Psalms Chapter 83 verse 14 Holy Bible
As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire,
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As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,
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As fire burneth a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire,
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As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
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O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
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As the fire that burns the forest, As the flame that sets the mountains on fire,
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As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire. Cause them, i.e., to consume away and perish, as a burning forest, or as blazing brushwood on a mountainside.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14, 15) These verses are rightly taken together. The figure occurs in Isaiah 10:17-18 (comp. Zechariah 12:6), but there as a metaphor; here as a simile. "Before the rains came the whole mountain side was in a blaze. Thorns and briars grow so luxuriantly here that they must be burned off always before the plough can operate. The peasants watch for a high wind, and then the fire catches easily, and spreads with great rapidity" (Thomson, Land and Book, p. 341). The mountains are pre-eminently the pastures. (Comp. Psalm 50:10; Psalm 147:8.)
