248 verses contain “destruction” (in the KJV: 144, in the BSB: 152) — showing 201–248
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But as concerning the things whereof thou askest me, I will tell thee; for the evil is sown, but the destruction thereof is not yet come.
And Samuel and David for the destruction: and Solomon for them that should come to the sanctuary:
That there should not be such heaviness in their destruction, as shall be joy over them that are persuaded to salvation.
For indeed I will not think on the disposition of them which have sinned before death, before judgment, before destruction:
For out of her came all at the first, and out of her shall all others come, and, behold, they walk almost all into destruction, and a multitude of them is utterly rooted out.
But whereas she said unto thee, That my son coming into his marriage chamber happened to have a fail, and died: this was the destruction that came to Jerusalem.
Behold, saith the Lord, I will bring plagues upon the world; the sword, famine, death, and destruction.
For the sword and their destruction draweth nigh, and one people shall stand up and fight against another, and swords in their hands.
For the Lord knoweth all them that sin against him, and therefore delivereth he them unto death and destruction.
I will send plagues upon thee; widowhood, poverty, famine, sword, and pestilence, to waste thy houses with destruction and death.
Gird up yourselves with cloths of sack and hair, bewail your children, and be sorry; for your destruction is at hand.
But before he died he heard of the destruction of Nineve, which was taken by Nabuchodonosor and Assuerus: and before his death he rejoiced over Nineve.
And cried to the God of Israel all with one consent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, and for the nations to rejoice at.
For now we have no helper: but God hath sold us into their hands, that we should be thrown down before them with thirst and great destruction.
Likewise Holofernes said unto her. God hath done well to send thee before the people, that strength might be in our hands and destruction upon them that lightly regard my lord.
For now is the time to help thine inheritance, and to execute thine enterprizes to the destruction of the enemies which are risen against us.
But we find that the Jews, whom this wicked wretch hath delivered to utter destruction, are no evildoers, but live by most just laws:
Seek not death in the error of your life: and pull not upon yourselves destruction with the works of your hands.
For God made not death: neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living.
For he created all things, that they might have their being: and the generations of the world were healthful; and there is no poison of destruction in them, nor the kingdom of death upon the earth:
And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
So of thy people was accepted both the salvation of the righteous, and destruction of the enemies.
For whereas they would not believe any thing by reason of the enchantments; upon the destruction of the firstborn, they acknowledged this people to be the sons of God.
Lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy.
Gold hath been the ruin of many, and their destruction was present.
Teeth of wild beasts, and scorpions, serpents, and the sword punishing the wicked to destruction.
All that are of the earth shall turn to earth again: so the ungodly shall go from a curse to destruction.
Who broughtest kings to destruction, and honorable men from their bed:
For thou art my defender and helper, and has preserved my body from destruction, and from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from the lips that forge lies, and has been mine helper against mine adversaries:
Ye were sold to the nations, not for your destruction: but because ye moved God to wrath, ye were delivered unto the enemies.
My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.
And he drew him out, and cast those that were the cause of his destruction into the den: and they were devoured in a moment before his face.
Now when the time drew near that Mattathias should die, he said unto his sons, Now hath pride and rebuke gotten strength, and the time of destruction, and the wrath of indignation:
Make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to fall away, and let them quake at their destruction:
Now I beseech those that read this book, that they be not discouraged for these calamities, but that they judge those punishments not to be for destruction, but for a chastening of our nation.