_/faustus_rejects_christs_declaration_that.htm"><span class="l">Faustus Rejects Christ's Declaration that He came not to <b>Destroy</b> <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book XVII. Faustus rejects Christ's declaration that He came not to <b>destroy</b><br> the law and the prophets but to fulfill them. Faustus <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../faustus rejects christs declaration that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arminius/the_works_of_james_arminius_vol_3/allegation_2_we_teach_that.htm"><span class="l">Allegation 2 "We Teach that God Ordained Men to Hell-Fire, and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> ALLEGATION 2 "WE TEACH THAT GOD ORDAINED MEN TO HELL-FIRE, AND THAT HE CREATED<br> THEM, THAT HE MIGHT <b>DESTROY</b> THEM.". In that allegation <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 3/allegation 2 we teach that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/the_cloud_of_unknowing/here_beginneth_the_four_and_3.htm"><span class="l">How a Soul Shall Dispose it on Its Own Part, for to <b>Destroy</b> all <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> HERE BEGINNETH THE FOUR AND FORTIETH CHAPTER How a soul shall dispose it on its<br> own part, for to <b>destroy</b> all witting and feeling of its own being. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/the cloud of unknowing/here beginneth the four and 3.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clement/the_stromata_or_miscellanies/chapter_xviii_he_illustrates_the_apostles.htm"><span class="l">He Illustrates the Apostle's Saying, "I Will <b>Destroy</b> the Wisdom of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Stromata, or Miscellanies: Book I Chapter XVIII."He Illustrates the<br> Apostle's Saying, "I Will <b>Destroy</b> the Wisdom of the Wise.". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the stromata or miscellanies/chapter xviii he illustrates the apostles.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ephraim/hymns_and_homilies_of_ephraim_the_syrian/hymn_xli_the_evil_one.htm"><span class="l">The Evil one Said, "I Fear Him, Even Jesus, Lest He <b>Destroy</b> My <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Hymn XLI. The Evil One said, "I fear Him, even Jesus, lest He <b>destroy</b> my arts. 1.<br> The Evil One said, "I fear Him, even Jesus, lest He <b>destroy</b> my arts. For lo! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn xli the evil one.htm</font><p><a href="/library/winkworth/lyra_germanica_the_christian_year/tuesday_in_easter_week_i.htm"><span class="l">Tuesday in Easter Week. I Know that My Redeemer Liveth . . And <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> I know that my Redeemer liveth . . and though after my skin worms <b>destroy</b> this body,<br> yet in my flesh shall I see God. I know that my Redeemer liveth . . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../winkworth/lyra germanica the christian year/tuesday in easter week i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hippolytus/the_extant_works_and_fragments_of_hippolytus/sections_ii_iii_and_the.htm"><span class="l">Sections ii. , iii. And the Lord Said: "And I Will Bring the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Part I."Exegetical. Sections II., III. And the Lord Said: "And I Will Bring the<br> Waters of the Flood Upon the Earth to <b>Destroy</b> All Flesh," Etc. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/sections ii iii and the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/destroy.htm"><span class="l"><b>Destroy</b> (379 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Destroy</b> (379 Occurrences). Matthew <b>...</b> Matthew 5:17<br> "Don't think that I came to <b>destroy</b> the law or the prophets. I <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/destroy.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/annihilate.htm"><span class="l">Annihilate (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To <b>destroy</b> completely; to reduce to nothing or<br> nonexistence; to <b>destroy</b> the existence of; to cause to cease to be. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/annihilate.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/demolish.htm"><span class="l">Demolish (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To pull down; to raze; to <b>destroy</b> the fabric of;<br> to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/demolish.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/peradventure.htm"><span class="l">Peradventure (35 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 18:24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also<br><b>destroy</b> and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/peradventure.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/blot.htm"><span class="l">Blot (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> defect; the Revised Version (British and American) has "spot." Blot out (machah,<br> "to wipe out," exaleipho, "to smear out"), to obliterate or <b>destroy</b>: "That a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/blot.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/disturb.htm"><span class="l">Disturb (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Esther 9:24 because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the<br> Jews, had devised against the Jews to <b>destroy</b> them, and had cast pur, that is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/disturb.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/devastate.htm"><span class="l">Devastate (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 22:33 The thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed<br> God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to <b>destroy</b> the land <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/devastate.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/discomfit.htm"><span class="l">Discomfit (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The meaning in general is "to annoy," "harass," "confuse," "rout" and "<b>destroy</b>."<br> The most common usage is that based upon the root meaning, "to trouble" or <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/discomfit.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/plotted.htm"><span class="l">Plotted (21 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Plotted (21 Occurrences). Matthew 12:14 But the Pharisees<br> went out, and conspired against him, how they might <b>destroy</b> him. (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/plotted.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dispossess.htm"><span class="l">Dispossess (44 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 33:52 then ye shall dispossess all the inhabitants of the land from before<br> you, and ye shall <b>destroy</b> all their figured images, and all their molten <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dispossess.htm - 21k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/thief-steal-kill-destroy.html">What does it mean that the thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy in John 10:10? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/animals-destroyed-Flood.html">Why did God also destroy animals in the Flood (Genesis 6-8)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Numbers-31-17-Midianites.html">Why did God command the Israelites to completely destroy the Midianites in Numbers 31:17? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/destroy.htm">Destroy: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Destroy (379 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13</a></span><br />Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> him."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a></span><br />"Don't think that I came to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the law or the prophets. I didn't come to destroy, but to fulfill.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19</a></span><br />"Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear <span class="boldtext">destroy</span>, and where thieves break in and steal.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/6-20.htm">Matthew 6:20</a></span><br />But amass wealth for yourselves in Heaven, where neither the moth nor wear-and-tear destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a></span><br />Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> both soul and body in Gehenna.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/12-14.htm">Matthew 12:14</a></span><br />But the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they might <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/21-41.htm">Matthew 21:41</a></span><br />They told him, "He will miserably <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61</a></span><br />and said, "This man said,'I am able to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">Matthew 27:20</a></span><br />Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> Jesus.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40</a></span><br />and saying, "You who <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/1-24.htm">Mark 1:24</a></span><br />saying, "Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/3-4.htm">Mark 3:4</a></span><br />Then He asked them, "Are we allowed to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil? to save a life, or to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> one?" They remained silent.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/3-6.htm">Mark 3:6</a></span><br />The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/9-22.htm">Mark 9:22</a></span><br />Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water, to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/11-18.htm">Mark 11:18</a></span><br />The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/12-9.htm">Mark 12:9</a></span><br />What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-58.htm">Mark 14:58</a></span><br />"We heard him say,'I will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Mark 15:29</a></span><br />Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the temple, and build it in three days,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/4-34.htm">Luke 4:34</a></span><br />saying, "Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/6-9.htm">Luke 6:9</a></span><br />Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> it?<br /><span class="source">(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/9-54.htm">Luke 9:54</a></span><br />When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> them, just as Elijah did?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/9-56.htm">Luke 9:56</a></span><br />For the Son of Man didn't come to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> men's lives, but to save them." They went to another village.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33</a></span><br />Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Luke 19:47</a></span><br />He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people sought to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/20-16.htm">Luke 20:16</a></span><br />He will come and <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Luke 22:2</a></span><br />and the High Priests and the Scribes were contriving how to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> Him. But they feared the people. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "<span class="boldtext">Destroy</span> this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />The thief only comes to steal, kill, and <span class="boldtext">destroy</span>. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/11-48.htm">John 11:48</a></span><br />If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/6-14.htm">Acts 6:14</a></span><br />For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/8-3.htm">Acts 8:3</a></span><br />But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Acts 26:21</a></span><br />On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> me.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/14-15.htm">Romans 14:15</a></span><br />Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don't <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> with your food him for whom Christ died.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Romans 14:20</a></span><br />For meat <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. <br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-19.htm">1 Corinthians 1:19</a></span><br />For it is written, "I will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">1 Corinthians 3:17</a></span><br />If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for God's temple is holy, which you are.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-13.htm">1 Corinthians 6:13</a></span><br />Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4</a></span><br />(For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">2 Corinthians 10:5</a></span><br />throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/1-13.htm">Galatians 1:13</a></span><br />For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/1-23.htm">Galatians 1:23</a></span><br />but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span>." <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a></span><br />Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> by the manifestation of his coming;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">2 Timothy 2:18</a></span><br />men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14</a></span><br />Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/4-12.htm">James 4:12</a></span><br />Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span>. But who are you to judge another?<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">1 John 3:8</a></span><br />He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the works of the devil.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Jude 1:5</a></span><br />Now I desire to remind you, though you already know this, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who didn't believe.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jude/1-10.htm">Jude 1:10</a></span><br />But these speak evil of whatever things they don't know. What they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, they are destroyed in these things.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/11-18.htm">Revelation 11:18</a></span><br />The nations were angry, and your wrath came, as did the time for the dead to be judged, and to give your bondservants the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints, and those who fear your name, to the small and the great; and to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> those who destroy the earth."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Genesis 6:7</a></span><br />Yahweh said, "I will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> man whom I have created from the surface of the ground; man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/6-13.htm">Genesis 6:13</a></span><br />God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> them with the earth.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Genesis 6:17</a></span><br />I, even I, do bring the flood of waters on this earth, to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Genesis 7:4</a></span><br />In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. Every living thing that I have made, I will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> from the surface of the ground."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21</a></span><br />And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Genesis 9:11</a></span><br />I will establish my covenant with you: all flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood, neither will there ever again be a flood to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the earth."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/9-15.htm">Genesis 9:15</a></span><br />and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more become a flood to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> all flesh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Genesis 18:23</a></span><br />And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the righteous with the wicked?<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Genesis 18:24</a></span><br />Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? <br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Genesis 18:28</a></span><br />What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/18-31.htm">Genesis 18:31</a></span><br />He said, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?" He said, "I will not <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> it for the twenty's sake."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/18-32.htm">Genesis 18:32</a></span><br />He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He said, "I will not <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> it for the ten's sake."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-13.htm">Genesis 19:13</a></span><br />for we will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-14.htm">Genesis 19:14</a></span><br />Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, "Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the city." But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/20-4.htm">Genesis 20:4</a></span><br />Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/8-9.htm">Exodus 8:9</a></span><br />Moses said to Pharaoh, "I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only."<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/12-13.htm">Exodus 12:13</a></span><br />The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be on you to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> you, when I strike the land of Egypt.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9</a></span><br />The enemy said,'I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the spoil. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> them.'<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/21-26.htm">Exodus 21:26</a></span><br />"If a man strikes his servant's eye, or his maid's eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Exodus 23:23</a></span><br />For my angel shall go before you, and bring you in to the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I will cut them off.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Exodus 23:24</a></span><br />Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their deeds; but thou shalt utterly <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> them, and utterly shatter their statues.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/23-27.htm">Exodus 23:27</a></span><br />I will send my fear before thee, and will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/32-10.htm">Exodus 32:10</a></span><br />Now do not get in my way, for my wrath is burning against them; I will send destruction on them, but of you I will make a great nation.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/32-12.htm">Exodus 32:12</a></span><br />Why should the Egyptians speak, saying,'He brought them forth for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?' Turn from your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/33-3.htm">Exodus 33:3</a></span><br />Go up to that land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, for fear that I send destruction on you while you are on the way.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/33-5.htm">Exodus 33:5</a></span><br />And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You are a stiff-necked people: if I come among you, even for a minute, I will send destruction on you; so take off all your ornaments, so that I may see what to do with you.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/34-13.htm">Exodus 34:13</a></span><br />But ye shall <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Leviticus 19:27</a></span><br />Ye do not round the corner of your head, nor <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the corner of thy beard.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/23-30.htm">Leviticus 23:30</a></span><br />Whoever it is who does any manner of work in that same day, that person I will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> from among his people.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a></span><br />I also will do this to you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and you will sow your seed in vain, for your enemies will eat it.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">Leviticus 26:22</a></span><br />I will send the wild animals among you, which will rob you of your children, <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> your livestock, and make you few in number; and your roads will become desolate.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Leviticus 26:30</a></span><br />I will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> your high places, and cut down your incense altars, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols; and my soul will abhor you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm">Leviticus 26:44</a></span><br />Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> them utterly, and to break my covenant with them; for I am Yahweh their God;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/14-12.htm">Numbers 14:12</a></span><br />I will smite them with the pestilence, and <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they. <br /><span class="source">(DBY JPS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Numbers 21:2</a></span><br />Israel vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, "If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> their cities."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/24-19.htm">Numbers 24:19</a></span><br />Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> the remnant from the city."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/25-11.htm">Numbers 25:11</a></span><br />Through Phinehas, and because of his passion for my honour, my wrath has been turned away from the children of Israel, so that I have not sent destruction on them all in my wrath.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/32-15.htm">Numbers 32:15</a></span><br />For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> all this people."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Numbers 33:52</a></span><br />then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their high places:<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Deuteronomy 1:27</a></span><br />and you murmured in your tents, and said, "Because Yahweh hated us, he has brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> us.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-12.htm">Deuteronomy 2:12</a></span><br />The Horites also lived in Seir before, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and lived in their place; as Israel did to the land of his possession, which Yahweh gave to them.)<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-15.htm">Deuteronomy 2:15</a></span><br />Moreover the hand of Yahweh was against them, to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-31.htm">Deuteronomy 4:31</a></span><br />for Yahweh your God is a merciful God; he will not fail you, neither <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-15.htm">Deuteronomy 6:15</a></span><br />for Yahweh your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; lest the anger of Yahweh your God be kindled against you, and he <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> you from off the face of the earth.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a></span><br />and when Yahweh your God shall deliver them up before you, and you shall strike them; then you shall utterly <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> them: you shall make no covenant with them, nor show mercy to them;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-4.htm">Deuteronomy 7:4</a></span><br />For he will turn away your son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so the anger of Yahweh would be kindled against you, and he would <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> you quickly.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Deuteronomy 7:5</a></span><br />But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-10.htm">Deuteronomy 7:10</a></span><br />and repays those who hate him to their face, to <span class="boldtext">destroy</span> them: he will not be slack to him who hates him, he will repay him to his face.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-16.htm">Deuteronomy 7:16</a></span><br />And you are to send destruction on all the peoples which the Lord your God gives into your hands; have no pity on them, and do not give worship to their gods; for that will be a cause of sin to you.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-23.htm">Deuteronomy 7:23</a></span><br />But Yahweh your God will deliver them up before you, and will confuse them with a great confusion, until they be destroyed.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-24.htm">Deuteronomy 7:24</a></span><br />He will deliver their kings into your hand, and you shall make their name to perish from under the sky: there shall no man be able to stand before you, until you have destroyed them.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><a 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