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The term "consumeth" is an archaic form of the verb "consume," which appears in various contexts throughout the Bible. It generally refers to the act of destroying, devouring, or using up completely. In the scriptural context, "consumeth" often conveys the idea of divine judgment, purification, or the totality of God's power.

Divine Judgment and Wrath

One of the primary uses of "consumeth" in the Bible is to describe the consuming nature of God's judgment and wrath. InDeuteronomy 4:24, it is written, "For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God." This verse underscores the holiness and righteousness of God, who cannot tolerate sin and idolatry. The imagery of fire consuming is a powerful representation of God's purifying and destructive power against wickedness.

Similarly, inHebrews 12:29, the New Testament reiterates this concept: "For our God is a consuming fire." This serves as a warning to believers to live in reverence and obedience, recognizing the seriousness of God's holiness.

Purification and Refinement

The concept of consuming is also associated with purification and refinement. InMalachi 3:2-3, the prophet speaks of the coming of the Lord: "But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver." Here, the consuming fire is not only a force of judgment but also a means of purifying and refining God's people, removing impurities and preparing them for righteous service.

Total Devotion and Sacrifice

In the context of worship and sacrifice, "consumeth" can also imply total devotion. InLeviticus 6:10, the fire on the altar is described as never going out, symbolizing the continual offering and complete consumption of sacrifices to God. This reflects the idea that offerings to God should be wholehearted and complete, leaving nothing behind.

Human Life and Mortality

The transient nature of human life is another theme where "consumeth" is relevant. InPsalm 90:9, the psalmist laments, "For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh." This verse captures the brevity and fragility of human existence under the weight of divine judgment, emphasizing the need for humility and reliance on God's mercy.

Spiritual Warfare and Victory

In the context of spiritual warfare, "consumeth" can describe the ultimate victory of God over His enemies. InIsaiah 66:15-16, it is prophesied, "For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD." This passage highlights the certainty of God's triumph over evil, where His consuming power ensures the establishment of His justice and righteousness.

In summary, the term "consumeth" in the Bible is rich with meaning, encompassing themes of divine judgment, purification, total devotion, human mortality, and spiritual victory. It serves as a reminder of God's holiness, the seriousness of sin, and the transformative power of His presence.

Library

Seventh Commandment
... punished by the judges. For it is a fire thatconsumeth to destruction,
and would root out all mine increase. . . . By means of...

Song of Moses and Miriam
... And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against
thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, itconsumeth them as stubble....

I Thirst for Love
... The glorious Vision of Thy Face I claim! My long, slow martyrdom of fire. Still
more and moreconsumeth me. Thou art my joy, my one desire,. Jesu! may I expire....

A Prophet's Woes
... 24. Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flameconsumeth the chaff,
so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust...

Psalm LX.
... them to the burning up of the old. Let not therefore the fire of Christ
be feared, hay itconsumeth. "For all flesh is hay, and all...

Psalm LXVIII.
... for the end of the Law is Christ for righteousness to every man believing:" [2685]
He is the end which maketh perfect, not that whichconsumeth or destroyeth....

Psalm LVII.
... The end is Christ. [2125] Why hath He been called end? Not as one thatconsumeth,
but one that consummateth.... 3. "At the end, corrupt...

Psalm XLVI.
... For "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."
[1474] But The End He is called, not because Heconsumeth, but because He...

Whether Sorrow is More Harmful to the Body than the Other Passions...
... a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones": and (Prov.25:20): "As a moth doth by a
garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a manconsumeth the heart...

Whether a Religious Order Should be Established for the Purpose of...
... away from lustful thoughts, and tames the flesh on account of the toil that study
entails according to Ecclus.31:1, "Watching for riches*consumeth the flesh...

Thesaurus

Consumeth (37 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version ConcordanceConsumeth (37 Occurrences). Genesis... him? for he hath
sold us, and he also utterlyconsumeth our money; (YLT)....

Consumes (21 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire hath been kindled in Mine anger, And it burneth unto
Sheol -- the lowest, Andconsumeth earth and its increase, And setteth on...

Trusting (45 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 5:17 And it hath consumed thy harvest and thy bread, They consume thy sons,
and thy daughters, Itconsumeth thy flock, and thy herd, Itconsumeth thy...

Consume (136 Occurrences)
... consume" is substituted for "corrupt" in Matthew 6:19; "my spirit is consumed,"
for "my breath is corrupt" (Job 17:1); instead of "the flameconsumeth the chaff...

Burneth (67 Occurrences)
... those sighing habitually in the ears of Jehovah, and Jehovah heareth, and His anger
burneth, and the fire of Jehovah burneth among them, andconsumeth in the...

Consuming (26 Occurrences)

Answereth (144 Occurrences)
... And if I 'am' a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee
and thy fifty;' and fire cometh down from the heavens, andconsumeth him and...

Vanish (21 Occurrences)
... When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt. (WEB RSV NIV). Psalms
78:33 And Heconsumeth in vanity their days, And their years in trouble. (See RSV)...

Overthrowest (1 Occurrence)
... Exodus 15:7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that
rise up against thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, itconsumeth them as...

Withstanders (15 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Exodus 15:7 And in the abundance of Thine excellency Thou throwest down Thy
withstanders, Thou sendest forth Thy wrath -- Itconsumeth them as stubble....

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Concordance

Consumeth (37 Occurrences)

Genesis 31:15
have we not been reckoned strangers to him? for he hath sold us, and he also utterlyconsumeth our money;
(YLT)

Exodus 15:7
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, itconsumeth them as stubble.
(ASV JPS YLT)

Leviticus 6:10
that the priest hath put on his long robe of fine linen, and his fine linen trousers he doth put on his flesh, and hath lifted up the ashes which the fireconsumeth with the burnt-offering on the altar, and hath put them near the altar;
(YLT)

Leviticus 9:24
and fire cometh out from before Jehovah, andconsumeth on the altar the burnt-offering, and the fat; and all the people see, and cry aloud, and fall on their faces.
(YLT)

Leviticus 10:2
and fire goeth out from before Jehovah, andconsumeth them, and they die before Jehovah.
(YLT)

Numbers 11:1
And the people is evil, as those sighing habitually in the ears of Jehovah, and Jehovah heareth, and His anger burneth, and the fire of Jehovah burneth among them, andconsumeth in the extremity of the camp.
(YLT)

Numbers 16:35
and fire hath come out from Jehovah, andconsumeth the two hundred and fifty men bringing near the perfume.
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 32:22
For a fire hath been kindled in Mine anger, And it burneth unto Sheol -- the lowest, Andconsumeth earth and its increase, And setteth on fire foundations of mountains.
(YLT)

Judges 6:21
And the messenger of Jehovah putteth forth the end of the staff which 'is' in His hand, and cometh against the flesh, and against the unleavened things, and the fire goeth up out of the rock andconsumeth the flesh and the unleavened things -- and the messenger of Jehovah hath gone from his eyes.
(YLT)

1 Kings 18:38
And there falleth a fire of Jehovah, andconsumeth the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and the water that 'is' in the trench it hath licked up.
(YLT)

2 Kings 1:10
And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto the head of the fifty, 'And if I 'am' a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire cometh down from the heavens, andconsumeth him and his fifty.
(YLT)

2 Kings 1:12
And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto them, 'If I 'am' a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire of God cometh down from the heavens, andconsumeth him and his fifty.
(YLT)

2 Kings 1:14
Lo, come down hath fire from the heavens, andconsumeth the two heads of the former fifties and their fifties; and, now, let my soul be precious in thine eyes.'
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 7:1
And at Solomon's finishing to pray, then the fire hath come down from the heavens, andconsumeth the burnt-offering and the sacrifices, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house,
(YLT)

Job 1:16
While this 'one' is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Fire of God hath fallen from the heavens, and burneth among the flock, and among the young men, andconsumeth them, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare 'it' to thee.'
(YLT)

Job 7:9
The cloudconsumeth and vanisheth away; so he that goeth down to Sheol shall not come up.
(DBY)

Job 13:28
And he, as a rotten thing,consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Job 18:13
Itconsumeth the parts of his skin, Consume his parts doth death's first-born.
(YLT)

Job 22:20
Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fireconsumeth.
(KJV WBS)

Job 31:12
For it is a fire thatconsumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 18:8
Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouthconsumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.
(YLT)

Psalms 78:33
And Heconsumeth in vanity their days, And their years in trouble.
(YLT)

Psalms 78:45
He sendeth among them the beetle, and itconsumeth them, And the frog, and it destroyeth them,
(YLT)

Psalms 80:13
A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fieldsconsumeth it.
(YLT)

Psalms 88:9
Mine eyeconsumeth by reason of affliction. Upon thee, Jehovah, have I called every day; I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
(DBY)

Psalms 105:35
And itconsumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground.
(YLT)

Proverbs 6:26
For a harlotconsumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
(YLT)

Ecclesiastes 5:17
Also all his days in darkness heconsumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.
(YLT)

Isaiah 5:24
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flameconsumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
(KJV WBS)

Isaiah 7:20
In that day doth the Lord shave, By a razor that is hired beyond the river, By the king of Asshur, The head, and the hair of the feet, Yea, also the beard itconsumeth.
(YLT)

Isaiah 26:11
O Jehovah, high 'is' Thy hand -- they see not, They see the zeal of the people, and are ashamed, Also, the fire -- Thine adversaries,consumeth them.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 5:17
And it hath consumed thy harvest and thy bread, They consume thy sons, and thy daughters, Itconsumeth thy flock, and thy herd, It consumeth thy vine, and thy fig-tree, It maketh poor thy fenced cities, In which thou art trusting -- by the sword.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 48:45
In the shadow of Heshbon stood powerless have fugitives, For fire hath gone forth from Heshbon, And a flame from within Sihon, And itconsumeth the corner of Moab, And the crown of the sons of Shaon.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 15:4
Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel: the fireconsumeth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned; is it fit for any work?
(DBY)

Ezekiel 34:19
And My flock the trodden thing of your feetconsumeth, And the trampled thing of your feet drinketh?
(YLT)

Daniel 7:23
Thus he said: The fourth beast is the fourth kingdom in the earth, that is diverse from all kingdoms, and itconsumeth all the earth, and treadeth it down, and breaketh it small.
(YLT)

Amos 7:4
Thus hath the Lord Jehovah shewed me, and lo, the Lord Jehovah is calling to contend by fire, and itconsumeth the great deep, yea, it hath consumed the portion, and I say:
(YLT)

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