Corrupted שָׁחַת

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Mar 18, 2026 · 4m

We are in chapter thirty-two of Exodus with our word for today. שָׁחַת ruin, destroy, annihilate, behave corruptly. It is used 142 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used the most in the sense to destroy completely or damage irreparably. A good example of this is in God’s description of how he will respond to the people’s sin at that time. Genesis 6:13, 17 I מַשְׁחִיתָ֖ם will destroy them … I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth לְשַׁחֵ֣ת to destroy all flesh. What is interesting is that right before this God describes how bad the people’s sin actually is with our word. Genesis…