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# blot out, wipe out #
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## Definition: ##
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The terms "blot out" and "wipe out" are expressions that mean to completely remove or destroy something or someone.
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* These expressions can be used in a positive sense, as when God "blots out" sins by forgiving them and choosing not to remember them.
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* It is also often used in a negative sense, as when God "blots out" or "wipes out" a people group, destroying them because of their sin.
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* The Bible talks about a person's name being "blotted out" or "wiped out" of God's book of life, which means that the person will not receive eternal life.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* Depending on the context, these expressions could be translated as "get rid of" or "remove" or "completely destroy" or "completely remove."
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* When referring to blotting someone's name out of the Book of Life, this could be translated as, "removed from" or "erased."
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Deuteronomy 29:20-21](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/deu/29/20)
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* [Exodus 32:30-32](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/exo/32/30)
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* [Genesis 07:23-24](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/07/23)
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* [Psalm 051:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/psa/051/001)
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