Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out, a sweeping storm: it will burst on the head of the wicked.
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Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out, a sweeping storm: it will burst on the head of the wicked.
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Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
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Behold, a storm of the LORD is gone forth in fury, a sweeping storm; it shall whirl upon the head of the wicked.
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Passages linked to Jeremiah 30:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Jeremiah 23:19-20 Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out. Yes, a whirling storm: It will burst on the head of the wicked. Yahweh’s anger will not return until he has executed, and until he has performed the intents of his heart. In the latter days, you will understand it perfectly.
- Jeremiah 25:32 Yahweh of Armies says, “Behold, evil will go out from nation to nation, and a great storm will be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth.”
- Zechariah 9:14 Yahweh will be seen over them; and his arrow will go flash like lightning; and the Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
- Psalms 58:9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
- Proverbs 1:27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain The Prophet seems to speak abruptly; for nothing could…
The Prophet seems to speak abruptly; for nothing could be more delightful than the promise that God gives, that he would be a Father to the people; but he immediately adds, that there would arise an involving whirlwind, which would abide on the head of the wicked. These things, at the first view, seem not to harmonize. But the latter sentence may be applied to the heathens, or to any of the enemies of the Church; for whenever God appears as the Savior of his people, his vengeance goes forth, and is poured on the wicked. Hence such declarations as the following often occur,
“The day of my vengeance is nigh, and the year of my visitation.” (Isaiah 63:4)
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Isaiah joins both, the favor of God and his vengeance: and this is often done by the other Prophets, in order that we may see that God’s mercy cannot be clearly and distinctly perceived towards the faithful, except when his judgment on the other hand be made conspicuous as to the wicked. So this passage may be explained. But we may well thus connect the words of the Prophet, — that he kindly endeavored to allure the people by offering them God’s favor; but that having seen that it would be despised, as we stated yesterday, by the greater part of them, he now seasonably threatens them, that if they refused the favor offered them, such ingratitude could not be borne by God. And this is a mode of teaching common in Scripture. For God on his part thus manifests his kindness so as to stimulate men; but as he sees them not only slothful and tardy, but also wicked and ungrateful, he declares that they shall not be unpunished if they despise his favor. The former truth then well agrees with what the Prophet now says, — that the wrath of God would arise like a tempestuous storm.
He afterwards adds, a whirling or involving tempest, properly, a tempest gathering itself. The verb is גור gur, in a reduplicate form and in Hithpael. A similar sentence is found in Jeremiah 23:19; but there the Prophet used another word as required by the subject. Some render it “falling,” for גור, gur, means to fall; and this meaning is suitable, “a falling storm,” that is, impetuously descending, so as to abide on the head of the wicked. But the former sense has been more generally taken, and I am disposed to embrace it; for it tends to shake men with terror, when the storm is said to be like a whirlwind, for it turns and twists around, so that it cannot be avoided. The meaning then is, that God’s vengeance would be fatal to all the wicked. But we may take the wicked, רשעים reshoim, for the despisers of God, though boasting of his name, as well as for aliens: but I am inclined to include both, even domestic and foreign enemies of God; as though the Prophet had said, that no remedy remained, except they fled to the mercy of God. It afterwards follows, —
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Lest the wicked hypocrites should flatter themselves with these…
Lest the wicked hypocrites should flatter themselves with these promises, the Prophets showeth what shall be their portion.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jer 30:23 Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth…
Jer 30:23 Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
Ver. 23. Behold the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury.] Sensim sese conglomerans ac demittens in eorum capite; the vengeance of God followeth them close at heels, till at length they be wherried away by that terrible tempest at death. {Job 27:20}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury;…
The whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury; the vengeance of God compared to a whirlwind, for the suddenness of it, and because it should encompass them to their ruin, a terrible whirlwind.
A continuing whirlwind; or, a continuing whirling; not a sudden blast of wind, that shall presently go over, but a vengeance that shall abide. The miserable effects of which, in destroying, shall be either upon the heathen, or upon the wicked Jews that shall continue in their disobedience and stubbornness.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with…
Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury,.... That is, the wrath of God, which like a whirlwind comes suddenly, with great force and strength, and carries all before it; there is no withstanding it; such is the wrath of God against the enemies of his church and people:
a continuing whirlwind; whirlwinds, as they come suddenly, are generally soon over; but this will continue very boisterous and terrible, until it has done all the execution designed by it:
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it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked; according to some, the wicked Jews, that do not repent and turn to the Lord; but rather the wicked of the nations, as Jarchi; not the Gentiles in general, as distinguished from the Jews, which is his sense, but the antichristian states; for the ruin of antichrist, and the conversion of the Jews, will be much about the same time; and the vials of God's wrath, which will be poured upon them, and fall upon their heads, will give them much pain, both in body and mind; see Rev 16:10; and which wrath and ruin are expressed by a tempest of thunder, lightning, and hail, and by an earthquake, Jer 30:18.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain A continuing - Not a sudden blast, that shall…
A continuing - Not a sudden blast, that shall presently go over, but a vengeance that shall abide.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 23. The whirlwind of the Lord] A grievous…
Verse 23. The whirlwind of the Lord] A grievous tempest of desolation,-
Shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.] On Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jer 30:23-24. Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth…
Jer 30:23-24. Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury — Rather, with anger, the word fury being manifestly improper when applied to God. These two verses occur with some slight variations, Jer 23:19-20, where see the notes. In the latter days ye shall consider it — The latter days here may signify the time to come; but they commonly imply the times of the gospel, that being the last dispensation, and what should continue till the end of the world. Thus understood, the words import, “When all these evils are come upon you, which God has threatened for your disobedience, and particularly for your heinous crime of rejecting the Messiah, and you have found the denunciations verified in the several captivities you have undergone, then you will understand the import of this and several other prophecies, and the event will perfectly instruct you in their meaning.” — Lowth.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Compare the marginal reference. These verses would more appropriately…
Compare the marginal reference. These verses would more appropriately be attached to the next chapter, for which they form a suitable introduction.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Wicked, at Jerusalem, or rather the Chaldeans; and the…
Wicked, at Jerusalem, or rather the Chaldeans; and the Jews, who crucified their Messias. (St. Jerome, &c.) (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain (Jer 23:19). Vengeance upon God's foes always accompanies manifestations…
(Jer 23:19). Vengeance upon God's foes always accompanies manifestations of His grace to His people.
continuing--literally, "sojourning," abiding constantly; appropriately here in the case of Babylon, which was to be permanently destroyed, substituted for "whirling itself about" ("grievous" in English Version) (see on Jer 23:19-20), where the temporary downfall of Judea is spoken of.
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As in that chapter the restoration of Judah, so in this the restoration of Israel's ten tribes is foretold.
Next: Jeremiah Chapter 31
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. This and the following v. are nearly identical…
23. This and the following v. are nearly identical with Jer_23:19-20 (see notes there), where judgement is pronounced upon the false prophets. Co. (not so Du.) doubts their genuineness here as well as there, both for metrical reasons, and because the thought they contain is one which has not met us hitherto, viz. a purifying judgement to be executed on recreant Jews (the general reference of “the wicked” in the Hebrew) before the final deliverance.
a sweeping (mg. gathering) tempest] The sense of the Hebrew word is uncertain. Probably sweeping or rushing is the meaning intended.
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23, 24. See introd. summary to this section.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23, 24) Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord .…
(23, 24) Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord . . .—The “wicked” who are thus threatened are the enemies and oppressors of the penitent and rescued people. In the “latter days,” the far-off future (Gen_49:1; Num_24:14; Isa_2:2), it should be seen that He was their avenger. (See Notes on Jer_23:19-20.) A right division of chapters would probably connect this with the great promise of Jer_31:1.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 23, 24. These verses occur in a form…
Vers. 23, 24. These verses occur in a form evidently more original in Jer_23:19, Jer_23:20. In all probability they were first inserted from memory in the margin, and then incorporated into the text at a time subsequent (how long subsequent we cannot say) to Jeremiah.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 See, the tempest of Yahweh, his fury, has gone…
See, the tempest of Yahweh, his fury, has gone out
This speaks of God's anger and punishment as if it were a storm. This emphasizes his power and ability to destroy wicked people. (See: Metaphor)
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his heart's intentions
The abstract noun "intentions" can be translated using the verb "intends." The heart is a synecdoche for the whole person. AT: "what he intends to do" (See: Abstract Nouns and Synecdoche)
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head
evil
wrath
heart
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 30:23 The reestablished nation was still held accountable for…
30:23 The reestablished nation was still held accountable for rebellion. The Lord reserved the authority to express his stormy anger against the wicked.
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