Isaiah 17:13
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters; but He shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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Cross References
Job 21:18That they are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm stealeth away?
Psalms 1:4Not so the wicked; but they are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Psalms 35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind, the angel of the LORD thrusting them.
Psalms 65:8(65-9) So that they that dwell in the uttermost parts stand in awe of Thy signs; Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
Psalms 83:14(83-15) As the fire that burneth the forest, and as the flame that setteth the mountains ablaze;
Isaiah 10:33Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the boughs with terror; and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be laid low.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 17:13-14
The Doom of Syria and Israel. ( b. c. 712.) 12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! 13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. 14 And behold at evening tide trouble; and before the morning he is not.… Read the whole commentary →