Psalm 83:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
O my God,אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י
(e·lo·hai)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
makeשִׁיתֵ֥מֹו
(shi·te·mov)
7896: to put, seta prim. root
them like the whirling dust,כַגַּלְגַּ֑ל
(chag·gal·gal;)
1534: a wheel, whirl, whirlwindfrom galal
Like chaffכְּ֝קַ֗שׁ
(ke·kash)
7179: stubble, chafffrom an unused word
beforeלִפְנֵי־
(lif·nei-)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the wind.רֽוּחַ׃
(ru·ach.)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
O my God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
make
shiyth  (sheeth)
to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, take.
them like a wheel
galgal  (gal-gal')
a wheel; by analogy, a whirlwind; also dust (as whirled) -- heaven, rolling thing, wheel.
as the stubble
qash  (kash)
straw (as dry) -- stubble.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the wind
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
O my God, make them like the whirling dust, Like chaff before the wind.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Make them like tumbleweed, my God, like straw before the wind.

International Standard Version
God, set them up like dried thistles, like straw before the wind.

NET Bible
O my God, make them like dead thistles, like dead weeds blown away by the wind!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
God, make them like a tumble weed and like a straw before the wind,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O my God, blow them away like tumbleweeds, like husks in the wind.

King James 2000 Bible
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
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