Psalms 83:14

83:13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

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

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As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,

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

As the fire burns a wood, and as the flame sets the mountains on fire;

83:15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

What does Psalms 83:14 mean?

Psalms 83:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֵשׁ (ʼêsh), בָּעַר (bâʻar), יַעַר (yaʻar).

Hebrew interlinear

the

fireאֵשׁʼêsh/aysh/H784fire (literally or figuratively)

burnethבָּעַרbâʻar/baw-ar'/H1197to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutish

wood,יַעַרyaʻar/yah'-ar/H3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)

and

the

flameלֶהָבָהlehâbâh/leh-aw-baw'/H3852{a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of aweapon}

settethלָהַטlâhaṭ/law-hat'/H3857properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze

the

mountainsהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

fire;לָהַטlâhaṭ/law-hat'/H3857properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 83:14.

Exodus 19:18

And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

Exodus 22:6

If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

Exodus 3:2

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Exodus 35:3

Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

Joel 1:19

O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. pastures: or, habitations

Joel 2:3

A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

Leviticus 6:12

And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

Psalms 106:18

And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 83:14 say?

Psalms 83:14 (King James Version) reads: "As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;"

Is Psalms 83:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 83:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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