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Jeremiah 10:13
When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Jeremiah addresses Israel in a polemic against idolatry. This verse functions as a bridge between a declaration of divine creative power and a condemnation of lifeless carved images.
The words — The text uses קוֹל (kol, "sound") and הֲמוֹן (hamon, "tumult") to describe the roaring waters in the heavens. It employs וַיַּעֲלֶה (va.ya'aleh, "he made come up") with נְשִׂאִים (nesi'im, "clouds") to depict their rising from the earth's extremities.
The thread — The phrase about clouds rising from the ends of the earth reappears in Psalms 135:7. References to atmospheric phenomena issued from divine storehouses connect to Job 38:22 and Job 38:34, where God questions Job about snow, hail, and commanding clouds for rain.
Why it lands — The text states that God actively generates lightning, rain, and wind from His storehouses. It requires the reader to acknowledge that atmospheric power operates under direct divine control rather than independent natural cycles.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 135:7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Job 38:22 Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail,
- Job 38:34 Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
- Psalms 18:13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.
- Exodus 9:23 So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.
- 1 Samuel 12:17 Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
- 1 Kings 18:41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”
- 1 Kings 18:45 Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.
- Job 36:27 For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
- Job 37:2 Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.