Psalms 83:13
O my God, make them like a whirling thing, like stubble before the wind.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
In Context
12For they have said, Let us take to ourselves God's dwelling-places in possession.
14As fire burneth a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire,
Cross References
Job 13:25Wilt thou terrify a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?
Psalms 22:1{To the chief Musician. Upon Aijeleth-Shahar. A Psalm of David.} My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou] far from my salvation, from the words of my groaning?
Psalms 44:4Thou thyself art my king, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.
Psalms 74:11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, and thy right hand? [pluck it] out of thy bosom: consume [them].
Isaiah 40:24Scarcely are they planted, scarcely are they sown, scarcely hath their stock taken root in the earth, but he also bloweth upon them and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.
Jeremiah 13:24And I will scatter them as stubble that passeth 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 →