Jeremiah 51:16
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When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
In other translations
When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
Hebrew words
לְקוֹלlekolto [the] sound ofH6963תִּתּוֹtitogiving forth heH5414הֲמוֹןhamona tumult ofH1995מַיִםmayimwatersH4325בַּשָּׁמַיִםbashamayimin the heavensH8064וַיַּעַלvaiya'aland he brought upH5927נְשִׂאִיםnesi'imcloudsH5387מִקְצֵה־miktzeh-from [the] end ofH7097אָרֶץ'aretz[the] earthH776בְּרָקִיםberakimlightning<s>H1300לַמָּטָרlamatarfor the rainH4306עָשָׂה'asahhe makesH6213וַיֹּצֵאvaiyotze'and he brought outH3318רוּחַruach[the] windH7307מֵאֹצְרֹתָיו׃me'otzerotavfrom storehouses hisH214
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Related verses
- Psalm 135:7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Jonah 1:4But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
- Psalm 18:13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
- Jeremiah 10:12-1312 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. 13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.12 The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. 13 When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Job 37:2-112 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. 4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. 5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.2 Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. 3 He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. 4 Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. 5 God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
- Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
- Exodus 10:19And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.
- Genesis 8:1And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
- Exodus 10:13And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.
- Job 36:26-3326 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. 27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: 28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. 29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?26 Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable. 27 For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist, 28 which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind. 29 Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
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