Jeremiah 10:13

Jeremiah 10:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
• New International Version (NIV)When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When He utters His voice, There is a multitude of waters in the heavens: “And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”

Context of Jeremiah 10:13

11Tell them this: These gods will disappear from the earth and from under heaven because they didn’t make heaven and earth. 12The Lord made the earth by his power. He set up the world by his skill. He stretched out the world by his understanding. He speaks, and the water in the sky produces a storm. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning flash with the rain. He brings wind out of his storehouses. 14Everyone is stupid and ignorant. Metalsmiths are put to shame by their idols. Their statues are false ⌞gods⌟. They can’t breathe. 15They are worthless jokes. When they are punished, they disappear.

Jeremiah 10:13 word by word

לְק֨וֹל תִּתּ֜וֹ הֲמ֥וֹן מַ֙יִם֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה נְשִׂאִ֖ים מִקְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ בְּרָקִ֤ים לַמָּטָר֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וַיּ֥וֹצֵא ר֖וּחַ מֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When he utterethנָתַןnâthan · to give: cry outH5414
• his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• a multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• of watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• in the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and he causeth the vapoursנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · mistH5387
• to ascendעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• from the endsקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• he makethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• lightningsבָּרָקbârâq · lightningH1300
• with rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• and bringeth forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• the windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• out of his treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214

Cross-references for Jeremiah 10:13

• Job 37:2Listen! Listen to the roar of God’s voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
• Job 38:34Can you call to the clouds and have a flood of water cover you?
• Psalms 18:13The Lord thundered in the heavens. The Most High made his voice heard with hailstones and lightning.
• Psalms 29:3The voice of the Lord rolls over the water. The God of glory thunders. The Lord shouts over raging water.
• Psalms 68:33God rides through the ancient heaven, the highest heaven. Listen! He makes his voice heard, his powerful voice.
• 1 Kings 18:41Then Elijah told Ahab, “Get up, eat, and drink. It sounds like a heavy rain ⌞is coming⌟.”
• Job 36:27He collects drops of water. He distills rain from his mist,
• Psalms 135:7He is the one who makes the clouds rise from the ends of the earth, who makes lightning for the thunderstorms, and who brings wind out of his storerooms.
• Psalms 147:8He covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the ground. He makes grass grow on the mountains.
• Exodus 9:23When Moses lifted his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the Lord made it hail on Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 12:17Isn’t the wheat being harvested today? I will call on the Lord, and he’ll send thunder and rain. Then you will realize what a wicked thing you did in the Lord’s presence when you asked for a king.”
• Job 38:25“Who made a channel for the flooding rains and a path for the thunderstorms
• Zechariah 10:1Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime. The Lord makes thunderstorms. He gives everyone rain showers for the plants in the field.
• Job 38:22Have you been to the warehouses where snow is stored or seen the warehouses for hail
• Psalms 135:17They have ears, but they cannot hear. They cannot breathe.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 10:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters - This is a plain allusion to a storm of thunder and lightning, and the abundance of rain which is the consequence. Water is composed of two gases, hydrogen and oxygen: the electric or galvanic spark decomposes them, and they become air; when recomposed, they form water. The lightning acts upon the hydrogen and oxygen, which are found In the atmospheric air: they are decomposed, and water or rain…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13When … - i. e., the rushing downpour of rain follows immediately upon the thunder. The rest of the verse is identical with marginal reference; but probably the words belong to Jeremiah, the Psalm being of comparatively late date. With rain - For the rain Psalm 135:7.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13This statement challenged the core of Baal, the Canaanite god of storm and fertility. The Canaanites believed Baal was the thunder and rain. However, the Lord claimed them as his creations (Psalm 135:5–7), through which he could speak and even roar (Job 37:2–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Literally, "At the voice of His giving forth," that is, when He thunders. (Job 38:34; Psa 29:3-5). waters--(Ge 1:7)--above the firmament; heavy rains accompany thunder. vapours ... ascend--(Psa 135:7). treasures--His stores.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 10:13

• Blessing
• Evaporation
• God
• Idolatry
• Lightning
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

In the dictionaries

• Ends of the Earth
• Cord
• Custom
• Ascend
• Astronomy
• Covenant, the New
• Exodus, the Book of
• Habakkuk
• Lightning
• Treasure; Treasurer; Treasury

Commentaries on Jeremiah 10

• 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