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H1866דְּרוֹר dᵉrôwr — the swift, a kind of swallowH5693עָגוּר ʻâgûwr — probably the swallowG2666καταπίνω katapínō — to drink down, i.e. gulp entire (literally or
figuratively)H1572גָּמָא gâmâʼ — to absorbH1104בָּלַע bâlaʻ — to make away with (specifically by swallowing)H7602שָׁאַף shâʼaph — to inhale eagerly
Verses(5+)
- VerseMatthew 23:24You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
- VerseProverbs 1:12let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
- VerseProverbs 26:2Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
- Verse2 Samuel 20:20“Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
- VerseProverbs 19:28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.
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Words (Strong's)(5+)
- WordH1866 דְּרוֹר · dᵉrôwr (Hebrew)the swift, a kind of swallow
- WordH5693 עָגוּר · ʻâgûwr (Hebrew)probably the swallow
- WordG2666 καταπίνω · katapínō (Greek)to drink down, i.e. gulp entire (literally or figuratively)
- WordH1572 גָּמָא · gâmâʼ (Hebrew)to absorb
- WordH1104 בָּלַע · bâlaʻ (Hebrew)to make away with (specifically by swallowing)
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Prophecies(2)
- ProphecyDeath Swallowed Up in VictoryIsaiah prophesied that God would personally defeat death and remove its power. Paul cites this as prophetic grounding for Christ's resurrection as the firstfruits and the…
- ProphecyNorthern Tribes Scattered and LostHosea predicted the northern tribes would be 'swallowed up' among the Gentiles and become 'wanderers among the nations.'
Authors(2)
- AuthorBasil of SeleuciaBasil was metropolitan bishop of Seleucia in Isauria, a rugged province on the southern coast of Asia Minor, from about 440. He lived through the most violent doctrinal decade…
- AuthorLeo the GreatLeo was probably born in Tuscany near the end of the fourth century. Before he was bishop he was already one of the most trusted men in the Roman church — a deacon under two…
Apocrypha (study resources)(5+)
- Study resource2 Esdras 8:4So answered I and said, Swallow then down, O my soul, understanding, and devour wisdom.
- Study resourceBaruch 6:22Upon their bodies and heads sit bats, swallows, and birds, and the cats also.
- Study resource1 Enoch 89:5And all the cattle of that enclosure were gathered together until I saw how they sank and were swallowed up and perished in that water.
- Study resource1 Enoch 101:5And therefore do they fear because all their goodly possessions go upon the sea with them, and they have evil forebodings of heart that the sea will swallow them and they will…
- Study resource1 Enoch 89:58But He remained unmoved, though He saw it, and rejoiced that they were devoured and swallowed and robbed, and left them to be devoured in the hand of all the beasts.