Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Wrath has gone out,
a whirling storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
New American Standard Bible
Even a whirling tempest;
It will swirl down on the head of the wicked.
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
Look, the storm of the LORD's wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest, and it will swirl down around the head of the wicked.
A Conservative Version
Behold, the tempest of LORD, wrath, has gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest. It shall burst upon the head of the wicked.
American Standard Version
Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, even his wrath, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.
Amplified
“Behold, the tempest of the Lord has gone forth in wrath,
A whirling tempest;
It will whirl and burst on the heads of the wicked.
Bible in Basic English
See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers
Darby Translation
Behold, a tempest of Jehovah, fury is gone forth, yea, a whirling storm: it shall whirl down upon the head of the wicked.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, the storm of Jehovah went forth with wrath, a piercing storm; it shall be hurled upon the head of the evil ones.
King James 2000
Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD has gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look, the storm of Yahweh has gone forth [in] wrath, even a whirling tempest. It will whirl upon [the] head of [the] wicked
Modern King James verseion
Behold, the tempest of Jehovah has gone forth in fury, a whirling tempest. It shall whirl on the head of the wicked.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, the stormy weather of the LORD - that is, his indignation - shall go forth, and shall fall down upon the head of the ungodly.
NET Bible
But just watch! The wrath of the Lord will come like a storm! Like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, the storm of the LORD, his wrath, has gone forth. Yes, a whirling storm. It shall burst on the head of the wicked.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! the tempest of Yahweh! Indignation, hath come forth, Even a tempest whirling along: On the head of the lawless, shall it hurl itself down.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Behold, the storm of Yahweh, [even his] wrath, is gone forth, yes, a whirling storm: it shall burst on the head of the wicked.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, a whirlwind of Jehovah -- Fury hath gone out, even a piercing whirlwind, On the head of the wicked it stayeth.
Themes
Meteorology » Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Interlinear
Chemah
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 23:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unfaithful Prophets
18
to see and hear His word?
Who has paid attention to His word and obeyed?
Wrath has gone out,
a whirling storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
until He has completely fulfilled the purposes of His heart.
In time to come you will understand it clearly.
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 25:32
“This is what the Lord of Hosts says:
from nation to nation.
A great storm is stirred up
from the ends of the earth.”
Jeremiah 30:23
Wrath has gone out,
a churning storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Amos 1:14
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.
Psalm 58:9
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.
Proverbs 1:27
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
Proverbs 10:25
the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are secure forever.
Isaiah 5:25-28
He raised His hand against them and struck them;
the mountains quaked,
and their corpses were like garbage in the streets.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.
Isaiah 21:1
An oracle
it comes from the desert, from the land of terror.
Isaiah 40:24
their stem hardly takes root in the ground
when He blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.
Isaiah 66:15-16
His chariots are like the whirlwind
to execute His anger with fury
and His rebuke with flames of fire.
Jeremiah 4:11
“At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, ‘A searing wind
Nahum 1:3-6
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Zechariah 9:14
and His arrow will fly like lightning.
The Lord God will sound the trumpet
and advance with the southern storms.