Psalms 83:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire,

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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

Deut 32:22 : 22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest Sheol, And devoureth the earth with its increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Isa 9:18 : 18 For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
Isa 30:33 : 33 For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Isa 33:11-12 : 11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you. 12 And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.
Isa 64:1-2 : 1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence, 2 as when fire kindleth the brushwood, [and] the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
Ezek 20:47-48 : 47 and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby. 48 And all flesh shall see that I, Jehovah, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.
Nah 1:6 : 6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.
Nah 1:10 : 10 For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.
Mal 4:1 : 1 For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith Jehovah of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Isa 9:18
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18For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
Ps 83:13
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13O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.
Ps 83:15
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15So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.
Isa 33:11-12
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79%
11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.
12And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.
Deut 32:22
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22For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest Sheol, And devoureth the earth with its increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Isa 64:2
77%
2as when fire kindleth the brushwood, [and] the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
2 Sam 22:13
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13At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.
Isa 47:14
77%
14Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: it shall not be a coal to warm at, nor a fire to sit before.
Ps 97:3
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3A fire goeth before him, And burneth up his adversaries round about.
Ps 18:8
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8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
Heb 12:29
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29for our God is a consuming fire.
Ps 29:7
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7The voice of Jehovah cleaveth the flames of fire.
Mic 1:4
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4And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.
Nah 1:5-6
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76%
5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.
2 Sam 22:9
75%
9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
Ps 80:16
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16It is burned with fire, it is cut down: They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
Joel 1:19
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19O Jehovah, to thee do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
Ps 106:18
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18And a fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.
Ps 21:9
75%
9Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger: Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.
Ps 148:8-9
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75%
8Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word;
9Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;
Joel 2:3
75%
3A 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 none hath escaped them.
Jer 5:14
75%
14Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Ezek 15:4
74%
4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work?
Isa 1:31
74%
31And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
Ps 68:2
74%
2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Jer 21:14
74%
14And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith Jehovah; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
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.
Ezek 20:47
74%
47and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.
Job 22:20
74%
20[ Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.
Joel 2:5
74%
5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
Ezek 24:10
74%
10Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.
Ps 18:12
73%
12At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
Job 41:21
73%
21His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.
Ezek 15:6-7
2 verses
73%
6Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the vine - tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I set my face against them.
Ps 144:5
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5Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Ps 102:3
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3For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand.
Jer 15:14
73%
14[And I will make them] to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not; for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.
Job 31:12
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12For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.
Ps 120:4
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4Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.
Job 21:18
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18That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?
Isa 10:17
73%
17And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.
Ps 97:5
73%
5The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Isa 66:15
73%
15For, behold, Jehovah will come with fire, and his chariots shall be like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fierceness, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
Zech 11:1
73%
1Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
Ps 58:9
72%
9Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
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.