¶Behold, the tempest of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, A sweeping tempest; It will whirl upon the head of the wicked.
Parallel translations
- WEB Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out, a sweeping storm: it shall burst on the head of the wicked.
- KJV Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
- BSB Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
- NKJV Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord Goes forth with fury, A continuing whirlwind; It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.
- NLT Look! The Lord’s anger bursts out like a storm, a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.
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Quick answer
God's wrath is pictured as a sweeping storm bursting on the head of the wicked. Judgment falls on those who persist in evil.
Overview
This near-repetition of Jeremiah 23:19 portrays the LORD's anger as an unstoppable tempest aimed at the wicked. Set within promises of restoration, it reminds readers that God's mercy to His people does not cancel His justice against the unrepentant. The storm of wrath ultimately fell on Christ for all who believe.
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Cross-references · 5
- Jer 23:19–20Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out. Yes, a whirling storm. It shall burst on the head of the wicked.
- Jer 25:32Yahweh of Armies says, “Behold, evil shall go out from nation to nation, and a great storm shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth.”
- Zech 9:14Yahweh will be seen over them; and his arrow will go flash like lightning; and the Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
- Prov 1:27when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.
- Ps 58:9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
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