Psalms 35:5

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Let them be like chaff before the wind, as the angel of the Lord drives them away.

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  • Job 21:18 : 18 They are like straw before the wind and like chaff carried away by a storm.
  • Isa 29:5 : 5 But the horde of your enemies will be like fine dust, and the horde of the ruthless ones will be like blowing chaff. Suddenly, in an instant,
  • Ps 1:4 : 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind drives away.
  • Exod 14:19 : 19 The angel of God, who had been going ahead of Israel's camp, withdrew and moved behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them.
  • Isa 17:13 : 13 The nations roar like the crashing of mighty waters, but He rebukes them, and they flee far away. They are driven like chaff on the mountains before the wind, like tumbleweed before a storm.
  • Isa 37:36 : 36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies.
  • Hos 13:3 : 3 Therefore, they will be like the morning cloud, like dew that vanishes early, like chaff blown away from the threshing floor, and like smoke escaping through a window.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died.
  • Heb 11:28 : 28 By faith he observed the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.
  • Ps 83:13-17 : 13 who said, 'Let us take possession of the pastures of God for ourselves.' 14 My God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind. 15 As fire burns a forest, and as flames set the mountains ablaze, 16 so pursue them with your storm and terrify them with your tempest. 17 Fill their faces with shame so that they will seek your name, O LORD.

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