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83:7 Gebal <01381>, Ammon <05983>, and Amalek <06002>, Philistia <06429> and the inhabitants <03427> of Tyre <06865>. 83:8 Even <01571> Assyria <0804> has allied <03867> with <05973> them, lending <01961> its strength <02220> to the descendants <01121> of Lot <03876>. (Selah <05542>) 83:9 Do <06213> to them <01992> as you did to Midian <04080>– as you did to Sisera <05516> and Jabin <02985> at the Kishon <07028> River <05158>! 83:10 They were destroyed <08045> at Endor <05874>; their corpses were <01961> like manure <01828> on the ground <0127>. 83:11 Make <07896> their nobles <05081> like Oreb <06159> and Zeeb <02062>, and all <03605> their rulers <05257> like Zebah <02078> and Zalmunna <06759>, 83:12 who <0834> said <0559>, “Let’s take over <03423> the pastures <04999> of God <0430>!” 83:13 O my God <0430>, make <07896> them like dead thistles <01534>, like dead weeds <07179> blown away by <06440> the wind <07307>! 83:14 Like the fire <0784> that burns down <01197> the forest <03293>, or the flames <03852> that consume <03857> the mountainsides <02022>, 83:15 chase <07291> them with your gale winds <05591>, and terrify <0926> them with your windstorm <05492>. 83:16 Cover <04390> their faces <06440> with shame <07036>, so they might seek <01245> you, O Lord <03068>. 83:17 May they be humiliated <0954> and continually <05703> terrified <0926>! May they die <06> in shame <02659>! 83:18 Then they will know <03045> that <03588> you <0859> alone <0905> are the Lord <03068> <08034>, the sovereign <05945> king over <05921> all <03605> the earth <0776>.

• Psa 83:1-18 -- Psalm 83

• WHEEL

  [ebd] (Heb. galgal; rendered "wheel" in Ps. 83:13, and "a rolling thing" in Isa. 17:13; R.V. in both, "whirling dust"). This word has been supposed to mean the wild artichoke, which assumes the form of a globe, and in autumn break...
  [isbe] WHEEL - hwel: (1) 'ophan, is the usual word (Ex 14:25, etc.). In Prov 20:26; Isa 28:27 the rollers of a threshing wagon are meant (see AGRICULTURE). (2) galgal, "rolling thing," generally in the sense of "wheel" (Isa 5:28, e...
  

• SEPTUAGINT, 2

  [isbe] SEPTUAGINT, 2 - VI. Reconstruction of Septuagint Text; Versions, Manuscripts and Printed Editions. The task of restoring the original text is beset with difficulties. The materials (MSS, VSS, patristic citations) are abundan...
  

• Persecution

  [nave] PERSECUTION See also Intolerance; Bigotry. Of Jesus Gen. 3:15; Psa. 2:1-5; Psa. 22:1, 2, 6-8, 11-21; Psa. 69:7-9, 20, 21, 26 vs. 1-21.; Psa. 109:25; Isa. 49:7; Isa. 50:6; Isa. 52:14; Isa. 53:2-5, 7-10; Mic. 5:1; Matt. 2:13...
  

• Palestine

  [ebd] originally denoted only the sea-coast of the land of Canaan inhabited by the Philistines (Ex. 15:14; Isa. 14:29, 31; Joel 3:4), and in this sense exclusively the Hebrew name Pelesheth (rendered "Philistia" in Ps. 60:8; 83:7;...
  

• PALESTINE, 3

  [isbe] PALESTINE, 3 - IV. Palestine in the Poetic Books of the Old Testament. 1. Book of Job: In Job the scene is distinctively Edomite. Uz (Job 1:1; compare Gen 22:21 the English Revised Version; Jer 25:20; Lam 4:21) and Buz (Job ...
  

• Oracle

  [ebd] In the Old Testament used in every case, except 2 Sam. 16:23, to denote the most holy place in the temple (1 Kings 6:5, 19-23; 8:6). In 2 Sam. 16:23 it means the Word of God. A man inquired "at the oracle of God" by means of...
  

• Midianite

  [ebd] an Arabian tribe descended from Midian. They inhabited principally the desert north of the peninsula of Arabia. The peninsula of Sinai was the pasture-ground for their flocks. They were virtually the rulers of Arabia, being ...
  

• Lord

  [ebd] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered. (1.) Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retain...
  

• Jehovah

  [ebd] the special and significant name (not merely an appellative title such as Lord [adonai]) by which God revealed himself to the ancient Hebrews (Ex. 6:2, 3). This name, the Tetragrammaton of the Greeks, was held by the later J...
  

• Jehoshaphat, Valley of

  [ebd] mentioned in Scripture only in Joel 3:2, 12. This is the name given in modern times to the valley between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives, and the Kidron flows through it. Here Jehoshaphat overthrew the confederated enemie...
  

• JUDGES, PERIOD OF

  [isbe] JUDGES, PERIOD OF - || I. SOURCES II. CHRONOLOGY III. GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION 1. The Canaanites 2. Foes Without IV. MAIN EVENTS 1. Struggles of Individual Tribes 2. Civil Strife 3. The Six Invasions 4. Need of Central Go...
  

• GIDEON

  [ebd] called also Jerubbaal (Judg. 6:29, 32), was the first of the judges whose history is circumstantially narrated (Judg. 6-8). His calling is the commencement of the second period in the history of the judges. After the victory...
  [smith] (he that cuts down), youngest son of Joash of the Abiezrites, an undistinguished family who lived at Ophrah, a town probably on the west of Jordan, (Judges 6:15) in the territory of Manasseh, near Shechem. He was the fifth re...
  

• Endor

  [ebd] fountain of Dor; i.e., "of the age", a place in the territory of Issachar (Josh. 17:11) near the scene of the great victory which was gained by Deborah and Barak over Sisera and Jabin (comp. Ps. 83:9, 10). To Endor, Saul res...
  

• CONFOUND

  [isbe] CONFOUND - kon-found': The physical origin of spiritual terms is well illustrated by the principal Hebrew words for "confounded" (rendered also "ashamed," etc.); bosh, is "to become pale" (2 Ki 19:26; Job 6:20; Ps 83:17; 129...
  

• BOTANY

  [isbe] BOTANY - bot'-a-ni. 1. General Characteristics of Palestinian Flora: On account of the great diversity in the climatic and topographical conditions Palestine is peculiarly rich in the variety of its flora--the best authority...
  

• Asaph

  [nave] ASAPH 1. Father of Joah, 2 Kin. 18:18; Isa. 36:3, 22. 2. Son of Berachiah. One of the three leaders of music in David's organization of the tabernacle service, 1 Chr. 15:16-19; 16:5-7; 25:1-9; 2 Chr. 5:12; 35:15; Neh. 12:46...
  

• Armies

  [nave] ARMIES Who of the Israelites were subject to service in, Num. 1:2, 3; 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5; who were exempt from service in, Num. 1:47-50; 2:33; Deut. 20:5-9; Judg. 7:3. Enumeration of Israel's military forces, Num. 1:2, 3; 26...
  

• Ammon

  [ebd] another form of the name Ben-ammi, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:38). This name is also used for his posterity (Ps. 83:7).
  

• Afflictions and Adversities

  [nave] AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispe...
  

• AMALEK; AMALEKITE

  [isbe] AMALEK; AMALEKITE - am'-a-lek, a-mal'-e-kit, am'-a-lek-it (`amaleq, `amaleqi): A tribe dwelling originally in the region south of Judah, the wilderness of et-Tih where the Israelites came into conflict with them. They were n...
  

• Psalms 83: Prayer for Help against the Enemies

  

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