Jeremiah 23:19

Jeremiah 23:19 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in fury— A violent whirlwind! It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Look! The Lord’s anger bursts out like a storm, a whirlwind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.

Context of Jeremiah 23:19

17They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, 'It shall be well with you'; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, 'No disaster shall come upon you.'" 18For who among them has stood in the council of the Lord to see and to hear his word, or who has paid attention to his word and listened? Behold, the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked. 20The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it clearly. 21"I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.

Jeremiah 23:19 word by word

הִנֵּ֣ה׀ סַעֲרַ֣ת יְהוָ֗ה חֵמָה֙ יָֽצְאָ֔ה וְסַ֖עַר מִתְחוֹלֵ֑ל עַ֛ל רֹ֥אשׁ רְשָׁעִ֖ים יָחֽוּל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, a whirlwindסְעָרָהsa‛ar se‛ârâh · tempestH5591
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• is gone forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• in furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• even a grievousחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: danceH2342
• whirlwindסַ֫עַרsa‛ar se‛ârâh · tempestH5591
• upon the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:19

• Jeremiah 4:11At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, "A hot wind from the bare heights in the desert toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow or cleanse,
• Jeremiah 25:32"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, disaster is going forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth!
• Jeremiah 30:23Behold the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
• Psalms 58:9Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!
• Proverbs 1:27when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
• Proverbs 10:25When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is established forever.
• Isaiah 5:25Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people, and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them, and the mountains quaked; and their corpses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
• Isaiah 21:1The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on, it comes from the wilderness, from a terrible land.
• Isaiah 40:24Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble.
• Isaiah 66:15"For behold, the Lord will come in fire, and his chariots like the whirlwind, to render his anger in fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
• Amos 1:14So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour her strongholds, with shouting on the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;
• Nahum 1:3The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
• Zechariah 9:14Then the Lord will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; the Lord God will sound the trumpet and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Behold, a whirlwind - The simoom: the hot pestilential wind blowing from the south, frequently mentioned or referred to in the sacred writings; see Jeremiah 23:10.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Rather, “Behold, the tempest of Yahweh, even hot anger hath gone forth and a whirlwind shall burst upon the head of the wicked.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 The false prophets of Samaria had deluded the Israelites into idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem as guilty of more horrible wickedness, by which the people were made bold in sin. These false teachers would be compelled to suffer the most bitter part of the Lord's indignation. They made themselves believe that there was no harm in sin, and practised accordingly; then they made others believe so. Those who are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Despite 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. So far from all prosperity awaiting the people as the false prophets say (Jr 23:17), wrath is in store for them. grievous--literally, "eddying," whirling itself about, a tornado. In Jr 30:23, "continuing" is substituted for "grievous." fall grievously--it shall be hurled on.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 23:19

• Whirlwind

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Course
• Righteousness
• Send
• Crime; Crimes
• Micaiah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Whirlwind
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar
• last day, last days, latter days

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings