Yet even then ¹  I will not completely destroy you,” says the Lord.

I will destroy ¹  Daughter Zion, ²  who is as delicate and defenseless as a young maiden. ³ 

At that time, ¹  I will destroy the military power ²  of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”

I will destroy you, ¹  O Israel! Who ²  is there to help you?

I will destroy the cities of your land, and tear down all your fortresses.

I will uproot your images of Asherah ¹  from your midst, and destroy your idols. ² 

I will strike you brutally ¹  and destroy you because of your sin.

“I will destroy ¹  everything from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.

what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy ¹  the whole city because five are lacking?” ²  He replied, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The Lord told me, ‘March ¹  up against this land and destroy it.’”’” ² 

For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised plans against the Jews to destroy them. He had cast pur (that is, the lot) in order to afflict and destroy them.

Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this land to destroy it. The Lord told me, ‘March up against this land and destroy it!’”’” ¹ 

So I will destroy this temple which I have claimed as my own, ¹  this temple that you are trusting to protect you. I will destroy this place that I gave to you and your ancestors, ²  just like I destroyed Shiloh. ³ 

Come down from your place of honor; sit on the dry ground, ¹  you who live in Dibon. ²  For the one who will destroy Moab will attack you; he will destroy your fortifications.

Look, the sovereign Lord is watching ¹  the sinful nation, ²  and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not completely destroy the family ³  of Jacob,” says the Lord.

I chase my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

If he holds back the waters, then they dry up; ¹  if he releases them, ²  they destroy ³  the land.

as water wears away stones, and torrents ¹  wash away the soil, ²  so you destroy man’s hope. ³ 

Do not turn me over to my enemies, ¹  for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me. ² 

For day and night you tormented me; ¹  you tried to destroy me ²  in the intense heat ³  of summer. ⁴  (Selah)