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
Jehovah made the earth by his power. By his wisdom he created the world and stretched out the heavens.
16
And He causes the
He makes lightning for the rain
And brings forth the
Cross References
Psalm 135:7
He causes the vapors to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain. He brings wind out of his storehouses.
Psalm 18:13
Jehovah thundered in the heavens. The Most High made his voice heard with hailstones and lightning.
Jonah 1:4
Jehovah sent out a great windstorm upon the sea and the ship was about to break up.
Genesis 8:1
God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark. He sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.
Exodus 10:13
Moses held his staff over the land of Egypt. Jehovah made a wind from the east blow over the land all that day and all that night. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.
Exodus 10:19
Jehovah changed the wind to a very strong west wind. It picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust was left anywhere in Egypt.
Exodus 14:21
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. Jehovah swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land. The waters were divided.
Job 36:26-33
How great is God! He is beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.
Job 37:2-11
Listen! All of you listen to the voice of God, to the thunder that comes from his mouth.
Job 37:13
He causes it to happen for correction, for his land and for his loving kindness.
Job 38:22
Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail?
Job 38:34-38
Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?
Job 40:9
Do you have an arm (power) like God's? Can your voice thunder like his?
Psalm 29:3-10
The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters. The God of glory thunders, Jehovah is over many waters.
Psalm 46:6
The nations made uproar and the kingdoms tumbled. He raised his voice and the earth dissolved.
Psalm 68:33
God rides through the highest heavens, which are from ancient times, the highest heaven. Listen! He makes his powerful voice heard.
Psalm 78:26
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens and by his power he directed the south wind.
Psalm 104:7
They fled at your rebuke. At the sound of your thunder they hurried away.
Psalm 147:18
He sends out his word and melts his hailstones. He makes wind blow and water flow.
Jeremiah 10:12-13
He who made the earth by his power, and established the world by his wisdom; also stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
Ezekiel 10:5
The sound of the angels' wings was heard as far as the outer courtyard. It was like the sound of the Almighty God when he speaks.
Amos 9:7
Are you not as the children of the Ethiopians to me, O children of Israel? Said Jehovah. Have I not brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Jonah 4:8
When the sun rose God prepared a sultry (burning hot) east wind. So the sun beat upon the head of Jonah and he grew faint. He requested for himself that he might die. He said: It is better for me to die than to live!
Matthew 8:26-27
He said to them: Why are you afraid, you of little faith? Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. Suddenly there was a great calm.