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QUENCH. Extinguish; put out; allay; stifle (2 Sa. 21:17; Song 8:7; Is. 1:31; 42:3; Je. 4:4; 21:12; Am. 5:6; Mt. 12:20; Ep. 6:16; 1 Th. 5:19; He. 11:34). This is often used to describe the fires of Hell; they are unquenchable (Is. 34:10; 66:24; Mk. 9:43- 48). [See Hell.]