Psalms 35:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving [them] on.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 21:18 : 18 That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
Isa 29:5 : 5 But the multitude of thy foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be in an instant suddenly.
Ps 1:4 : 4 The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Exod 14:19 : 19 And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them:
Isa 17:13 : 13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.
Isa 37:36 : 36 And the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
Hos 13:3 : 3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
Acts 12:23 : 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because {G3739} he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Heb 11:28 : 28 By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
Ps 83:13-17 : 13 O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind. 14 As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire, 15 So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm. 16 Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah. 17 Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be confounded and perish;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 35:6
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6Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.
Job 21:18
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18That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
Ps 35:4
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4Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.
Ps 83:15-17
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15So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.
16Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
17Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be confounded and perish;
Ps 83:13
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13O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.
Hos 13:3
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3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
Isa 17:13
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13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.
Jer 18:17
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17I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
Ps 58:7
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7Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
Ps 40:14-15
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14Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.
15Let them be desolate by reason of their shame That say unto me, Aha, aha.
Ps 129:6
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6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;
Isa 41:16
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16Thou shalt winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and thou shalt rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Jer 17:18
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18Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Job 30:15
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15Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.
Ps 68:1-2
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1For the Chief Musician; A Psalm of David, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.
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Lam 3:66
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66Thou wilt pursue them in anger, and destroy them from under the heavens of Jehovah.
Ps 109:15
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15Let them be before Jehovah continually, That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;
Ps 1:4
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4The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Ps 70:2
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2Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.
Ps 144:6
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6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.
Isa 5:24
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24Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and as the dry grass sinketh down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Jer 13:24
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24Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness.
Isa 29:5
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5But the multitude of thy foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be in an instant suddenly.
Isa 33:11
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11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.
Lam 4:19
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Ps 140:10
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10Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.
Ps 18:42
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42Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
Ps 69:24-25
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24Pour out thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them.
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Ps 58:9
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9Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
Jer 5:13
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Joel 2:5
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Ps 35:25-26
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25Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
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Ps 7:5
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5Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. {H5542}
Lev 26:36
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36And as for them that are left of you, I will send a faintness into their heart in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one fleeth from the sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
Ps 55:15
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15Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.
Zeph 2:2
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2before the decree bring forth, [before] the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day of Jehovah's anger come upon you.
Job 13:25
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25Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
Ps 5:10
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Job 30:5
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Ps 21:9
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Ps 35:8
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8Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.
Joel 2:3
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Ps 118:12
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12They compassed me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
Jer 20:11
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