Jeremiah 23:19

Translations

Modern

Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

Traditional

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.

Literal

Behold, the tempest of YHWH in fury goes forth, and a whirling tempest swirling down upon on the head of the wicked.

Latin

Ecce turbo Dominicæ indignationis egredietur, et tempestas erumpens super caput impiorum veniet.

Original

Hebrew

English

Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

Notes

Jeremiah 23:18–19

These prophets made up their messages (Jeremiah 23:16); they had never been in the Lord’s presence, and none of them cared to listen to God's instruction.

Jeremiah 23:19–20

Despite the false prophets' lies, the world faced the Lord's anger. The political situation was like a storm that would soon hit the wicked. The Lord planned this punishment and would make sure it happened. After the war, the survivors would look back and see that Jeremiah's prophecy was correct.

Jeremiah 23:16–32

The Lord urged the people to ignore these prophets and listen to his word instead.

Jeremiah 23:9–32

These short poems and interjections seem to be parts of a session where the Lord prepared Jeremiah to confront the false prophets of Jerusalem. These leaders misused the Lord's name, which made him angry (Exodus 20:7).

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 30:23
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
Jeremiah 25:32
This 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 1:14
So 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.
Proverbs 10:25
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
Isaiah 21:1
This 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.
Nahum 1:3–6
The 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.
Psalm 58:9
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
Isaiah 40:24
No 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.
Proverbs 1:27
…when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
Jeremiah 4:11
At 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;
Isaiah 5:25–28
Therefore 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 lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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.

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Mediate, Mediator Prophet, Prophetess

Topics

Whirlwind of the Judgment of God Whirlwind: Called the Whirlwind of God

Jeremiah 23:19

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