Jeremiah 30:23
in Jeremiah 30Behold, 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, a sweeping tempest: it shall burst upon 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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 30
Commentary
7 notes on this verse(Verse 23, 24) Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord's fury going forth, and the rushing storm. It will rest upon the head of the wicked. The Lord will not turn away the anger of His indignation until He has performed and accomplished the thoughts of His heart. In the latter days, you will understand this. The whirlwind of the Lord's fury and the rushing storm and tempest will rest upon their heads, whether they be demons or those who have blasphemed the Son of God.
This site's exposition
Behold, the storm of the LORD
on Jeremiah 30:23-24
The chapter ends in nearly the words of chapter 23. “The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart.” The closing line, “In the days to come you will understand this,” aims the whole oracle forward.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury,....
Or, rather, it refers to the promises of their enlargement, which had been often mixed with his other discourses. He must collect them and put them together, and God will now add unto them many like words. He must write them for the generations to come, who should see them accomplished, and thereby have their faith in the prophecy confirmed.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Compare the marginal reference. These verses would more appropriately be attached to the next chapter, for which they form a suitable introduction.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Vengeance upon God's foes always accompanies manifestations of His grace to His people. continuing--literally, "sojourning," abiding constantly; appropriately here in the case of Babylon, which was to be permanently destroyed, substituted for "whirling itself about" ("grievous" in English Version) (see on Jer 23:19,20), where the temporary downfall of Judea is spoken of.
The whirlwind of the Lord - A grievous tempest of desolation, - Shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked - On Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans.
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 |
| סַ֖עַר | saar | a storm | H5591 → | 24 times |
| מִתְגּוֹרֵ֑ר | mitgorer | staying as a sojourner | H1641 → | |
| 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
סַ֖עַרa storm
saarH5591 →24 times
מִתְגּוֹרֵ֑רstaying as a sojourner
mitgorerH1641 →
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
Jeremiah 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.”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 23:19
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 34:2
The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.
- Jeremiah 23:19
Through
Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
it leads to
- Proverbs 10:25
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
- Isaiah 17:13
The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ecclesiastes 7:6
For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
- Psalms 118:12
They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
- Proverbs 10:25
Through
Zechariah 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.
it leads to
- Psalms 18:14
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
- Isaiah 66:15
For 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.
- Psalms 18:14
Where this verse is studied
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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); 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; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.