Jeremiah 51:16

When he uttereth his voice there is an abundance of water in the heavens; He causeth clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; He bringeth the wind from his storehouses.

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In The King James Version

When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

In Context

15He made the earth by his power, He established the world by his wisdom, And by his understanding he spread out the heavens.

17Brutish is every man who hath not this knowledge; By his images is every founder put to shame; For his molten work is deceit; There is no breath in it.

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Cross References

Job 37:2Hear, O hear, the thunder of his voice, And the noise which goeth forth from his mouth!

Job 38:22Hast thou visited the storehouses of the snow, Or seen the treasuries of the hail,

Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God's? Or canst thou thunder with thy voice like him?

Psalms 29:3The voice of Jehovah is heard above the waters; The God of glory thundereth,-Jehovah above the great waters.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:2-59

The Judgment of Babylon. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 2 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. 3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her… Read the whole commentary →

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