Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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
He is the one who makes the earth by his power; he upholds the world by his wisdom and extends the heavens by his intelligence;
16
And He causes the
He makes lightning for the rain
And brings forth the
Cross References
Psalm 135:7
He who causes the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth, made the lightnings in the rain; he who brings the winds out of his treasuries.
Psalm 18:13
The LORD thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
Jonah 1:4
But the LORD caused a great wind to rise up in the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship thought she would be broken.
Genesis 8:1
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters ceased;
Exodus 10:13
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
Exodus 10:19
And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt.
Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Job 36:26-33
Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
Job 37:2-11
Hear attentively his terrible voice and the word that goes out of his mouth.
Job 37:13
On some occasions for correction, on others for his land, on others for mercy he causes them to appear.
Job 38:22
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow, and hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
Job 38:34-38
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
Job 40:9
Hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Psalm 29:3-10
The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thunders: the LORD is upon many waters.
Psalm 46:6
The Gentiles raged, the kingdoms were moved; he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Psalm 68:33
To him that rides upon the heavens of the heavens which were of old; behold, he shall send forth his voice, his mighty voice.
Psalm 78:26
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven, and by his power he brought in the south wind.
Psalm 104:7
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Psalm 147:18
He shall send forth his word and melt them; his wind shall blow, and the waters shall flow.
Jeremiah 10:12-13
He that makes the earth by his power, he that orders the world with his wisdom and extends the heavens with his intelligence:
Ezekiel 10:5
And the thunder of the cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer court as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaks.
Amos 9:7
O sons of Israel, Are ye not as sons of the Ethiopians unto me, said the LORD? Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Palestinians from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Jonah 4:8
And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah that he fainted and wished in his soul to die and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Matthew 8:26-27
And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, awake, he rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.