Parallel Verses
King James Version
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
New American Standard Bible
Like
Holman Bible
like straw before the wind.
International Standard Version
God, set them up like dried thistles, like straw before the wind.
A Conservative Version
O my God, make them like the whirling dust, as stubble before the wind,
American Standard Version
O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.
Amplified
O my God, make them like
Like chaff before the wind [worthless and without substance].
Darby Translation
O my God, make them like a whirling thing, like stubble before the wind.
Julia Smith Translation
O my God, set them as a wheel; as straw before the wind.
King James 2000
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
Lexham Expanded Bible
O my God, make them like the tumbleweed, like the chaff before wind.
Modern King James verseion
O my God, make them like a wheel; like the stubble before the wind.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O my God, make them like unto a wheel, and as the stubble before the wind.
NET Bible
O my God, make them like dead thistles, like dead weeds blown away by the wind!
New Heart English Bible
My God, make them like tumbleweed; like chaff before the wind.
The Emphasized Bible
O my God, make them, As whirling dust , As chaff before a wind;
Webster
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
World English Bible
My God, make them like tumbleweed; like chaff before the wind.
Youngs Literal Translation
O my God, make them as a rolling thing, As stubble before wind.
Themes
Hate » Those that hate the lord
Stubble » Figurative » Of wicked people
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 83:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer Against Enemies
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;
Phrases
Cross References
Job 21:18
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
Psalm 35:5
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
Job 13:25
Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
Isaiah 40:24
Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
Jeremiah 13:24
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
Exodus 15:7
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
Psalm 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 so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Psalm 44:4
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
Psalm 68:1-2
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.} Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
Psalm 74:11-12
Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
Isaiah 17:12-14
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!
Isaiah 41:2
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
Matthew 3:12
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.