DMS_GL_my_tw/bible/kt/blotout/01.md

# blot out, wipe out

## Definition

The terms "blot out" and "wipe out" are idioms that mean to completely remove or destroy something or someone.

* These idioms 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 idioms 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."