Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
O my God, make them like the tumbleweed, like the chaff before wind.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
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.
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 [as] our possession the pastures of God." 13 O my God, make them like the tumbleweed, like the chaff before wind. 14 As fire burns a forest, and as a flame sets afire mountains,
Phrases
Cross References
Job 21:18
[How often] are they like straw {before} the wind, and like chaff that [the] storm carries away?
Psalm 35:5
Let them be like chaff before [the] wind, with the angel of Yahweh {driving them}.
Job 13:25
Will you terrify a blown leaf? And will you pursue dry stubble?
Isaiah 40:24
Indeed, hardly are they planted; indeed, hardly [are they] sown; indeed, hardly has their shoot taken root in the earth when he blows on them and they wither, and [the] tempest carries them like stubble.
Jeremiah 13:24
And I will scatter them like stubble scattered by [the] wind of [the] desert.
Exodus 15:7
And in the greatness of your majesty you overthrew those standing up [to] you; you released your fierce anger, and it consumed them like stubble.
Psalm 22:1
My God, my God why have you forsaken me? [Why are you] far from helping me, [far from] the words of my groaning?
Psalm 44:4
You are my king, O God. Command victories for Jacob.
Psalm 68:1-2
God will arise; his enemies will be scattered, and those who hate him will flee from before him.
Psalm 74:11-12
Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? [Take it] from your bosom; destroy [them]!
Isaiah 17:12-14
Ah! [The] noise of many peoples, they make a noise like [the] noise of [the] seas! And [the] roar of nations, they roar like [the] roar of mighty waters!
Isaiah 41:2
Who has roused salvation from the east, summoned him to his foot, gives nations {in his presence}, and subjugates kings? He makes [them] like the dust [with] his sword, like scattered stubble [with] his bow.
Matthew 3:12
His winnowing shovel [is] in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."