Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
the waters in the heavens are in turmoil,
and He causes the clouds
to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
and brings the wind from His storehouses.
New American Standard Bible
And He causes the
He makes lightning for the rain
And brings forth the
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.
International Standard Version
When his voice sounds, there is thunder from the waters of heaven, and he makes clouds rise up from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings wind out of his storehouses.
A Conservative Version
When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.
American Standard Version
when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Amplified
When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
And He causes the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightnings for the rain
And brings out the wind from His storehouses.
Bible in Basic English
At the sound of his voice there is a massing of the 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.
Darby Translation
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 treasures.
Julia Smith Translation
For a voice he gives a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he will bring up the clouds, from the extremity of the earth, making lightnings to the rain, and he will bring forth the wind from his treasures.
King James 2000
When he utters his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth: he makes lightnings with rain, and brings forth the wind out of his storehouses.
Lexham Expanded Bible
At the giving of his voice [there is] a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes [the] patches of mist to go up from [the] end of [the] earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings out [the] wind from his storehouses.
Modern King James verseion
When He utters His voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and He causes the mists to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings with rain and brings forth the wind out of His treasures.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As soon as he letteth his voice be heard, the waters in the air wax fierce: He draweth up the clouds from the ends of the earth. He turneth the lightnings to rain, he bringeth the winds out of their secret places.
NET Bible
When his voice thunders, the waters in the heavens roar. He makes the clouds rise from the far-off horizons. He makes the lightning flash out in the midst of the rain. He unleashes the wind from the places where he stores it.
New Heart English Bible
When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.
The Emphasized Bible
By the voice that he uttered, there was a tumult of waters in the heavens, And he caused vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, - Lightnings for the rain, made he, And brought forth wind out of his treasures.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Youngs Literal Translation
At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters are in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And He bringeth out wind from His treasures.
Interlinear
Nathan
Qowl
Hamown
Nasiy'
`alah
Qatseh
Yatsa'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 51:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Babylon
15
established the world
and spread out the heavens by His understanding.
the waters in the heavens are in turmoil,
and He causes the clouds
to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
and brings the wind from His storehouses.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image,
for his cast images are a lie;
there is no breath in them.
Cross References
Psalm 135:7
He makes lightning for the rain
and brings the wind from His storehouses.
Psalm 18:13
the Most High projected His voice.
Jonah 1:4
Then the Lord hurled
Genesis 8:1
God remembered Noah,
Exodus 10:13
So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord sent an east wind over the land all that day and through the night. By morning the east wind had brought in the locusts.
Exodus 10:19
Then the Lord changed the wind to a strong west
Exodus 14:21
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back with a powerful east wind all that night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided,
Job 36:26-33
the number of His years cannot be counted.
Job 37:2-11
and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
Job 37:13
for His land, or for His faithful love.
Job 38:22
Or have you seen the storehouses of hail,
Job 38:34-38
so that a flood of water covers you?
Job 40:9
Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Psalm 29:3-10
The God of glory thunders—
the Lord, above vast waters,
Psalm 46:6
the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
Psalm 68:33
Look, He thunders with His powerful voice!
Psalm 78:26
and drove the south wind by His might.
Psalm 104:7
at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away
Psalm 147:18
He unleashes His winds,
Jeremiah 10:12-13
established the world
and spread out the heavens by His understanding.
Ezekiel 10:5
The sound of the cherubim’s wings could be heard as far as the outer court; it was like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
Amos 9:7
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt,
the Philistines from Caphtor,
and the Arameans from Kir?
Jonah 4:8
As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind.
Matthew 8:26-27
But He said to them,