Thematic Bible: Whirlwind


Thematic Bible



“This is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Pay attention! Disaster spreads
from nation to nation.
A great storm is stirred up
from the ends of the earth.”
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsPeople Possibly Doing EvilThe Storms Of Life

The nations rage like the raging of many waters.
He rebukes them, and they flee far away,
driven before the wind like chaff on the hills
and like tumbleweeds before a gale.
Verse ConceptsChaffWindWhirlwindsLight As ChaffRoar Of NationsGod Requite Them!

when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsSudden DestructionPeople AppalledHurricanesOvercoming AdversityBeing OverwhelmedThe Storms Of Life


They are barely planted, barely sown,
their stem hardly takes root in the ground
when He blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.
Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodRootsWhirlwindsPeople WitheredMetaphorical Planting

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a whirling storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a churning storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

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. Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

The time had come for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal, Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsGoing TogetherGoing Up To HeavenGod Lifting PeopleGod Dispensing WindTaken To HeavenPeople Who Didn't Die

The windstorm comes from its chamber,
and the cold from the driving north winds.
Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesWindCold, Literal UseWhirlwindsFrostOut Of The NorthCold WeatherHurricanes


Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.
Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsThornsGod Not DelayingWeed

“This is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Pay attention! Disaster spreads
from nation to nation.
A great storm is stirred up
from the ends of the earth.”
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsPeople Possibly Doing EvilThe Storms Of Life

The nations rage like the raging of many waters.
He rebukes them, and they flee far away,
driven before the wind like chaff on the hills
and like tumbleweeds before a gale.
Verse ConceptsChaffWindWhirlwindsLight As ChaffRoar Of NationsGod Requite Them!

when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsSudden DestructionPeople AppalledHurricanesOvercoming AdversityBeing OverwhelmedThe Storms Of Life


They are barely planted, barely sown,
their stem hardly takes root in the ground
when He blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.
Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodRootsWhirlwindsPeople WitheredMetaphorical Planting

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a whirling storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a churning storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

The nations rage like the raging of many waters.
He rebukes them, and they flee far away,
driven before the wind like chaff on the hills
and like tumbleweeds before a gale.
Verse ConceptsChaffWindWhirlwindsLight As ChaffRoar Of NationsGod Requite Them!

when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsSudden DestructionPeople AppalledHurricanesOvercoming AdversityBeing OverwhelmedThe Storms Of Life

They are barely planted, barely sown,
their stem hardly takes root in the ground
when He blows on them and they wither,
and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.
Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodRootsWhirlwindsPeople WitheredMetaphorical Planting

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a churning storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.
Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsThornsGod Not DelayingWeed

You will winnow them
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.
Verse ConceptsWinnowingDirection

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. Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

The time had come for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal, Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsGoing TogetherGoing Up To HeavenGod Lifting PeopleGod Dispensing WindTaken To HeavenPeople Who Didn't Die

The windstorm comes from its chamber,
and the cold from the driving north winds.
Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesWindCold, Literal UseWhirlwindsFrostOut Of The NorthCold WeatherHurricanes


Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.
Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsThornsGod Not DelayingWeed

Then the Lord will appear over them,
and His arrow will fly like lightning.
The Lord God will sound the trumpet
and advance with the southern storms.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfArrows, Described AsLightningTheophanyTrumpets For BattleGod AppearingArrowsHurricanes

An oracle against the desert by the sea:

Like storms that pass over the Negev,
it comes from the desert, from the land of terror.
Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsVisions From God

The windstorm comes from its chamber,
and the cold from the driving north winds.
Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesWindCold, Literal UseWhirlwindsFrostOut Of The NorthCold WeatherHurricanes

“This is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Pay attention! Disaster spreads
from nation to nation.
A great storm is stirred up
from the ends of the earth.”
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsPeople Possibly Doing EvilThe Storms Of Life

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a churning storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a whirling storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a churning storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

Their arrows are sharpened,
and all their bows strung.
Their horses’ hooves are like flint;
their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
Verse ConceptsFlintArrows, Described AsHorsesWheelsWhirlwindsSharpnessSharp ToolsHardnessGod Dispensing WindArrows

Look, he advances like clouds;
his chariots are like a storm.
His horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are ruined!
Verse ConceptsChariotsHorsesEaglesWhirlwindsWoeHeavenly ChariotsSpeedAutomobilesHurricanes

As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire suddenly appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up into heaven in the whirlwind. Verse ConceptsFireMetaphysicsAfterlifeAscension Of SaintsChariotsHorsesWheelsWhirlwindsTranslationsAnimals In HeavenAstronautsHeavenly ChariotsGod Dispensing WindNot DyingTaken To HeavenHurricanes

The time had come for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal, Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsGoing TogetherGoing Up To HeavenGod Lifting PeopleGod Dispensing WindTaken To HeavenPeople Who Didn't Die


Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind: Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions Of

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a whirling storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a churning storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

Look, a storm from the Lord!
Wrath has gone out,
a churning storm.
It will whirl about the heads of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

“This is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Pay attention! Disaster spreads
from nation to nation.
A great storm is stirred up
from the ends of the earth.”
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsPeople Possibly Doing EvilThe Storms Of Life

when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsSudden DestructionPeople AppalledHurricanesOvercoming AdversityBeing OverwhelmedThe Storms Of Life

Look, the Lord will come with fire
His chariots are like the whirlwind
to execute His anger with fury
and His rebuke with flames of fire.
Verse ConceptsChariotsChariots Of GodPunishment, By GodWheelsWhirlwindsGod RidingHeavenly ChariotsGod Appearing In FireFire Of God's AngerGod Angry With The NationsAutomobilesHurricanesThe Second Comingrebuking

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. Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire suddenly appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up into heaven in the whirlwind. Verse ConceptsFireMetaphysicsAfterlifeAscension Of SaintsChariotsHorsesWheelsWhirlwindsTranslationsAnimals In HeavenAstronautsHeavenly ChariotsGod Dispensing WindNot DyingTaken To HeavenHurricanes

The time had come for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal, Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsGoing TogetherGoing Up To HeavenGod Lifting PeopleGod Dispensing WindTaken To HeavenPeople Who Didn't Die

Indeed, they sow the wind
and reap the whirlwind.
There is no standing grain;
what sprouts fails to yield flour.
Even if they did,
foreigners would swallow it up.
Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstDebaucherySowing And ReapingUnfruitfulnessWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsWindFruits Of SinReapingNot Reaping What You SowSuffering From ForeignersHurricanesReaping What You Sowsowing

The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfFeetClouds, God's PresenceGod, Patience OfStormsWhirlwindsPower Of God, DescribedThe AlmightyAcquittalGod In The WindCondemnation Of The WickedSpeed Of God's AngerHurricanesGuiltfootstepspatientsdustfootprintsGod Controls Storms

The windstorm comes from its chamber,
and the cold from the driving north winds.
Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesWindCold, Literal UseWhirlwindsFrostOut Of The NorthCold WeatherHurricanes

An oracle against the desert by the sea:

Like storms that pass over the Negev,
it comes from the desert, from the land of terror.
Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsVisions From God

Then the Lord will appear over them,
and His arrow will fly like lightning.
The Lord God will sound the trumpet
and advance with the southern storms.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfArrows, Described AsLightningTheophanyTrumpets For BattleGod AppearingArrowsHurricanes


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. Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

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. Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsSudden DestructionPeople AppalledHurricanesOvercoming AdversityBeing OverwhelmedThe Storms Of Life

Indeed, they sow the wind
and reap the whirlwind.
There is no standing grain;
what sprouts fails to yield flour.
Even if they did,
foreigners would swallow it up.
Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstDebaucherySowing And ReapingUnfruitfulnessWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsWindFruits Of SinReapingNot Reaping What You SowSuffering From ForeignersHurricanesReaping What You Sowsowing

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