Psalms 83:14
As the fire that kindles the forest, as flame that sets mountains ablaze,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
In Context
13Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
15so with your tempest pursue them, terrify them with your hurricane.
Cross References
Nahum 1:6Who can stand before his wrath? Who can withstand the heat of his anger? His fierce fury pours forth like fire, he shatters rocks.
Malachi 4:1“The day is coming that will burn like a furnace, and all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble, and the day that is coming will burn them up,” says the Lord of hosts, “leaving neither root nor branch.
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 →