Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
Parallel translations
- WEB Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out. Yes, a whirling storm. It shall burst on the head of the wicked.
- KJV Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
- NKJV Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in fury— A violent whirlwind! It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.
- NASB “Behold, the storm of the Lord has gone forth in wrath, Even a whirling tempest; It will swirl down on the head of the wicked.
- NLT Look! The Lord’s anger bursts out like a storm, a whirlwind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.
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Quick answer
God's wrath is going out like a bursting storm upon the wicked. Real judgment, not the promised peace, is what awaits them.
Overview
In sharp contrast to the false prophets' message of peace, God reveals a whirling tempest of His anger about to break over the heads of the wicked. The storm imagery conveys the sudden, overwhelming force of divine judgment. This vivid warning exposes the deadly deceit of those who promise safety, showing that ignoring God's true word leaves sinners exposed to His righteous wrath.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Jer 30:23Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
- Jer 25:32This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”
- Amos 1:14So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.
- Isa 21:1This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
- Prov 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
- Nah 1:3–6The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
- Jer 4:11At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
- Isa 66:15–16For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.
- Ps 58:9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
- Isa 5:25–28Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isa 40:24No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.
- Prov 1:27when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
- Zech 9:14Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
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