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Psalms 83:13

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O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
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  1. Job 21:18Rank 1 from verse 13
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    18They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

  2. Psalms 35:5Rank 2 from verse 13
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    5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.

  3. Isaiah 40:24Rank 3 from verse 13
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    24Yea, 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.

  4. Jeremiah 13:24Rank 4 from verse 13
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    24Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.

  5. Job 13:25Rank 5 from verse 13
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    25Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?

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Psalms 83:13

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

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

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wheel

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Sense 1: A circular frame or body turning on an axle. Sense 2: A carriage or machine that moves or works by wheels.

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

COMBINED MEANING

stubble

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The dry stalks left after grain is cut or threshed, easily driven or burned.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

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12Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

13O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

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

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