Psalms 83:13
(83:14) O my God, render them like the thistle-down, like stubble before the wind.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
In Context
12(83:13) Who said, Let us conquer for ourselves the dwellings of God,
14(83:15) As the fire burneth up a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire:
Cross References
Job 13:25Wilt thou terrify a leaf driven about [by the wind]? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?
Psalms 22:1“To the chief musician upon Ayeleth-hashachar, a psalm of David.” (22:2) My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from saving me, and from the words of my loud complaint?
Psalms 44:4(44:5) Thou art my King, O God: ordain salvation for Jacob.
Psalms 74:11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, and thy right hand? [draw it] out of thy bosom—exterminate [them];
Isaiah 40:24Yes, they were not yet planted; yea, they were not yet sown; yea, their stem had not yet taken root in the earth: when he but breathed upon them, and they withered, and the storm-wind carrieth them away as stubble.
Jeremiah 13:24Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away before 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 →