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Psalms 35:5–6

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Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
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From verse 5

  1. Job 21:18Rank 1 from verse 5
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    18They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

  2. Isaiah 29:5Rank 2 from verse 5
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    5Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.

  3. Acts 12:23Rank 3 from verse 5
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    23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

  4. Exodus 14:19Rank 4 from verse 5
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    19¶ And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

  5. Hebrews 11:28Rank 5 from verse 5
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    28Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

From verse 6

  1. Jeremiah 23:12Rank 1 from verse 6
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    12Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.

  2. Psalms 73:18Rank 2 from verse 6
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    18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

  3. Jeremiah 13:16Rank 3 from verse 6
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    16Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

  4. Proverbs 4:19Rank 4 from verse 6
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    19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

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Psalms 35:5

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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chaff

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The light, dry husks or refuse separated from grain, easily driven by wind or burned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wind

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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

angel

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Sense 1: A messenger. Sense 2: A heavenly or spiritual messenger, whether holy or fallen as stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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chase

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To pursue or drive onward, especially a fleeing enemy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Psalms 35:6

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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dark

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Sense 1: Without light or having little light. Sense 2: Obscure, hidden, or not understood. Sense 3: Darkness or a place or time without light.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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angel

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Sense 1: A messenger. Sense 2: A heavenly or spiritual messenger, whether holy or fallen as stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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persecute

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Trouble, afflict, or pursue after; to pursue, harass, or oppress.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

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4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.

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6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

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7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

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