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Meteorology » Whirlwind » General references to
I looked and there was a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire, there was a gleam like amber.
The time had come for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal,
and the cold from the driving north winds.
Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind. He said:
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.
Thorn » Used » For fuel
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.
so is the laughter of the fool.
This too is futile.
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Sudden destruction of the wicked
He rebukes them, and they flee far away,
driven before the wind like chaff on the hills
and like tumbleweeds before a gale.
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
their stem hardly takes root in the ground
when He blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.
Wrath has gone out,
a churning storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.
and a wind will carry them away,
a gale will scatter them.
But you will rejoice in the Lord;
you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
Whirlwind » General references to
I looked and there was a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire, there was a gleam like amber.
The time had come for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal,
and the cold from the driving north winds.
Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind. He said:
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.