35 Bible Verses about Lightning

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Exodus 9:23-24

And Moses put out his rod to heaven: and the Lord sent thunder, and an ice-storm, and fire running down on the earth; the Lord sent an ice-storm on the land of Egypt. So there was an ice-storm with fire running through it, coming down with great force, such as never was in all the land of Egypt from the time when it became a nation.

Job 36:30-33

See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it. For by these he gives food to the peoples, and bread in full measure. He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark.read more.
The thunder makes clear his passion, and the storm gives news of his wrath.

2 Samuel 22:13

Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.

Job 37:3

He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth.

Job 38:24

Which is the way to the place where the wind is measured out, and the east wind sent out over the earth?

Psalm 78:48

Ice was rained down on their cattle; thunderstorms sent destruction among the flocks.

Psalm 105:32

He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

Psalm 97:4

His bright flames give light to the world; the earth saw it with fear.

Psalm 135:7

He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses.

Jeremiah 10:12-13

He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out. At the sound of his voice there is a massing of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain, and sends out the wind from his store-houses.

Revelation 16:18

And there were flames and voices and thunders; and there was a great earth-shock so that never, from the time when men were on the earth, had there been so great an earth-shock, so full of power.

Ezekiel 21:10

It has been made sharp to give death; it is polished so that it may be like a thunder-flame: ...

Daniel 10:6

And his body was like the beryl, and his face had the look of a thunder-flame, and his eyes were like burning lights, and his arms and feet like the colour of polished brass, and the sound of his voice was like the sound of an army.

Habakkuk 3:11

At the light of your arrows they went away, at the shining of your polished spear.

Zechariah 9:14

And the Lord will be seen over them, and his arrow will go out like the thunder-flame: and the Lord God, sounding the war-horn, will go in the storm-winds of the South.

Luke 24:4

And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:

Job 1:16

And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The fire of God came down from heaven, burning up the sheep and the goats and the young men completely, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

2 Kings 1:10-12

And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men. Then the king sent another captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he said to Elijah, O man of God, the king says, Come down quickly. And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.

Luke 9:54

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

Revelation 20:9

And they went up over the face of the earth, and made a circle about the tents of the saints, and the well loved town: and fire came down out of heaven for their destruction.

Exodus 19:16

And when morning came on the third day, there were thunders and flames and a thick cloud on the mountain, and a horn sounding very loud; and all the people in the tents were shaking with fear.

Revelation 4:5

And out of the high seat came flames and voices and thunders. And seven lights of fire were burning before the high seat, which are the seven Spirits of God;

Exodus 20:18

And all the people were watching the thunderings and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when they saw it, they kept far off, shaking with fear.

Ezekiel 1:4

And, looking, I saw a storm-wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with flames of fire coming after one another, and a bright light shining round about it and in the heart of it was something coloured like electrum.

Revelation 8:5

And the angel took the vessel; and he made it full of the fire of the altar, and sent it down on the earth: and there came thunders and voices and flames and a shaking of the earth.

Revelation 11:19

And the house of God which is in heaven was open; and the ark of his agreement was seen in his house, and there were flames and voices and thunders and an earth-shock and a rain of ice.

Luke 17:24

For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

Nahum 2:4

The war-carriages are rushing through the streets, pushing against one another in the wide ways, looking like burning lights, running like thunder-flames.

Job 38:35

Do you send out the thunder-flames, so that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?

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2 Samuel 22:15

And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

Psalm 18:14

He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

Exodus 19:16

And when morning came on the third day, there were thunders and flames and a thick cloud on the mountain, and a horn sounding very loud; and all the people in the tents were shaking with fear.

Revelation 4:5

And out of the high seat came flames and voices and thunders. And seven lights of fire were burning before the high seat, which are the seven Spirits of God;

Exodus 20:18

And all the people were watching the thunderings and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when they saw it, they kept far off, shaking with fear.

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Isaiah 30:30

And the Lord will send out the sound of his great voice, and they will see his arm stretched out, with the heat of his wrath, and the flame of a burning fire; with a cloud-burst, and storm, and a rain of ice.

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