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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head 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.

Context of Jeremiah 23:19

17They keep saying to those who despise me, “The Lord says, ‘Everything will go well for you.’ ” They tell all who live by their own stubborn ways, “Nothing bad will happen to you.” 18Who is in the Lord’s inner circle and sees and hears his word? Who pays attention and listens to his word? The storm of the Lord will come with his anger. Like a windstorm, it will swirl down on the heads of the wicked. 20The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly. 21I didn’t send these prophets, yet they ran ⌞with their message⌟. I didn’t 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 these people and to Jerusalem: “A hot wind from the heights will blow in the desert on the tracks of my people. It will not be a wind that winnows or cleanses.
• Jeremiah 25:32“This is what the Lord of Armies says: Disaster is spreading from nation to nation. A great storm is brewing from the distant corners of the earth.”
• Jeremiah 30:23The storm of the Lord will come with his anger. Like a driving wind, it will swirl down on the heads of the wicked.
• Psalms 58:9Let ⌞God⌟ sweep them away faster than a cooking pot is heated by burning twigs.
• Proverbs 1:27when panic strikes you like a violent storm, when calamity strikes you like a wind storm, when trouble and anguish come to you.
• Proverbs 10:25When the storm has passed, the wicked person has vanished, but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.
• Isaiah 5:25That’s why the anger of the Lord burns hot against his people, and he is ready to use his power to strike them down. The hills tremble, and dead bodies lie like garbage in the streets. Even after all this, his anger has not disappeared, and he is still ready to use his power.
• Isaiah 21:1This is the divine revelation about the desert by the sea. Like a storm sweeping through the Negev, an invader will come from the desert, from a terrifying land.
• Isaiah 40:24They have hardly been planted. They have hardly been sown. They have hardly taken root in the ground. Then he blows on them and they wither, and a windstorm sweeps them away like straw.
• Isaiah 66:15The Lord will come with fire and with his chariots like a thunderstorm. He will pay them back with his burning anger and punish them with flames of fire.
• Amos 1:14I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah and burn down its palaces while troops are shouting on the day of battle and winds are howling on the day of the storm.
• Nahum 1:3The Lord is patient and has great strength. The Lord will never let the guilty go unpunished. Raging winds and storms mark his path, and clouds are the dust from his feet.
• Zechariah 9:14The Lord will appear over them, and his arrow will go out like lightning. The Almighty Lord will blow the ram’s horn and will march in the storms from 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

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• Righteousness
• Send
• Crime; Crimes
• Micaiah
• Uriah; Uruah
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• 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