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בָּלַע (bâlaʻ) v (baw-lah')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
KJV: cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
Appears in a total of 48 verses:
PSA 55:10
OET-LV: 10 confuse my_master divide tongue_of_their if/because I_have_seen violence and_strife in_city. (PSA_55:10)
OET-RV: 10 Day and night they wander around the city walls.
⇔ Wickedness and trouble are in the middle of it. (PSA 55:10)
JOB 7:19
OET-LV: 19 How_long not will_you_look_away from_me not will_you_let_me_alone until I_swallow spittle_of_my. (JOB_7:19)
OET-RV: 19 Will you never look away from me?
⇔ Won’t you leave me alone long enough to swallow? (JOB 7:19)
NUM 26:10
OET-LV: 10 And_it_opened the_earth/land DOM her/its_mouth and_it_swallowed DOM_them and_DOM Qoraḩ when_died_of the_company when_consumed the_fire DOM fifty and_two_hundreds man and_they_were (into)_a_warning_sign. (NUM_26:10)
OET-RV: 10 Then the earth split open and swallowed them and Korah. Yahweh had also sent a fire that consumed 250 men, and they became a warning sign. (NUM 26:10)
JOB 20:15
OET-LV: 15 Wealth he_swallows and_he_has_vomitted_it_up from_his_of_belly he_drives_it_out god. (JOB_20:15)
OET-RV: 15 They swallow up wealth but then vomit it up.
⇔ ≈ God forces it out of their stomachs. (JOB 20:15)
ISA 28:4
OET-LV: 4 And_it_will_be a_flower the_beauty_of (of)_which_withers its_splendour_of_of which is_on the_head_of a_valley_of fatness(es) like_an_early_fig before summer which he_will_see the_one_who_sees it while_still_it is_in_his_of_palm he_will_swallow_it. (ISA_28:4)
OET-RV: 4 ◙ (ISA 28:4)
NUM 16:32
OET-LV: 32 And_it_opened the_earth/land DOM her/its_mouth and_it_swallowed DOM_them and_DOM households_of_their and_DOM every_of the_humankind who belonged_to_Qoraḩ and_DOM all_of the_property. (NUM_16:32)
OET-RV: 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their homes and every man who backed Korah along with all their property. (NUM 16:32)
PSA 21:10
OET-LV: 10 you_will_make_them like_a_furnace_of fire to_the_time_of your(pl)_presence_of_of YHWH in_his_of_anger he_will_swallow_them_up and_it_will_consume_them fire. (PSA_21:10)
OET-RV: 10 You’ll destroy their offspring from the earth
⇔ and their descendants from among humankind (PSA 21:10)
LAM 2:8
OET-LV: 8 YHWH he_has_planned to_ the_wall_of _destroy of_the_daughter_of of_Tsiyyōn he_has_stretched_out a_measuring-line not he_has_turned_back his/its_hand from_swallowing_up and_he_has_caused_to_mourn rampart and_wall together they_have_languished. (LAM_2:8)
OET-RV: 8 Yahweh planned to destroy the wall of the daughter that’s Tsiyyon.
⇔ He stretched out the measuring line.
⇔ He didn’t withhold his hand from devouring,
⇔ and he’s brought the ramparts and wall to mourning. Together they wasted away. (LAM 2:8)
JOB 2:3
OET-LV: 3 And_ YHWH _he/it_said to the_adversary have_you_set heart_of_your to servant_of_my ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) if/because there_is_not like_him on_the_earth a_man blameless and_upright fearing_of (of)_god and_who_turns_aside from_evil and_still_he is_keeping_hold on_his_of_integrity and_you_incited_me in_him/it to_ruin_him without_cause. (JOB_2:3)
OET-RV: 3 “Have you noticed my servant Iyyov (Job)?” Yahweh asked Satan, “because there’s no one like him on the earth—a blameless and righteous man, striving to obey God and turning from evil. And he’s still holding firmly to his integrity, even though you incited me against him, to ruin him for nothing.” (JOB 2:3)
PRO 21:20
OET-LV: 20 Treasure desirable and_oil are_in_the_habitation_of a_wise_person and_a_fool a_person he_swallows_it_up. (PRO_21:20)
OET-RV: 20 Precious treasures and oil will be in the house of a wise person,
⇔ ^ but a foolish person consumes it all. (PRO 21:20)
PSA 69:16
OET-LV: 16 not let_it_overflow_me a_flood_of water and_not let_it_swallow_me_up the_deep and_not let_it_close over_me the_pit her/its_mouth. (PSA_69:16)
OET-RV: 16 Answer me, Yahweh, because your loyal commitment is good.
⇔ ≈ Turn to me because you’ve shown so much mercy towards me. (PSA 69:16)
ISA 28:7
OET-LV: 7 and_also these with_wine they_reeled and_with_(the)_drink they_staggered priest and_prophet they_reeled with_(the)_drink they_were_confused from (the)_wine they_staggered from (the)_strong_drink they_reeled in_vision they_staggered decision. (ISA_28:7)
OET-RV: 7 ◙ (ISA 28:7)
SA2 17:16
OET-LV: 16 And_now send quickly and_tell to_Dāvid to_say do_not pass_the_night the_night at_the_wilderness_plains_of the_wilderness and_also definitely_(pass_over) you_will_pass_over lest it_should_be_swallowed_up to/for_the_king and_to/for_all the_people which with_him/it. (SA2_17:16)
OET-RV: 16 Then he told them, “Get that message to David quickly. Tell him not to overnight at the fords in the wilderness, but to cross over otherwise he’ll be killed along with everyone else with him.” (SA2 17:16)
ISA 3:12
OET-LV: 12 People_of_my its_of_oppressors is_acting_like_children and_women they_have_ruled in_him/it my_people_of_Oh your(pl)_of_guides are_leading_astray and_the_way_of your(pl)_paths_of_of they_have_confused. (ISA_3:12)
OET-RV: ⇔ 12 Even children will oppress my people,
⇔ ≈ and women rule over them.
⇔ Those who guide you lead my people astray
⇔ ≈ and confuse your progress to make you follow the wrong path. (ISA 3:12)
NUM 4:20
OET-LV: 20 And_not they_will_go to_see as_a_swallowing DOM the_holy_thing and_they_will_die. (NUM_4:20)
OET-RV: 20 However, they must never go early to set their eyes on the sacred objects, even briefly, or they’ll die.” (NUM 4:20)
JOB 37:20
OET-LV: 20 Will_it_be_recounted to_him/it if/because_that I_will_speak or did_he_say anyone if/because_that he_will_be_swallowed_up. (JOB_37:20)
OET-RV: 20 Should he be informed that I want to speak,
⇔ or will anyone who talks get swallowed up? (JOB 37:20)
LAM 2:2
OET-LV: 2 my_master he_has_swallowed_up wwww he_has_spared DOM all_of the_settlements_of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) he_has_torn_down in_his_of_severe_anger the_fortifications_of the_daughter_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) he_has_made_them_touch (to)_ground he_has_profaned the_kingdom and_its_of_princes. (LAM_2:2)
OET-RV: 2 My master devoured—he didn’t show compassion on all the pastures of Yakov.
⇔ In his fury, he knocked down the fortifications of the daughter of Yehudah.
⇔ He struck the earth with disgrace—the kingdom and its leaders. (LAM 2:2)
HAB 1:13
OET-LV: 13 you_are_too_pure_of eyes for_seeing evil and_to_look to mischief not you_are_able to/for_what do_you_look_at those_who_act_treacherously are_you_silent when_swallows_up a_wicked_person a_person_righteous more_than_him. (HAB_1:13)
OET-RV: 13 Your eyes are too pure to endure seeing evil,
⇔ ≈ and you’re not able to look on wrongdoing with favour.
⇔ Why then have you tolerated those who are treacherous?
⇔ ≈ Why are you silent while the wicked destroy those who are more godly than them? (HAB 1:13)
GEN 41:24
OET-LV: 24 And_they_swallowed the_ears_grain (the)_thin DOM seven the_ears_grain (the)_good and_I_said to the_magicians/soothsayers and_there_was_not one_who_told to_me. (GEN_41:24)
OET-RV: 24 Then the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told these dreams to the sorcerers, but no one could explain them to me.” (GEN 41:24)
EXO 15:12
OET-LV: 12 You_stretched_out hand_of_your_right it_swallowed_them_up the_earth. (EXO_15:12)
OET-RV: 12 You stretched out your powerful arm.
⇔ The earth swallowed them up. (EXO 15:12)
HOS 8:8
OET-LV: 8 Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) It_will_be_swallowed now they_are among_nations like_a_vessel which_there_is_not pleasure in/on/over_him/it. (HOS_8:8)
OET-RV: 8 Yisrael is swallowed up.
⇔ Now they’re among the nations like a cup that no one likes (HOS 8:8)
ISA 9:15
OET-LV: 15 and_they_were the_guides_of the_people the_this leading_astray and_those_of_who_were_guided_by_him were_confused. (ISA_9:15)
OET-RV: 15 Yisrael’s leaders are that head,
⇔ and the lying prophets are that tail. (ISA 9:15)
ISA 25:7
OET-LV: 7 And_he_will_swallow_up on_mountain the_this the_surface_of the_covering which_covers over all_of the_peoples and_the_woven_stuff which_is_woven over all_of the_nations. (ISA_25:7)
OET-RV: 7 ◙ (ISA 25:7)
JOB 10:8
OET-LV: 8 Hands_of_your they_formed_me and_they_made_me together all_around and_you_have_swallowed_me. (JOB_10:8)
OET-RV: 8 Your hands shaped and moulded me.
⇔ Will the same hands now destroy me? (JOB 10:8)
PSA 106:17
OET-LV: 17 It_opened the_earth and_it_swallowed_up Dātān and_it_covered over the_company_of ʼAⱱīrām. (PSA_106:17)
OET-RV: 17 The earth opened up and swallowed Datan,
⇔ ≈ and covered over Aviram’s followers. (PSA 106:17)
PRO 19:28
OET-LV: 28 A_witness_of worthlessness he_mocks justice and_the_mouth_of wicked_people it_swallows_up wickedness. (PRO_19:28)
OET-RV: 28 A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice,
⇔ and the mouth of the wicked person gulps in more wickedness. (PRO 19:28)
ISA 19:3
OET-LV: 3 And_ the_spirit_of _it_will_be_disturbed of_Miʦrayim within_it and_its_of_plan I_will_confuse and_they_will_consult (to) the_idols and_near/to the_spirits_the_dead and_near/to the_necromancers and_near/to the_soothsayers. (ISA_19:3)
OET-RV: 3 ◙ (ISA 19:3)
ISA 49:19
OET-LV: 19 If/because places_of_your_waste and_your(pl)_desolate_of_places and_the_land_of your_destruction_of_of if/because now you_will_be_too_cramped for_the_inhabitant[s] and_they_will_be_far_away those_of_who_swallowed_you_up. (ISA_49:19)
OET-RV: ⇔ 19 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 49:19)
NUM 16:30
OET-LV: 30 And_if a_creation he_will_create YHWH and_it_will_open the_soil DOM her/its_mouth and_it_will_swallow DOM_them and_DOM all_of that to/for_them and_they_will_go_down alive Shəʼōl_to and_you(pl)_will_know if/because_that they_have_spurned the_men the_these DOM YHWH. (NUM_16:30)
OET-RV: 30 but if Yahweh does something new and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and their homes and tents and all their possessions, and if they then go down alive into their grave, then you’ll all know that it was because these men rejected Yahweh.” (NUM 16:30)
JNA 2:1
OET-LV: 2 and_ YHWH _he/it_assigned a_fish great to_swallow DOM Yōnāh and_he/it_was Yōnāh in_the_inward_parts_of the_fish three days and_three nights. (JNA_2:1)
OET-RV: 2 Then Yahweh commanded a huge fish to swallow Yonah and he stayed in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights. (JNA 2:1)
ISA 25:8
OET-LV: 8 He_will_swallow_up (the)_death to_perpetuity my_master and_he_will_wipe_away YHWH tear[s] from_under every_of face and_the_reproach_of his_people_of_of he_will_remove from_under all_of the_earth/land if/because YHWH he_has_spoken. (ISA_25:8)
OET-RV: 8 ◙ (ISA 25:8)
NUM 16:34
OET-LV: 34 And_all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) which was_around_of_them they_fled to_their_of_voice if/because they_said lest it_should_swallow_us the_earth/land. (NUM_16:34)
OET-RV: 34 All the people who were around them fled away screaming because they were afraid of getting swallowed by the earth as well. (NUM 16:34)
JER 51:34
OET-LV: 34 He_devoured_me he_confused_me Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the_king_of Bāⱱel he_set_me_down a_vessel_of emptiness he_swallowed_me like_(the)_monster he_filled belly_of_his from_my_of_delicacies he_rinsed_me_out. (JER_51:34)
OET-RV: 34 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 51:34)
LAM 2:5
OET-LV: 5 my_master he_has_become like_an_enemy he_has_swallowed_up Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) he_has_swallowed_up all_of palaces_of_its he_has_ruined fortifications_of_its and_he_has_multiplied in_the_daughter_of Yəhūdāh mourning and_lamentation. (LAM_2:5)
OET-RV: 5 My master has become like an enemy—he’s swallowed up Yisrael.
⇔ He has swallowed up all her palaces—he’s destroyed its fortifications.
⇔ And he has multiplied mourning and lamentation within the daughter of Yehudah. (LAM 2:5)
HOS 8:7
OET-LV: 7 If/because a_wind they_sow and_a_storm-wind they_will_reap standing_grain there_is_not to_him/it growth not it_will_produce flour perhaps it_will_produce strangers they_will_swallow_it. (HOS_8:7)
OET-RV: 7 because they sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
⇔ The standing grain has no heads—it yields no flour.
⇔ If it were to produce, strangers would grab it anyway. (HOS 8:7)
LAM 2:16
OET-LV: 16 they_have_opened on_you mouth_of_their all_of enemies_of_your they_have_hissed and_they_have_gnashed a_tooth they_have_said we_have_swallowed_up surely this the_day which_we_have_waited_for_it we_have_found we_have_seen. (LAM_2:16)
OET-RV: 16 All your enemies spoke out against you.
⇔ They hiss and grind their teeth.
⇔ They say, “We have devoured.
⇔ Surely this is the time we’d longed for.
⇔ We have found, we have seen.” (LAM 2:16)
JOB 8:18
OET-LV: 18 If someone_will_swallow_it from_its_of_place and_it_will_deny in/on/over_him/it not I_have_seen_you. (JOB_8:18)
OET-RV: 18 If it’s destroyed from its place,
⇔ it’ll deny that it even saw you. (JOB 8:18)
PSA 35:25
OET-LV: 25 Not let_them_say in_their_of_heart aha desire_of_our not may_they_say we_have_swallowed_him. (PSA_35:25)
OET-RV: 25 Don’t let them say to themselves, “Aha, we got what we wanted.”
⇔ ≈ Don’t let them say, “We’ve obliterated him.” (PSA 35:25)
SA2 20:19
OET-LV: 19 I am_the_peaceful_ones_of the_faithful_ones_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) you are_seeking to_kill a_city and_a_mother in_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to/for_what will_you_swallow_up the_inheritance_of YHWH. (SA2_20:19)
OET-RV: 19 I’m a peaceable and faithful citizen of Yisrael. You’re trying to destroy this city and a mother in Yisrael. Why would you wipe out our inheritance from Yahweh?” (SA2 20:19)
PRO 1:12
OET-LV: 12 Let_us_engulf_them like_Shəʼōl alive and_complete like_those_who_go_down_of the_pit. (PRO_1:12)
OET-RV: 12 Let’s swallow innocent people just like the grave does,
⇔ ≈ and healthy people just like those going down to the pit. (PRO 1:12)
PSA 124:3
OET-LV: 3 Then alive they_had_swallowed_us_up when_burnt anger_of_their on_us. (PSA_124:3)
OET-RV: 3 they would have swallowed us up alive
⇔ when their anger raged against us. (PSA 124:3)
ECC 10:12
OET-LV: 12 the_words/messages_of the_mouth_of a_wise_person are_favour and_the_lips_of a_fool it_swallows_him. (ECC_10:12)
OET-RV: 12 A wise person’s words earn them favour,
⇔ but a fool’s lips destroy him— (ECC 10:12)
EXO 7:12
OET-LV: 12 And_they_threw_down each_one staff_of_his and_they_were (into)_serpents and_it_swallowed_up the_staff_of ʼAhₐron DOM staffs_of_their. (EXO_7:12)
OET-RV: 12 each of them threw down his staff and they became snakes, except that Aharon’s staff swallowed up their staffs. (EXO 7:12)
DEU 11:6
OET-LV: 6 And_which he_did to_Dātān and_to_ʼAⱱīrām the_sons_of ʼElīʼāⱱ the_son_of Rəʼūⱱēn when it_opened the_earth/land DOM her/its_mouth and_it_swallowed_them and_DOM households_of_their and_DOM tents_of_their and_DOM all_of the_existence which was_at_their_of_feet in_the_midst_of all_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel). (DEU_11:6)
OET-RV: 6 Your children didn’t see what Yahweh did to Eliav’s sons Datan and Aviram (from the tribe of Reuven) when the ground opened up and swallowed them, along with their houses and tents and all their families and animals right in the middle of the encampment (DEU 11:6)
PSA 107:27
OET-LV: 27 They_staggered and_they_trembled like_drunkard and_all skill_of_their it_was_confused. (PSA_107:27)
OET-RV: 27 They swayed and staggered like drunkards
⇔ and had run out of sensible ideas. (PSA 107:27)
JOB 20:18
OET-LV: 18 he_is_restoring the_gain and_not he_swallows_it according_to_the_wealth_of his_exchange_of_of and_not he_will_rejoice. (JOB_20:18)
OET-RV: 18 They will return what they’ve gained and not swallow it down.
⇔ ≈ They won’t get any enjoyment from the profits of their trading. (JOB 20:18)
GEN 41:7
OET-LV: 7 And_they_swallowed the_ears_grain (the)_thin DOM seven the_ears_grain (the)_fat and_(the)_full and_ Parˊoh _he_awoke and_see/lo/see a_dream. (GEN_41:7)
OET-RV: 7 Then the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good, fat heads. At that point, Far’oh woke up, and realised that it had been a dream. (GEN 41:7)
SA2 20:20
OET-LV: 20 and_ Yōʼāⱱ _he_answered and_he_said far_be_it far_be_it to_me if I_will_swallow_up and_if I_will_destroy. (SA2_20:20)
OET-RV: 20 “Far be it, far be it for me that I would destroy or wipe it out,” Yoav replied. (SA2 20:20)
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