Satiate
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Definition and Usage:
The term "satiate" refers to the act of fully satisfying or fulfilling a desire or need, often to the point of excess. In biblical contexts, it is used to describe the fulfillment of physical, emotional, or spiritual needs by God or through His provision. The concept of satiation is closely linked to themes of abundance, blessing, and divine provision.

Biblical References:

1. Physical Satiation:
· In the Old Testament, the idea of being satiated often relates to God's provision of food and sustenance. For example, in the wilderness, God provided manna to the Israelites, ensuring they were physically satiated. This reflects God's care and provision for His people.
· Jeremiah 31:14 states, "I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and My people will be filled with My goodness," illustrating God's promise to satiate His people with His goodness and blessings.

2. Spiritual Satiation:
· Spiritual satiation is a recurring theme, where God promises to fulfill the spiritual needs of His people. This is often depicted as a deep, soul-level satisfaction that comes from a relationship with God.
· Psalm 107:9 declares, "For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things." This verse highlights God's ability to satiate not just physical hunger but also spiritual thirst and longing.

3. Emotional and Relational Satiation:
· The Bible also speaks to emotional and relational satiation, where God provides comfort and fulfillment in times of distress or need.
· Isaiah 58:11 promises, "The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail." This imagery of a well-watered garden signifies emotional and relational fulfillment provided by God.

Theological Implications:

· Divine Provision: The concept of satiation underscores the belief in God's abundant provision. It reassures believers that God is attentive to their needs and is capable of providing for them in every aspect of life.

· Contentment and Trust: Satiation in the biblical sense encourages contentment and trust in God's timing and methods. It calls believers to rely on God's wisdom and provision rather than seeking fulfillment through worldly means.

· Eternal Satisfaction: While earthly satiation is temporary, the Bible points to an eternal satisfaction found in God alone. This eternal perspective encourages believers to seek fulfillment in their relationship with God, which transcends temporal needs and desires.

Practical Application:

· Believers are encouraged to seek God first, trusting that He will satiate their needs according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19).
· Practicing gratitude for God's provision can lead to a deeper sense of satisfaction and contentment in life.
· Engaging in spiritual disciplines such as prayer, worship, and reading Scripture can help believers experience the spiritual satiation that God offers.

In summary, the biblical concept of satiation encompasses God's comprehensive provision for His people's physical, spiritual, and emotional needs, inviting them to trust in His abundant goodness and faithfulness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. t.) To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; as, to satiate appetite or sense.

2. (a.) Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; -- followed by with or of.

3. (v. t.) To full beyond natural desire; to gratify to repletion or loathing; to surfeit; to glut.

4. (v. t.) To saturate.

Strong's Hebrew
7301. ravah -- to be saturated, drink one's fill
... bathe, make drunk, take the fill, satiate, abundantly satisfy, soak, water
abundantly. A primitive root; to slake the thirst (occasionally ...
/hebrew/7301.htm - 6k

7646. saba -- to be sated, satisfied or surfeited
... ie Fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) -- have enough, fill (full,
self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with ...
/hebrew/7646.htm - 6k

7937. shakar -- to be or become drunk or drunken
... A primitive root; to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating
drink or (figuratively) influence -- (be filled with) drink (abundantly ...
/hebrew/7937.htm - 6k

Library

But Perhaps Some one is Alarmed at Hearing us Discourse of the ...
... hook, and stretch thee out upon the earth: the plains shall be filled with thee,
and I will set all the fowls of the air over thee, and I will satiate all the ...
/.../16 but perhaps some one.htm

That Holy Complacency Gives Our Heart to God, and Makes us Feel a ...
... Now in this complacency we satiate our soul with delights in such a manner that
we do not yet cease to desire to be satiated, and relishing the divine goodness ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter iii that holy complacency.htm

A Strain of Sodom.
... foot. 'Mid sacred rites to die, and, slaughtered, pour. His blood to Bebryx,
or to satiate. Libyan pal??stras, or assume new forms; 25 ...
/.../fathers of the third century tertullian appendix/2 a strain of sodom.htm

The Cruelty of the Sacrifices to the Gods.
... in the numberless contests for renown in the wars providing for themselves the means
of pleasure, that they might be able abundantly to satiate themselves with ...
/.../clement/exhortation to the heathen/chapter iii the cruelty of the.htm

Upon Compassion. Preached the First Sunday in Lent.
... It seldom happens, in regulated societies, that men have an enemy so entirely in
their power as to be able to satiate their resentment with safety. ...
/.../butler/human nature/sermon vi upon compassion preached.htm

Thus Much Will Suffice to have Treated on Behalf of True ...
... endure many torments, in order not to betray either such as are wickedly privy with
them in their crimes, or themselves; many in order to satiate glowing lusts ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on continence/section 26 thus much will.htm

Frugality a Good Provision for the Christian.
... from feeling shame at what is shameful; if only, like a beast, he has power to eat
all sorts of things, and to drink in like manner, and to satiate in every ...
/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter vii frugality a good provision.htm

The Battle of Carchemish
... is a day of the Lord, the LORD of hosts, A day of vengeance, that he may avenge
him of his adversaries: And the sword shall devour and be satiate, And shall ...
/.../select masterpieces of biblical literature/viii the battle of carchemish.htm

Meditations for the Evening.
... 5. Use not sleep as a means to satiate the foggy litherness of thy flesh, but as
a medicine to refresh thy tired senses and members: sufficient sleep quickens ...
/.../bayly/the practice of piety/meditations for the evening.htm

To the King of France
... His way is this: pains, shames, insults, injuries, and abuse; endurance in true
patience, hunger and thirst; He was satiate with shame, nailed and held upon ...
/.../benincasa/letters of catherine benincasa/to the king of france.htm

Thesaurus
Satiate (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment
to, to the extent of desire; to sate; as, to satiate appetite or sense. ...
/s/satiate.htm - 7k

Satiated (14 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Satiate. Multi-Version Concordance
Satiated (14 Occurrences). 1 Samuel 2:5 The satiated ...
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Gorge (19 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls
or quantities. 10. (n.) To glut; to fill up to the throat; to satiate. 11. ...
/g/gorge.htm - 12k

Flesh (468 Occurrences)
... 12. (vt) To glut; to satiate; hence, to harden, to accustom. 13. (vt) To remove
flesh, membrane, etc., from, as from hides. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
/f/flesh.htm - 69k

Bounty (14 Occurrences)
... (See NAS NIV). Jeremiah 31:14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness,
and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, says Yahweh. (See NIV). ...
/b/bounty.htm - 12k

Clods (7 Occurrences)
... Psalms 65:10 Thou dost satiate its furrows, thou smoothest its clods, thou makest
it soft with showers; thou blessest the springing thereof. (DBY). ...
/c/clods.htm - 8k

Sathrabuzanes

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Smoothest (1 Occurrence)
... Psalms 65:10 Thou dost satiate its furrows, thou smoothest its clods, thou makest
it soft with showers; thou blessest the springing thereof. (DBY). ...
/s/smoothest.htm - 6k

Phrat (17 Occurrences)
... day is a day of the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge
him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall ...
/p/phrat.htm - 11k

Fatness (17 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 31:14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and
my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, says Yahweh. ...
/f/fatness.htm - 13k

Resources
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Satiate (3 Occurrences)

Psalms 65:10
Thou dost satiate its furrows, thou smoothest its clods, thou makest it soft with showers; thou blessest the springing thereof.
(DBY)

Jeremiah 31:14
I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, says Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 46:10
For that day is a day of the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)

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Satiate

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