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Lexicon :: Strong's H398 - 'āḵal

Aa
אָכַל
Transliteration
'āḵal
Pronunciation
aw-kal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 85

Strong’s Definitions

אָכַל ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):—× at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 810x

The KJV translates Strong's H398 in the following manner: eat (604x), devour (111x), consume (32x), miscellaneous (55x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 810x
The KJV translates Strong's H398 in the following manner: eat (604x), devour (111x), consume (32x), miscellaneous (55x).

  1. to eat, devour, burn up, feed

    1. (Qal)

      1. to eat (human subject)

      2. to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)

      3. to devour, consume (of fire)

      4. to devour, slay (of sword)

      5. to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)

      6. to devour (of oppression)

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be eaten (by men)

      2. to be devoured, consumed (of fire)

      3. to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)

    3. (Pual)

      1. to cause to eat, feed with

      2. to cause to devour

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to feed

      2. to cause to eat

    5. (Piel)

      1. consume

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָכַל ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):—× at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.
STRONGS H398: Abbreviations
אָכַל 806 verb eat (Arabic أَكَلَ, Assyrian akâlu DlW, Aramaic H399 אֲבַל, LfkAe  ) —
Qal Perfect אָכַל Exodus 34:28 +; אָֽכְלָה Numbers 21:28 +; etc. Imperfect יֹאכַל Genesis 49:27 +; וַיּאֹ֫כַל Genesis 25:34 +; וַיּאֹכַ֑ל Genesis 3:6 +; יאֹכֵ֑ל Leviticus 21:22 +; אֹכַל Genesis 24:33 +; וָֽאֹכַ֫ל Genesis 27:33; וְאֹכֵ֑ל Isaiah 44:19; וָֽאֹכֵל Genesis 3:12, 13; 3rd person plural יאֹכְלוּ Genesis 32:33 +; יאֹכֵ֑לוּ Deuteronomy 18:18 +; etc. (for יוֺכְלוּ Ezekiel 42:5 read יוצלו, יאצלו Greek Version of the LXX Ew Co); suffix יאֹכְלֶנּוּ Leviticus 7:6 +; תּאֹבַלְכֶם Isaiah 33:11, etc., probably also תְּאָכְלֵהוּ Job 20:26, either as secondary form from תּאֹ׳ (Ew§ 253 Di) or textual error (Ges§ 68. 1) > Pi., Thes KöI, 389; or Po`el, Ki De MV; Imperative אֱכוֺל 1 Kings 18:41 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute אָכוֺל Genesis 2:16 +; construct אֲכֹל Numbers 26:10 + 2 times; לֶאֱכֹל Genesis 24:33 +; לְאָכְלָה Jeremiah 12:9; Participle אֹכֵל (אוֺכֵל) Genesis 39:6 +, אֹכֶלֶת Exodus 24:17 +, etc. —
1. eat, human subject Genesis 3:11, 18 + often; mostly with accusative Exodus 16:35 +; also followed by מִן־ (eat of, — some of, — or from) Exodus 34:15; Ruth 2:14 +; followed by בְּ (eat of or at) Exodus 12:43f; absolute Deuteronomy 2:6 +; as act of worship Genesis 31:54 (compare Genesis 46:1) Exodus 18:12; Exodus 24:11; Exodus 34:15; Deuteronomy 12:7, 18; Deuteronomy 14:23, 26 +; compare of priests Exodus 29:32; Leviticus 10:13 +; compare אָבַל אֶל־הֶהָרִים Ezekiel 18:6, 11, 15; Ezekiel 22:9 + Ezekiel 33:25 עַל־הַדָּם Co עַל־הֶהָרִים; (but RSRel. Semitic i. 324 N would emend first 4 by last); eat up, finish eating Genesis 43:2 (with בלה) 1 Kings 13:28 +; אָכַל לֶחֶם = take a meal Genesis 43:25; Exodus 2:20; 1 Samuel 20:24; Jeremiah 41:1 +; so א׳ alone Genesis 43:16; 1 Samuel 20:5 +; לֶחֶם א׳ = eat, get food Genesis 3:19; 2 Kings 4:8 +; Amos 7:12 (i.e. spend one's life) compare Ecclesiastes 5:16; ל׳ לֹא א׳ i.e. fast 1 Samuel 28:20; 1 Samuel 30:12; Ezra 10:6 compare Daniel 10:3; figurative אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֺ א׳ Ecclesiastes 4:5 (i.e. waste away); eat words Jeremiah 15:16 (i.e. eagerly receive); of adultery, Proverbs 30:20 אָֽוֶן׃ לֹא־פָעַלְתִּי וְאָֽמְרָה פִּ֑יהָ וּמָֽחֲתָה אָֽכְלָה; eat (taste) good fortune, בַּטּוֺב א׳ Job 21:25; לְמִּי אָבְלוֺ according to his eating, i.e. according to his needs in eating Exodus 12:4; Exodus 16:16, 18 also Exodus 16:21; compare Job 20:21 & below אָכְלָה; אָכַל הַפְּרִי 2 Kings 19:29; Amos 9:14, of peaceful enjoyment of results of labour; figurative of receiving consequences of action, good or bad Proverbs 1:31; Proverbs 18:21; Hosea 10:13 compare אֶת־כַּסְפֵּנוּ גַּם־אָכוֺל וַיּאֹכַל Genesis 31:15 i.e. he has reaped all the benefit, compare Hosea 7:9; figurative of mourner, אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָ֑לְתִּי Psalm 102:10 (compare Psalm 80:6 Hiph., & Assyrian akâl al âkul, bikîtum kurmatî = food I ate not, weeping (was) my refreshment HptASKT 166 f. Obsev. 1. 21, 22 ZimBP 34. 42); of gods, partaking of sacrifices Deuteronomy 32:38; figurative = destroy Deuteronomy 7:16 (compare Numbers 14:9); compare Jeremiah 10:25; Jeremiah 30:16; Jeremiah 50:7; Hosea 7:7.
2. of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour; Genesis 37:20, 33; Genesis 40:17, 19; 1 Kings 13:28; 1 Kings 14:11; 1 Kings 16:4; 1 Kings 21:23, 24; Hosea 2:14 +; specifically of locusts Joel 1:4; Joel 2:25; 2 Chronicles 7:13 compare Amos 4:9; moth Job 13:28; flies Psalm 78:45; worms Deuteronomy 28:39; also Ezekiel 19:3, 6 (of Israel under figure of lion), compare Jeremiah 50:7, 17; Jeremiah 51:34; also Hosea 13:8 (of י׳ under fig, of lion), Ezekiel 22:25 (נֶפֶשׁ אָכָ֑לוּ, of false prophets under figure of lion).
3. figurative of fire, devour, consume Leviticus 6:3 (followed by 2 accusative consume offering to ashes) Nahum 3:13; Isaiah 5:24 (in simile), particular of fire from י׳ Leviticus 10:2; Leviticus 16:25; Judges 9:15f 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Kings 1:10, 12, 14; 2 Chronicles 7:1; compare Amos 1:4, 7, 10, 12, 14; Amos 2:2, 5; Amos 5:6 +; Deuteronomy 5:22 of fire at Sinai; of י׳ as fire (in judgment) Deuteronomy 4:24 אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵשׁ אֹכְלָה הוּא כִּי י׳; compare Deuteronomy 9:3; Isaiah 10:17 (|| בּער) Isaiah 30:27, 30; Isaiah 33:14 (|| מוֺקְדֵי עוֺלָם).
4. of sword, devour, slay Deuteronomy 32:42; 2 Samuel 22:26; 2 Samuel 11:25; 2 Samuel 18:8; Hosea 11:6; Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 12:12; compare of devastation of land Isaiah 1:7; Jeremiah 8:16.
5. in general devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subject) of drought Genesis 31:40; of pestilence Ezekiel 7:15; of woods 2 Samuel 18:8; compare Leviticus 26:38 וְאָֽכְלָה אֶתְכֶם אֶרֶץ אֹיְבֵיכֶם; of הַבּשֶׁת Jeremiah 3:24 (see בּשֶׁת).
6. figurative of oppression, devour the poor, etc. Proverbs 30:14; Habakkuk 3:14 compare Psalm 14:4; of bitter enmity לֶאֱכֹל אֶת־בְּשָׂרִי Psalm 27:2. (compare Job 19:22).
† Niph. Perfect וְנֶאֱבַל consecutive Exodus 22:5 Imperfect יֵאָכֵל Genesis 6:21 +; וַיֵּאָכֵ֫ל Numbers 12:12, etc.; Infinitive absolute הֵאָבֹל Leviticus 7:18; Leviticus 19:7; Participle feminine נֶאֱכֶ֫לֶת Leviticus 11:47; —
1. be eaten by man Exodus 12:46; Exodus 13:3, 7; Exodus 21:28; Exodus 29:34; Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 6:16; Leviticus 6:19; Leviticus 6:23; Leviticus 7:6, 15, 16 (twice in verse); Leviticus 7:18; Leviticus 11:41; Leviticus 19:6; Leviticus 19:7; Leviticus 19:23; Leviticus 22:30; Lev 28:17; Ezekiel 45:21; of custom, usage Genesis 6:21; Exodus 12:16; Deuteronomy 12:22; Job 6:6; of permission to eat Leviticus 7:19; Leviticus 11:13, 34, 47 (twice in verse); Leviticus 17:13; with negative be uneatable Jeremiah 24:2, 3, 8; Jeremiah 29:17.
2. be devoured by fire, consumed Zephaniah 1:18; Zephaniah 3:8; Zechariah 9:4; Ezekiel 23:25.
3. be wasted, destroyed, of flesh Numbers 12:12; Jeremiah 30:16.
Pu. Perfect אֻכְּלוּ be consumed with fire Nehemiah 2:3, 13 compare Nahum 1:10 (figurative); so Participle אֻכָּל (= מְאֻכָּל Ew§ 169 d) Exodus 3:2; by sword Isaiah 1:20 תְּאֻכְּלוּ.
† Hiph. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix הֶאֱכַלְתָּם Psalm 80:6, וְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֫י Isaiah 49:26; suffix וְהַאֲכַלְתִּיךָ consecutive Isaiah 58:14; הֶאֱכַלְתִּיח Ezekiel 16:19; וְהַאֲכַלְתִּים consecutive Jeremiah 19:9; Imperfect suffix יַאֲכִלֵנוּ Numbers 11:4, 18, etc.; 2nd person masculine singular jussive [?] תַּאֲכֵל; 1st person singular אוֺכִיל Hosea 11:4; Imperative הַאֲכִילֵהוּ Proverbs 25:21, etc.; Infinitive לְהָכִיל Ezekiel 21:33 (but Co לההל, which see); Participle מַאֲבִיל Jeremiah 23:15, etc.; —
1. cause to eat, feed with, followed by 2 accusative subject mostly י׳; Exodus 16:32; Deuteronomy 8:3, 16; Ezekiel 3:2; Jeremiah 19:9; absolute Hosea 11:4; compare Numbers 11:4, 18; figurative Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 23:15; Isaiah 49:26; Isaiah 58:14; Ezekiel 16:19; also Psalm 80:6 הֶאֱבַלְתָּם לֶחֶם דִּמְעָ֑ה (compare Psalm 102:10 Qal above); followed by accusative of person + מן Psalm 81:17, but also subject man Proverbs 25:21; 1 Kings 22:27; 2 Chronicles 18:26 וְהַאֲכִלֻהוּ לֶחֶם לַ֫חַץ of prison fare; followed by accusative of person only 2 Chronicles 28:15, compare Ezekiel 2:3.
2. cause to devour, object sword Ezekiel 21:33 [Ezekiel 21:28] (but on text see Co).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:16; 3:6; 3:11; 3:12; 3:13; 3:18; 3:19; 6:21; 6:21; 24:33; 24:33; 25:34; 27:33; 31:15; 31:40; 31:54; 37:20; 37:33; 39:6; 40:17; 40:19; 43:2; 43:16; 43:25; 46:1; 49:27

Exodus

2:20; 3:2; 12:4; 12:16; 12:43; 12:46; 13:3; 13:7; 16:16; 16:18; 16:21; 16:32; 16:35; 18:12; 21:28; 22:5; 24:11; 24:17; 29:32; 29:34; 34:15; 34:15; 34:28

Leviticus

6:3; 6:9; 6:16; 6:19; 6:23; 7:6; 7:6; 7:15; 7:16; 7:18; 7:18; 7:19; 10:2; 10:13; 11:13; 11:34; 11:41; 11:47; 11:47; 16:25; 17:13; 19:6; 19:7; 19:7; 19:23; 21:22; 22:30; 26:38

Numbers

11:4; 11:4; 11:18; 11:18; 12:12; 12:12; 14:9; 21:28; 26:10

Deuteronomy

2:6; 4:24; 5:22; 7:16; 8:3; 8:16; 9:3; 12:7; 12:18; 12:22; 14:23; 14:26; 18:18; 28:39; 32:38; 32:42

Judges

9:15

Ruth

2:14

1 Samuel

20:5; 20:24; 28:20; 30:12

2 Samuel

11:25; 18:8; 18:8; 22:26

1 Kings

13:28; 13:28; 14:11; 16:4; 18:38; 18:41; 21:23; 21:24; 22:27

2 Kings

1:10; 1:12; 1:14; 4:8; 19:29

2 Chronicles

7:1; 7:13; 18:26; 28:15

Ezra

10:6

Nehemiah

2:3; 2:13

Job

6:6; 13:28; 19:22; 20:21; 20:26; 21:25

Psalms

14:4; 27:2; 78:45; 80:6; 80:6; 80:6; 102:10; 102:10

Proverbs

1:31; 18:21; 25:21; 25:21; 30:14; 30:20

Ecclesiastes

4:5; 5:16

Isaiah

1:7; 1:20; 5:24; 10:17; 30:27; 30:30; 33:11; 33:14; 44:19; 49:26; 49:26; 58:14; 58:14

Jeremiah

2:30; 3:24; 8:16; 9:14; 10:25; 12:9; 12:12; 15:16; 19:9; 19:9; 23:15; 23:15; 24:2; 24:3; 24:8; 29:17; 30:16; 30:16; 41:1; 50:7; 50:7; 50:17; 51:34

Ezekiel

2:3; 3:2; 7:15; 16:19; 16:19; 18:6; 18:11; 18:15; 19:3; 19:6; 21:28; 22:9; 22:25; 23:25; 33:25; 42:5; 45:21

Daniel

10:3

Hosea

2:14; 7:7; 7:9; 10:13; 11:4; 11:4; 11:6; 13:8

Joel

1:4; 2:25

Amos

1:4; 1:7; 1:10; 1:12; 1:14; 2:2; 2:5; 4:9; 5:6; 7:12; 9:14

Nahum

1:10; 3:13

Habakkuk

3:14

Zephaniah

1:18; 3:8

Zechariah

9:4

H398

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Strong's Number H398 matches the Hebrew אָכַל ('āḵal),
which occurs 815 times in 703 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 10 / 15 (Psa 69:9–Isa 1:20)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:9 - For zeal for Your house has consumed H398 me,
And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:24 - He rained down manna upon them to eat H398
And gave them [fn]food from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:25 - Man did eat H398 the bread of [fn]angels;
He sent them [fn]food [fn]in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - So they ate H398 and were well filled,
And their desire He gave to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:45 - He sent among them swarms of flies which devoured H398 them,
And frogs which destroyed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:63

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:63 - Fire devoured H398 [fn]His young men,
And [fn]His virgins had no wedding songs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:7 - For they have devoured H398 Jacob
And laid waste his [fn]habitation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:5 - You have fed H398 them with the bread of tears,
And You have made them to drink tears in [fn]large measure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:16 - “[fn]But I would feed H398 you with the [fn]finest of the wheat,
And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:4 - My heart has been smitten like [fn]grass and has withered away,
Indeed, I forget to eat H398 my bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:9 - For I have eaten H398 ashes like bread
And mingled my drink with weeping

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:35 - And ate H398 up all vegetation in their land,
And ate H398 up the fruit of their ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:20 - Thus they exchanged their glory
For the image of an ox that eats H398 grass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:28 - They joined themselves also to [fn]Baal-peor,
And ate H398 sacrifices offered to the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 - It is vain for you to rise up early,
To [fn]retire late,
To eat H398 the bread of [fn]painful labors;
For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:2 - When you shall eat H398 of the [fn]fruit of your hands,
You will be happy and it will be well with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:31 - “So they shall eat H398 of the fruit of their own way
And be satiated with their own devices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:2 - From the fruit of a man’s mouth he [fn]enjoys H398 good,
But the [fn]desire of the treacherous is violence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:25 - The righteous [fn]has H398 enough H398 to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the wicked is in need.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:21 - Death and life are in the [fn]power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat H398 its fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:7 - For as he [fn]thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat H398 and drink!”
But his heart is not with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:8 - You will vomit up [fn]the morsel you have eaten, H398
And waste your [fn]compliments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:13 - My son, eat H398 honey, for it is good,
Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:16 - Have you found honey? Eat H398 only [fn]what you need,
That you not have it in excess and vomit it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:21 - If [fn]your enemy is hungry, give H398 him food to eat; H398
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:27 - It is not good to eat H398 much honey,
Nor is it glory to search out [fn]one’s own glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:18 - He who tends the fig tree will eat H398 its fruit,
And he who cares for his master will be honored.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - There is a [fn]kind of man whose teeth are like swords
And his jaw teeth like knives,
To devour H398 the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:17 - The eye that mocks a father
And [fn]scorns a mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat H398 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:20 - This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats H398 and wipes her mouth,
And says, “I have done no wrong.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:27 - She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat H398 the bread of idleness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:24 - There is nothing better for a man than to eat H398 and drink and [fn]tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:25 - For who can eat H398 and who can have enjoyment without [fn]Him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:13 - moreover, that every man who eats H398 and drinks sees good in all his labor—it is the gift of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:5 - The fool folds his hands and consumes H398 his own flesh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:11 - When good things increase, those who consume H398 them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to [fn]look on?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:12 - The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats H398 little or much; but the [fn]full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:17 - Throughout his life he also eats H398 in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18 - Here is what I have seen to be good and [fn]fitting: to eat, H398 to drink and [fn]enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he toils under the sun during the few [fn]years of his life which God has given him; for this is his [fn]reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:19 - Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat H398 from them and to receive his [fn]reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat H398 from them, for a foreigner [fn]enjoys H398 them. This is [fn]vanity and a severe affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:15 - So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat H398 and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his [fn]toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:7 - Go then, eat H398 your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:16 - Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes [fn]feast H398 in the morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:17 - Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat H398 at the appropriate time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:16 - “[fn]Awake, O north wind,
And come, wind of the south;
Make my garden breathe out fragrance,
Let its [fn]spices [fn]be wafted abroad.
May my beloved come into his garden
And eat H398 its choice fruits!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 - “[fn]I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride;
I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam.
I have eaten H398 my honeycomb [fn]and my honey;
I have drunk my wine [fn]and my milk.
Eat, H398 friends;
Drink and [fn]imbibe deeply, O lovers.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:7 - Your land is desolate,
Your cities are burned with fire,
Your fields—strangers are devouring H398 them in your presence;
It is desolation, as overthrown by strangers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:19 - “If you consent and obey,
You will eat H398 the best of the land;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:20 - “But if you refuse and rebel,
You will be devoured H398 by the sword.”
Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

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Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

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