King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Pestilence
CategoryArchaic Word / Judgment Term
Modern Equivalenta deadly epidemic or plague; a widespread fatal disease.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionA deadly and rapidly spreading disease — often cited in the KJV as one of the instruments of divine judgment alongside sword and famine. The Psalms also promise God's protection over His people from pestilence.
Key Verses"Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence." (Psalm 91:3); "And I will send upon him the sword, the famine, and the pestilence." (Ezekiel 5:17)