# blot out, wipe out

## Definition:

The terms “blot out” and “wipe out” are expressions that mean to completely remove or destroy something or someone.

* These expressions can be used in a positive sense, as when God “blots out” sins by forgiving them and choosing not to remember them.
* 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.
* 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.

## Translation Suggestions:

* Depending on the context, these expressions could be translated as “get rid of” or “remove” or “completely destroy” or “completely remove.”
* When referring to blotting someone’s name out of the Book of Life, this could be translated as “removed from” or “erased.”

## Bible References:

* [Deuteronomy 29:20](rc://en/tn/help/deu/29/20)
* [Exodus 32:30-32](rc://en/tn/help/exo/32/30)
* [Genesis 07:23](rc://en/tn/help/gen/07/23)
* [Psalm 051:01](rc://en/tn/help/psa/051/01)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H4229, H8045, G1813
