Jeremiah 23:19
in Jeremiah 23Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, even his wrath, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon 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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 23
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Rather, “Behold, the tempest of Yahweh, even hot anger hath gone forth and a whirlwind shall burst upon the head of the wicked.”
This site's exposition
This is what the LORD of
on Jeremiah 23:16-22
A true word is tested by its source. These prophets “speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD,” and promise, “No harm will come to you.” Verse 22 gives the test, since true prophets would have “turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
This site's exposition
the storm of the LORD
The storm answers the peace the false prophets promised in verse 17. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown describe the whirlwind as a spinning tornado. The same words return almost unchanged at 30:23.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 19, 20.) Behold, a whirlwind (or a storm, and commotion) of the Lord's indignation will go forth, and a bursting storm will come upon the head of the wicked, and the Lord's fury will not turn back until He has done, and until He has fulfilled the thoughts of His heart. In the latter days, you will understand His plan.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in fury. They tell you, All shall be calm and serene; but God tells you, There is a storm coming, a whirlwind of the Lord, of his sending, and therefore there is no standing before it.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
So far from all prosperity awaiting the people as the false prophets say (Jer 23:17), wrath is in store for them. grievous--literally, "eddying," whirling itself about, a tornado. In Jer 30:23, "continuing" is substituted for "grievous." fall grievously--it shall be hurled on.
Behold, a whirlwind - The simoom: the hot pestilential wind blowing from the south, frequently mentioned or referred to in the sacred writings; see Jer 23:10.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֣ה׀ | hineh | there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| סַעֲרַ֣ת | saarat | [the] storm of | H5591 → | 24 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| חֵמָה֙ | chemah | rage | H2534 → | 125 times |
| יָֽצְאָ֔ה | yatzeah | it has gone out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| וְסַ֖עַר | vesaar | and a storm | H5591 → | 24 times |
| מִתְחוֹלֵ֑ל | mitcholel | whirling | H2342 → | 58 times |
| עַ֛ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רֹ֥אשׁ | rosh | [the] head of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| רְשָׁעִ֖ים | reshaim | wicked [people] | H7563 → | 263 times |
| יָחֽוּל׃ | yachul | it will whirl about | H2342 → | 58 times |
הִנֵּ֣ה׀there!
hinehH2009 →843 times
סַעֲרַ֣ת[the] storm of
saaratH5591 →24 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
חֵמָה֙rage
chemahH2534 →125 times
יָֽצְאָ֔הit has gone out
yatzeahH3318 →1067 times
וְסַ֖עַרand a storm
vesaarH5591 →24 times
מִתְחוֹלֵ֑לwhirling
mitcholelH2342 →58 times
עַ֛לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
רֹ֥אשׁ[the] head of
roshH7218 →599 times
רְשָׁעִ֖יםwicked [people]
reshaimH7563 →263 times
יָחֽוּל׃it will whirl about
yachulH2342 →58 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
it leads to
- Psalms 58:9
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 15:5
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
- Proverbs 12:3
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
- Matthew 7:24–27
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- Psalms 58:9
Through
Isaiah 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.
it leads to
- Zechariah 9:14
Then 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 14:23
“I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Zechariah 9:14
Through
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.
it leads to
- Isaiah 30:30
And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 30:30
Through
Jeremiah 30:23Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 23:19–20
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
- Jeremiah 23:19–20
Where this verse is studied
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.