Psalm 83:14 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁴ My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ As the fire burneth a wood, And as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ As fire consumes the forest, and as the flame sets the mountains ablaze,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire,

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Just like a fire consumes a forest, just like flames set mountains ablaze,

Psalm 83:14 Cross References

Job 21:18

How often are they like straw before the wind; like chaff swept away by a storm?

Isaiah 17:13

The nations will rush in like the rumbling of many waters, but He will rebuke them so they will flee far away, chased like chaff on the hills before the wind, like whirling dust before the storm.

Isaiah 30:33

For Topheth has long been ready, prepared for the king, its fire pit made deep and wide, a pyre of fire with plenty of wood. The breath of Adonai, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it aflame.

Isaiah 9:18

By the wrath of Adonai-Tzva’ot is the land burnt up; The people are as fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.

Nahum 1:10

For even like tangled thorns they will be consumed, or like drunkards who are drunk, or like stubble that is fully dry.

Nahum 1:6

Before His indignation who can stand? Who can withstand His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and cliffs break down before Him.

Deuteronomy 32:22

For fire has ignited in My nostrils— it will burn to Sheol beneath, devour the earth and her produce, and scorch the foundations of mountains.