Psalms 83:13
O my God, make them like the whirling dust, as stubble before the wind,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
In Context
12who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.
14as the fire that burns the forest, and as the flame that sets the mountains on fire.
Cross References
Job 13:25Will thou harass a driven leaf? And will thou pursue the dry stubble?
Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me, far from helping me, [and] the words of my groaning?
Psalms 44:4Thou are my King, O God. Command deliverance for Jacob.
Psalms 74:11Why do thou draw back thy hand, even thy right hand? Remove [it] from the midst of thy bosom.
Isaiah 40:24Yea, they have not been planted. Yea, they have not been sown. Yea, their stock has not taken root in the earth. Moreover he blows upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble.
Jeremiah 13:24Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 83:10-18
Prophetic Imprecations. 9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: 10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. 11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: 12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. 13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. 14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; 15 So persecute them with… Read the whole commentary →