Psalms 83:13
My God, make them like tumbleweed;like chaff before the wind.
New Heart English Bible
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 possession of God's pasturelands."
14As the fire that burns the forest,as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,
Cross References
Job 13:25Will you harass a driven leaf?Will you pursue the dry stubble?
Psalms 22:1For the Chief Musician; set to "The Doe of the Morning." A Psalm by David.My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
Psalms 44:4You are my King, God.Command victories for Jacob!
Psalms 74:11Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand?Take it out of your pocket and consume them!
Isaiah 40:24They are planted scarcely.They are sown scarcely.Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground.He merely blows on them, and they wither,and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble.
Jeremiah 13:24'Therefore will I 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 →