Parallel Verses
Amplified
Let them be [blown away] like chaff before the wind [worthless, without substance],
With the angel of the Lord driving them on.
New American Standard Bible
With the angel of the Lord driving them on.
King James Version
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
Holman Bible
with the angel of the Lord driving them away.
International Standard Version
Make them like the chaff before the wind, as the messenger of the LORD pushes them aside.
A Conservative Version
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and the agent of LORD driving [them] on.
American Standard Version
Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.
Bible in Basic English
Let them be like dust from the grain before the wind; let the angel of the Lord send them in flight.
Darby Translation
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive them away;
Julia Smith Translation
They shall be as chaff before the wind: and the messenger of Jehovah overthrowing.
King James 2000
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let them be like chaff before [the] wind, with the angel of Yahweh {driving them}.
Modern King James verseion
Let them be as chaff before the wind; and let the Angel of Jehovah drive them away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let them be as the dust before the wind, and the angel of the LORD scattering them.
NET Bible
May they be like wind-driven chaff, as the Lord's angel attacks them!
New Heart English Bible
Let them be as chaff before the wind, The LORD's angel driving them on.
The Emphasized Bible
Let them be as chaff before the wind, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pressing them on:
Webster
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
World English Bible
Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh's angel driving them on.
Youngs Literal Translation
They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 35:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Victory
4
Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life;
Let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me.
Let them be [blown away] like chaff before the wind [worthless, without substance],
With the angel of the Lord driving them on.
Let their way be dark and slippery,
With the angel of the Lord pursuing and harassing them.
Names
Cross References
Job 21:18
“Are they like straw before the wind,
And like chaff that the storm steals and carries away?
Isaiah 29:5
But the multitude of your enemies [that assault you] will become like fine dust,
And the multitude of the tyrants like the chaff which
And it will happen in an instant, suddenly [that your enemy is destroyed].
Psalm 1:4
The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so,
But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.
Exodus 14:19
The
Isaiah 17:13
The nations roar on like the roaring of many waters,
But God will rebuke them and they will flee far away,
And be chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind,
Or like whirling dust before the storm.
Isaiah 37:36
And the
Hosea 13:3
Therefore they will be [swiftly dissipated] like the morning cloud
Or like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which swirls with the whirlwind from the threshing floor,
And like smoke from the chimney or through the window [worthless and without substance —they will vanish].
Acts 12:23
And at once an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give God the glory [and instead permitted himself to be worshiped], and
Hebrews 11:28
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood [on the doorposts], so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them (the firstborn of Israel).
Psalm 83:13-17
O my God, make them like
Like chaff before the wind [worthless and without substance].