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It is derived from the Greek word "sbennymi," which means to extinguish, put out, or suppress. The concept of quenching is frequently associated with the Holy Spirit, faith, and the divine fire of God.<br><br><b>Quenching the Spirit</b><br><br>One of the most notable uses of the term "quench" in the New Testament is found in <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:19</a>, where the Apostle Paul exhorts believers, "Do not quench the Spirit." This admonition suggests that believers have the capacity to suppress or hinder the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives. The Holy Spirit is often symbolized by fire, representing God's presence, power, and purification. Quenching the Spirit, therefore, implies resisting or stifling His influence, guidance, and gifts, which are essential for spiritual growth and effective ministry.<br><br><b>Quenching Faith</b><br><br>In <a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Ephesians 6:16</a>, Paul instructs believers to take up "the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." Here, the imagery of quenching is used in a defensive context, where faith acts as a shield to extinguish or quench the fiery darts of Satan. This passage underscores the protective power of faith against spiritual attacks and temptations, highlighting the importance of maintaining a strong and active faith to resist the devil's schemes.<br><br><b>Quenching Divine Fire</b><br><br>The concept of quenching is also related to the divine fire of God, which is often depicted as a purifying and consuming force. In the Old Testament, fire frequently symbolizes God's holiness and judgment. For instance, in <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a>, the unquenchable fire is a metaphor for God's eternal judgment on the wicked: "And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind."<br><br><b>Quenching Love</b><br><br>In the <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Song of Solomon 8:7</a>, the power and intensity of love are described with the imagery of unquenchable fire: "Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away." This poetic expression emphasizes the enduring and invincible nature of true love, which cannot be extinguished by external forces or overwhelming circumstances.<br><br><b>Quenching in the Context of Judgment</b><br><br>The imagery of quenching is also used in the context of divine judgment and the consequences of sin. In <a href="/mark/9-48.htm">Mark 9:48</a>, Jesus speaks of hell as a place "where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched." This vivid description serves as a solemn warning of the eternal nature of God's judgment for those who reject His salvation.<br><br>In summary, the biblical concept of quenching encompasses the suppression of the Holy Spirit's work, the extinguishing of faith's protective power, the enduring nature of divine love, and the inextinguishable fire of God's judgment. Believers are called to be vigilant in nurturing the Spirit's influence, maintaining strong faith, and recognizing the eternal implications of God's love and justice.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. t.</I>) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.<p>2. (<I>v. t.</I>) To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.<p>3. (<I>v. i.</I>) To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">QUENCH</span><p>kwench, kwensh: Where the word is used of fire or of thirst it has the usual meaning: "to allay," "to extinguish," "to suppress," "to cool." In the Old Testament it is frequently applied to the affections and passions (see <a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">2 Kings 22:17</a> <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Songs 8:7</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Isaiah 42:3</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Jeremiah 21:12</a>). Quenching the coal or the light of Israel may mean slaying a dear one or a brilliant leader. In the New Testament it is also used figuratively, as in <a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Ephesians 6:16</a> the shield of faith quenches the fiery darts of the evil one. In <a href="/mark/9-48.htm">Mark 9:48</a>, sbennumi, and its derivative are applied with reference to Gehenna (translated "hell"). The same word is also used of resisting the gifts of the Holy Spirit in <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:19</a>.<br><br>G. H. Gerberding<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4570.htm"><span class="l">4570. sbennumi -- to <b>quench</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>quench</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sbennumi Phonetic Spelling:<br> (sben'-noo-mee) Short Definition: I extinguish, suppress Definition: (a) I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4570.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/3133.htm"><span class="l">3133. maraino -- to <b>quench</b>, waste away</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>quench</b>, waste away. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: maraino Phonetic Spelling:<br> (mar-ah'-ee-no) Short Definition: I die, wither Definition: pass: I die <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3133.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/3518.htm"><span class="l">3518. kabah -- to be quenched or extinguished, to go out</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to be quenched or extinguished, to go out NASB Word Usage extinguish<br> (5), go (3), goes (1), gone (1), put (1), <b>quench</b> (4), quenched (8 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3518.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm"><span class="l">7665. shabar -- to break, break in pieces</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), crush (2), crushed (2), demolished (1), destroy (2), fractured (1), hurt (2),<br> injured (1), pieces (1), placed (1), point of birth (1), <b>quench</b> (1), shatter <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7665.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8257.htm"><span class="l">8257. shaqa -- to sink, sink down</span></a><br><b>...</b> make deep, let down, drown, <b>quench</b>, sink. (abbreviated Am. 8:8); a primitive<br> root; to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8257.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/7_many_waters_cannot_quench.htm"><span class="l">Many Waters Cannot <b>Quench</b> Love, Neither Can the Floods Drown It <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 7. Many waters cannot <b>quench</b> love, neither can the floods drown it; if a man would<br> give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/7 many waters cannot quench.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_riches_of_bunyan/xvii_the_promises.htm"><span class="l">The Promises.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The man that thirsteth with spiritual thirst, fears nothing more than that there<br> is not enough to <b>quench</b> his thirst: all the promises and sayings of God's <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xvii the promises.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_xi_1_thessalonians_v.htm"><span class="l">1 Thessalonians v. 19-22</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "<b>Quench</b> not the Spirit. <b>...</b> On this account Paul says, "<b>Quench</b> not the Spirit," that<br> is, the gift of grace, for it is his custom so to call the gift of the Spirit. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily xi 1 thessalonians v.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_riches_of_bunyan/xviii_christian_graces.htm"><span class="l">Christian Graces.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith you shall be able to <b>quench</b> all<br> the fiery darts of the wicked:" to <b>quench</b> them, though they come from him as <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xviii christian graces.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gaebelein/the_lord_of_glory/the_love_of_christ.htm"><span class="l">The Love of Christ.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> All the selfishness of His disciples could not <b>quench</b> that Love. Nothing could <b>quench</b><br> His Love for His own. Nothing will ever <b>quench</b> it. Peter denied Him. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gaebelein/the lord of glory/the love of christ.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_4_when_the_banks.htm"><span class="l">When the Banks were Completed and the Battering Rams Brought, and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> sunk together with their bodies, and they were under such astonishment, that not<br> one of them made any haste, either to defend himself or to <b>quench</b> the fire <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 4 when the banks.htm</font><p><a href="/library/taylor/union_and_communion/section_vi_unrestrained_communion.htm"><span class="l">Unrestrained Communion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Many waters cannot <b>quench</b> love,. Neither can the floods drown it: <b>...</b> Suffering and pain,<br> bereavement and loss may test its constancy, but they will not <b>quench</b> it. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../taylor/union and communion/section vi unrestrained communion.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/letter_iii_for_331_easter-day_xvi.htm"><span class="l">Letter iii. --For 331. Easter-Day xvi Pharmuthi; iii Id. April <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Therefore the blessed Paul, when desirous that the grace of the Spirit given to<br> us should not grow cold, exhorts, saying, <b>Quench</b> not the Spirit [3997] .' For <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../select works and letters or athanasius/letter iii for 331 easter-day xvi.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/christ_the_arrester_of_incipient.htm"><span class="l">Christ the Arrester of Incipient Evil and the Nourisher of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHRIST THE ARRESTER OF INCIPIENT EVIL AND THE NOURISHER OF INCIPIENT GOOD. 'A bruised<br> reed shall He not break, and the smoking flax shall He not <b>quench</b>.... <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/christ the arrester of incipient.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_xxiv_ephesians_vi_14-17.htm"><span class="l">Ephesians vi. 14-17</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; withal taking<br> up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to <b>quench</b> all the fiery <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily xxiv ephesians vi 14-17.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/q/quench.htm"><span class="l"><b>Quench</b> (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things<br> burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to <b>quench</b> flame; to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quench.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/extinguish.htm"><span class="l">Extinguish (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (vt) To <b>quench</b>; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out;<br> to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/extinguish.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flax.htm"><span class="l">Flax (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> and American). "A dimly burning wick will he not <b>quench</b>" (Isaiah 42:3);<br> "They are quenched as a wick" (Isaiah 43:17). The thought <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flax.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wick.htm"><span class="l">Wick (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 12:20 A crushed reed He will not utterly break, nor will He <b>quench</b> the<br> still smouldering wick, until He has led on Justice to victory. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wick.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/smoking.htm"><span class="l">Smoking (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 12:20 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't <b>quench</b> a smoking flax,<br> until he leads justice to victory. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/smoking.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/smoldering.htm"><span class="l">Smoldering (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 12:20 a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not <b>quench</b>,<br> till he may put forth judgment to victory, (See NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/smoldering.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/quenched.htm"><span class="l">Quenched (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of <b>Quench</b>. Multi-Version Concordance<br> Quenched (22 Occurrences). Mark 9:43 And if thy hand offend <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quenched.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bruised.htm"><span class="l">Bruised (36 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 12:20 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't <b>quench</b> a smoking flax, until<br> he leads justice to victory. <b>...</b> He won't <b>quench</b> a dimly burning wick. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bruised.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/break.htm"><span class="l">Break (257 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> brak: shabhar = "break" (down, off, in pieces, up), "destroy," "<b>quench</b>" (Isaiah<br> 14:25 Jeremiah 19:10, 11 Ezekiel 4:16 Amos 1:5); paraq = "to break off" or <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/break.htm - 46k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/reed.htm"><span class="l">Reed (41 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 12:20 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't <b>quench</b> a smoking flax, until<br> he leads justice to victory. <b>...</b> He won't <b>quench</b> a dimly burning wick. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/reed.htm - 29k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/grieve-quench-Holy-Spirit.html">What does it mean to grieve / quench the Holy Spirit? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/smoking-flax-not-quench.html">What does it mean that “the smoking flax He will not quench” in Matthew 12:20? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/water-of-life.html">What is the water of life? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/quench.htm">Quench: 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">Quench (14 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/12-20.htm">Matthew 12:20</a></span><br />He won't break a bruised reed. He won't <span class="boldtext">quench</span> a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Romans 12:20</a></span><br />On the contrary, therefore, if your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, <span class="boldtext">quench</span> his thirst. For by doing this you will be heaping burning coals upon his head.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Ephesians 6:16</a></span><br />above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to <span class="boldtext">quench</span> all the fiery darts of the evil one.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-19.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:19</a></span><br />Don't <span class="boldtext">quench</span> the Spirit. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/14-7.htm">2 Samuel 14:7</a></span><br />Behold, the whole family has risen against your handmaid, and they say,'Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also.' Thus they would <span class="boldtext">quench</span> my coal which is left, and would leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the surface of the earth."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm">2 Samuel 21:17</a></span><br />But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You shall go no more out with us to battle, that you don't <span class="boldtext">quench</span> the lamp of Israel."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7</a></span><br />Also -- they have shut the doors of the porch, and <span class="boldtext">quench</span> the lamps, and perfume they have not made, and burnt-offering have not caused to ascend in the sanctuary to the God of Israel,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/104-11.htm">Psalms 104:11</a></span><br />They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys <span class="boldtext">quench</span> their thirst. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Song of Songs 8:7</a></span><br />Many waters can't <span class="boldtext">quench</span> love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/1-31.htm">Isaiah 1:31</a></span><br />The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will <span class="boldtext">quench</span> them."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Isaiah 42:3</a></span><br />He won't break a bruised reed. He won't <span class="boldtext">quench</span> a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></span><br />Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can <span class="boldtext">quench</span> it, because of the evil of your doings.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Jeremiah 21:12</a></span><br />House of David, thus says Yahweh, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can <span class="boldtext">quench</span> it, because of the evil of your doings.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Amos 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