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The writer uses similes to describe God's total destruction of Israel's enemies. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
make them like the whirling dust, like chaff before the wind
Both statements speak of God destroying his enemies as if he were a strong wind easily blowing them away. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
like the fire that burns the forest, and like the flame that sets the mountains on fire
Both statements speak of God's punishment as if it were a fire, and the enemies of God are things that burn in the fire. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
Chase them with your strong wind, and terrify them with your windstorm
Both statements ask God to destroy the enemies with storms. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)