36 Bible Verses about Lightning

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Exodus 9:23-24

And Moses stretched out his staff toward the heavens, and Jehovah gave thunder and hail; and the fire ran along the ground; and Jehovah rained hail on the land of Egypt. And there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there had been none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

Job 36:30-33

Lo, he spreadeth his light around him, and covereth the bottom of the sea. For with them he judgeth the peoples; he giveth food in abundance. His hands he covereth with lightning, and commandeth it where it is to strike.read more.
His thundering declareth concerning him; the cattle even, concerning its coming.

2 Samuel 22:13

From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.

Job 37:3

He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

Job 38:24

By what way is the light parted, and the east wind scattered upon the earth?

Psalm 78:48

And he delivered up their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to thunderbolts.

Psalm 105:32

He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land;

Psalm 97:4

His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

Psalm 135:7

Who causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; who maketh lightnings for the rain; who bringeth the wind out of his treasuries:

Psalm 144:6

Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them:

Jeremiah 10:12-13

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding. When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.

Revelation 16:18

And there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, such an earthquake, so great.

Ezekiel 21:10

It is sharpened for sore slaughter, it is furbished that it may glitter. Shall we then make mirth, saying, The sceptre of my son contemneth all wood?

Daniel 10:6

and his body was like a chrysolite, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as torches of fire, and his arms and his feet as the look of burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows which shot forth, At the shining of thy glittering spear.

Zechariah 9:14

And Jehovah shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will march with whirlwinds of the south.

Luke 24:4

And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment.

Job 1:16

While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

2 Kings 1:10-12

And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty. And again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he spoke and said to him, Man of God, thus says the king: Come down quickly! And Elijah answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.

Luke 9:54

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

Revelation 20:9

And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of the heaven and devoured them.

Exodus 19:16

And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the sound of the trumpet exceeding loud; and the whole people that was in the camp trembled.

Revelation 4:5

And out of the throne go forth lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and seven lamps of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;

Exodus 20:18

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off,

Ezekiel 1:4

And I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the look of glowing brass, out of the midst of the fire.

Revelation 8:5

And the angel took the censer, and filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast it on the earth: and there were voices, and thunders and lightnings, and an earthquake.

Revelation 11:19

And the temple of God in the heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.

Luke 17:24

For as the lightning shines which lightens from one end under heaven to the other end under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.

Nahum 2:4

The chariots rush madly in the streets, they justle one against another in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches, they run like lightnings.

Job 38:35

Dost thou send forth lightnings that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

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2 Samuel 22:15

And he sent arrows, and scattered mine enemies; Lightning, and discomfited them.

Psalm 18:14

And he sent his arrows, and scattered mine enemies; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.

Exodus 19:16

And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the sound of the trumpet exceeding loud; and the whole people that was in the camp trembled.

Revelation 4:5

And out of the throne go forth lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and seven lamps of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;

Exodus 20:18

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off,

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Isaiah 30:30

And Jehovah will cause the majesty of his voice to be heard, and will shew the lighting down of his arm with indignation of anger, and a flame of consuming fire, with waterflood and storm and hailstones.

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