58 Bible Verses about Wind

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Exodus 14:21-22

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD caused the water to retreat by a strong east wind all night, turning the sea into dry land. As the waters were divided, the Israelis went into the middle of the sea on dry land, and the waters formed a wall for them on their right and on their left.

Psalm 78:26

He stirred up the east wind in the heavens and drove the south wind by his might.

Amos 4:13

Look! The one who crafts mountains, who creates the wind, who reveals what he is thinking to mankind, who darkens the morning light, who tramples down the high places of the land the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies is his name.

Genesis 8:1

God kept Noah in mind, along with all the wildlife and livestock that were with him in the ark. God's Spirit moved throughout the earth, causing the flood waters to subside.

Exodus 10:13-14

Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the LORD sent an east wind into the land all that day and throughout the night. When morning came, the east wind brought the locusts. The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled on all the territory of Egypt in great swarms. There had never been locusts like this before nor would there ever be again.

Exodus 10:19

Then the LORD brought a very strong west wind that took the locusts and drove them into the Reed Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

Numbers 11:31

Just then, a wind burst forth from the LORD, who brought quails from the sea and spread them all around the camp, about a day's journey in each direction, completely encircling the camp about two cubits deep on top of the ground!

Job 28:25

"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement.

Psalm 148:7-8

Praise the LORD, you from the earth, you creatures of the sea and all you depths, fire, hail, snow, fog, and wind storm that carry out his command,

Isaiah 11:15

The LORD will totally destroy the gulf of the Sea of Egypt. He will sweep his hand over the Euphrates River with a violent wind, breaking it up into seven streams, and making a way for people to cross on foot.

Jeremiah 10:13

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.

Ezekiel 13:13

"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says, "In my burning anger, I'll rip it open with a windstorm. In my anger, I'll rinse it off with rain, and put an end to it with a hailstorm in my destructive rage.

Jonah 1:4

Then the LORD sent a great wind over the sea, and a severe storm broke out. It seemed as if the ship were about to break up.

1 Kings 19:11

"Go out," he responded, "and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD." And there was the LORD, passing by! A tremendous, mighty windstorm was tearing at the mountains and breaking the rocks in pieces in the presence of the LORD, but the LORD was not in the windstorm. After the wind there came an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

Ezekiel 27:26

But your rowers have brought you into dangerous waters. The east wind has broken you in the heart of the ocean!

Acts 27:13-15

When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, they thought they could make it to Phoenix, so they hoisted anchor and began sailing along the shore of Crete. But it was not long before a violent wind (called a northeaster) swept down from the island. The ship was caught so that it couldn't face the wind, and we gave up and were swept along.

Genesis 41:5-6

After he had fallen back to sleep, he had a second dream, in which seven ears of plump, fruit-filled grain grew up on a single stalk. Suddenly seven thin ears of grain that had been scorched by an east wind sprouted up right after them

Job 1:18-19

While this messenger was still speaking, another came and announced, "Your children were celebrating in their oldest brother's house when a strong wind came straight out of the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people, and they died. I alone escaped to tell you!"

Daniel 7:2

Daniel said, "I observed the vision during the night. Look! The four winds of the skies were stirring up the Mediterranean Sea.

Matthew 14:24

By this time the boat was in the middle of the sea and was being battered by the waves, because the wind was against them.

Luke 12:55

When you see a south wind blowing, you say, "It's going to be hot,' and so it is.

John 6:16-18

When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already fallen, and Jesus had not yet come to them. A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough.

James 3:4

And look at ships! They are so big that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the helmsman directs.

Psalm 103:15-16

A person's life is like grass it blossoms like wild flowers, but when the wind blows through it, it withers away and no one remembers where it was.

Matthew 7:24-27

"Therefore, everyone who listens to these messages of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on a rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation was on the rock. "Everyone who keeps on hearing these messages of mine and never puts them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. read more.
The rain fell, the floods came, the winds blew and battered that house, and it collapsed and its collapse was total."

Job 21:17-18

"How often do the wicked have their lights put out? Does calamity ever fall on them? Will God in his anger ever apportion their destruction? May they become like a straw, blown away before the wind; like a chaff that's swept off by a storm.

Psalm 1:4

But this is not the case with the wicked. They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

Psalm 48:7

as when an east wind destroyed the ships of Tarshish.

Isaiah 17:13

The nations roar like the rushing of many waters, but the LORD will rebuke them, and they will run far away, chased like chaff blown down from the mountains or like thick dust that rolls along, blown along by a wind storm.

Isaiah 32:2

Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a hiding place from storms, like streams of water in the desert, in the shadow of a great rock in an exhausted land.

Jeremiah 4:11-12

At that time, it will be told this people and to Jerusalem, "A scorching wind from the barren heights in the desert is coming toward my people, and it's not for winnowing or cleansing. A wind too strong for that is coming at my bidding. Now I'm judging them as I speak."

Jeremiah 22:22

The wind will shepherd all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into exile. Indeed, you will then be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.

Ezekiel 19:12

Yet in anger it was uprooted and cast down to the earth. An east wind desiccated its fruit; its strong branches broke off and withered, and a fire consumed them.

Daniel 2:34-35

"As you were watching, a rock was quarried but not with human hands and it struck the iron and clay feet of the statue, breaking them to pieces. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken in pieces together and became like chaff from a summer threshing floor that the breeze carries away without leaving a trace. Then the rock that struck the statue grew into a huge mountain and filled the entire earth.

Hosea 8:7

"Because they sow the wind, they will reap the wind storm. The plant has no stalk and its bud yields no grain. Even if there's a harvest, foreigners will gobble it up.

Amos 1:14

So I will send down fire upon the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour their fortified citadels with an alarm sounding in the time of battle, and with a whirlwind in the time of storm.

Habakkuk 1:9

"They all come to oppress hordes of them, their faces pressing onward they take prisoners as numerous as the desert sand!

Revelation 6:12-13

Then I saw the lamb open the sixth seal. There was a powerful earthquake. The sun turned as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon turned as red as blood. The stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree drops its fruit when it is shaken by a strong wind.

Job 6:26

Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?

Proverbs 11:29

Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise.

Proverbs 27:15-16

A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike. Trying to keep her in check is like stopping a wind storm or grabbing oil with your right hand.

Isaiah 26:18

We were pregnant, writhing in pain, but we gave birth only to wind. We have not won your victory on earth, nor have the inhabitants of the world been born."

Jeremiah 5:13

The prophets are nothing but wind, and the word is not in them. So may the disaster happen to them!'"

Hosea 12:1

"Ephraim feeds on the wind, chasing after the eastern winds, storing up lies and desolation day after day. They are making a contract with the Assyrians, and sending oil to Egypt.

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Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Wind » Reviving

Ezekiel 37:9-10

Then he ordered me, "Prophesy to the Spirit, Son of Man. Tell the Spirit, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Come from the four winds, you Spirit, and breathe into these people who have been killed, so they will live."'" So I prophesied as I had been ordered, breath entered them, and they began to live. They stood on their own feet as a vast, united army.

Ezekiel 37:14

I'm going to place my Spirit in you all, and you will live. I'll place you all into your land, and you'll learn that I, the LORD, have been speaking and doing this,' declares the LORD.'"

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Wind » Independent

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Wind » Powerful

1 Kings 19:11

"Go out," he responded, "and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD." And there was the LORD, passing by! A tremendous, mighty windstorm was tearing at the mountains and breaking the rocks in pieces in the presence of the LORD, but the LORD was not in the windstorm. After the wind there came an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

Acts 2:2

Suddenly, a sound like the roar of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Wind » Sensible in its effects

natural Life » Is compared to » Wind

Job 7:7

Remember that my life is a breath; my eyes won't go back to seeing good things.

Meteorology » Wind » Wonderful effects of

Genesis 8:1

God kept Noah in mind, along with all the wildlife and livestock that were with him in the ark. God's Spirit moved throughout the earth, causing the flood waters to subside.

Numbers 11:31

Just then, a wind burst forth from the LORD, who brought quails from the sea and spread them all around the camp, about a day's journey in each direction, completely encircling the camp about two cubits deep on top of the ground!

Ezekiel 37:9

Then he ordered me, "Prophesy to the Spirit, Son of Man. Tell the Spirit, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Come from the four winds, you Spirit, and breathe into these people who have been killed, so they will live."'"

Jonah 1:4

Then the LORD sent a great wind over the sea, and a severe storm broke out. It seemed as if the ship were about to break up.

Exodus 15:10

"You blew with your breath, and the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty water.

Meteorology » Wind » East

Job 27:21

He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.

Hosea 13:15

Even though he is fruitful compared to his relatives, an east wind will come, the LORD's wind storm from the wilderness, and his spring will evaporate. His fountain will dry up, and the LORD's wind storm will plunder all the expensive vessels of the treasury.

Ezekiel 17:10

Look! Because it's a transplanted vine, won't it wither when the east wind hits it? It will surely wither in the terraces where it had started to sprout."'"

Meteorology » Wind » South

Luke 12:55

When you see a south wind blowing, you say, "It's going to be hot,' and so it is.

Job 37:17

you whose garments are hot, even though the land is cooled by a south wind?

Acts 27:13

When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, they thought they could make it to Phoenix, so they hoisted anchor and began sailing along the shore of Crete.

Meteorology » Wind » North

Song of Songs 4:16

Awake, north wind, and come, south wind. Make my garden breathe out, let its fragrance flow. Let my beloved come into his garden, and let him eat its choicest fruits.

Meteorology » Wind » West

Exodus 10:19

Then the LORD brought a very strong west wind that took the locusts and drove them into the Reed Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Wind

Song of Songs 4:16

Awake, north wind, and come, south wind. Make my garden breathe out, let its fragrance flow. Let my beloved come into his garden, and let him eat its choicest fruits.

Wind » Violent » Stormy wind

Ezekiel 13:11

"When someone builds a wall, they coat it with whitewash. Tell those who coat it with whitewash that it will fall. It will be washed off by the rain. Great hailstones will fall and a stormy wind will strip it off.

Ezekiel 13:13

"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says, "In my burning anger, I'll rip it open with a windstorm. In my anger, I'll rinse it off with rain, and put an end to it with a hailstorm in my destructive rage.

Wind » Movement of the leaves of trees, &c by, noticed

Isaiah 7:2

When it was reported to the house of David, "Aram has joined forces with Ephraim!" the heart of the people of Ahaz trembled like forest trees in a windstorm.

Revelation 6:13

The stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree drops its fruit when it is shaken by a strong wind.

Matthew 11:7

As they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Wind » Illustrative » (when destructive,) of the judgments of God

Isaiah 29:6

you will be visited by the LORD of the Heavenly Armies with thunder, an earthquake, and great noise, with a windstorm, a tempest, and flames from a devouring fire.

Isaiah 41:16

You'll winnow them, and the wind will lift them up, and a tempest will blow them away. Then you'll rejoice in the LORD, and you'll make your boast in the Holy One of Israel."

Isaiah 27:8

Measure by measure, in their exile you contended with them; with his fierce blast he removed them, as on a day when the east wind blows.

Wind » Mentioned in scripture » East

Job 27:21

He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.

Hosea 13:15

Even though he is fruitful compared to his relatives, an east wind will come, the LORD's wind storm from the wilderness, and his spring will evaporate. His fountain will dry up, and the LORD's wind storm will plunder all the expensive vessels of the treasury.

Ezekiel 17:10

Look! Because it's a transplanted vine, won't it wither when the east wind hits it? It will surely wither in the terraces where it had started to sprout."'"

Wind » East wind

Job 27:21

He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.

Hosea 13:15

Even though he is fruitful compared to his relatives, an east wind will come, the LORD's wind storm from the wilderness, and his spring will evaporate. His fountain will dry up, and the LORD's wind storm will plunder all the expensive vessels of the treasury.

Ezekiel 17:10

Look! Because it's a transplanted vine, won't it wither when the east wind hits it? It will surely wither in the terraces where it had started to sprout."'"

Wind » Ruled

Mark 4:39

Then he got up, rebuked the wind, and told the sea, "Calm down! Be still!" Then the wind stopped blowing, and there was a great calm.

Proverbs 30:4

Who has ascended to heaven, and then descended? Who has collected the wind in his hands? Who has wrapped up waters in a garment? Who has established all the farthest points of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!

Wind » Mentioned in scripture » North

Song of Songs 4:16

Awake, north wind, and come, south wind. Make my garden breathe out, let its fragrance flow. Let my beloved come into his garden, and let him eat its choicest fruits.

Wind » Tempestuous » Drives about the largest ships

Acts 27:18

The next day, because we were being tossed so violently by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard.

James 3:4

And look at ships! They are so big that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the helmsman directs.

Matthew 14:24

By this time the boat was in the middle of the sea and was being battered by the waves, because the wind was against them.

Wind » South wind

Luke 12:55

When you see a south wind blowing, you say, "It's going to be hot,' and so it is.

Job 37:17

you whose garments are hot, even though the land is cooled by a south wind?

Acts 27:13

When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, they thought they could make it to Phoenix, so they hoisted anchor and began sailing along the shore of Crete.

Wind » Illustrative » Of the operations of the holy spirit

Ezekiel 37:9

Then he ordered me, "Prophesy to the Spirit, Son of Man. Tell the Spirit, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Come from the four winds, you Spirit, and breathe into these people who have been killed, so they will live."'"

Acts 2:2

Suddenly, a sound like the roar of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Wind » Violent » Tempest

Jonah 1:4

Then the LORD sent a great wind over the sea, and a severe storm broke out. It seemed as if the ship were about to break up.

Job 27:20

Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away.

Job 9:17

For he crushes me with a storm, and keeps on wounding me for no reason.

Wind » Frequently brings rain

1 Kings 18:44-45

But Elijah told him to go back seven times. On the seventh look, he said, "Look! There's a cloud, a small one, about the size of a man's hand. It's coming up out of the sea!" "Get up and find Ahab!" Elijah said. "Tell him, "Mount your chariot and ride down the mountain so the storm doesn't stop you.'" A little while later, the sky turned black with storm clouds and winds, and there was a heavy shower. So Ahab rode off to Jezreel.

2 Kings 3:17

This is what the LORD says: "Though you won't see wind or storm, nevertheless that river will overflow with water so that you, your cattle, and your livestock may drink.'

Wind » Figurative » Of the judgments of God

Hosea 13:15

Even though he is fruitful compared to his relatives, an east wind will come, the LORD's wind storm from the wilderness, and his spring will evaporate. His fountain will dry up, and the LORD's wind storm will plunder all the expensive vessels of the treasury.

Matthew 7:25

The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation was on the rock.

Jeremiah 22:22

The wind will shepherd all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into exile. Indeed, you will then be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.

Wind » Miracles connected with » Calmed by Christ

Wind » Mentioned in scripture » The simoom or pestilential wind

2 Kings 19:35

That very night, the angel of the LORD went out to the camp of the Assyrian army and killed 185,000 men. Early the next morning, when the army of Israel arose, all 185,000 soldiers were dead.

2 Kings 19:7

"This is what the LORD says: "Never be afraid of the words that you have heard by which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Look! I'm going to cause an attitude to grow within him so that he'll hear a rumor and return to his own territory, where I'll make him die by the sword in his own land!"'"

Wind » God » Brings forth, out of his treasuries

Jeremiah 10:13

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.

Wind » God » Assuages

Wind » Violent » Mighty wind

Acts 2:2

Suddenly, a sound like the roar of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Revelation 6:13

The stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree drops its fruit when it is shaken by a strong wind.

Wind » Drying nature of

Genesis 8:1

God kept Noah in mind, along with all the wildlife and livestock that were with him in the ark. God's Spirit moved throughout the earth, causing the flood waters to subside.

Isaiah 11:15

The LORD will totally destroy the gulf of the Sea of Egypt. He will sweep his hand over the Euphrates River with a violent wind, breaking it up into seven streams, and making a way for people to cross on foot.

Wind » Often blighting

Psalm 103:16

but when the wind blows through it, it withers away and no one remembers where it was.

Isaiah 40:7

Grass withers and flowers fade away when the LORD's breath blows on them; surely the people are like grass.

Wind » Purifying nature of

Jeremiah 4:11

At that time, it will be told this people and to Jerusalem, "A scorching wind from the barren heights in the desert is coming toward my people, and it's not for winnowing or cleansing.

Job 37:21

"So then, the sun is too bright to gaze at, is it not? The sky is swept clean by the wind that blows, is it not?

Wind » Tempestuous » Raises the sea in waves

John 6:18

A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough.

Wind » God » Restrains

Job 28:25

"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement.

Wind » God » Raises

Wind » Violent » storm

Job 21:18

May they become like a straw, blown away before the wind; like a chaff that's swept off by a storm.

Psalm 83:15

Pursue them with your storm and terrify them with your whirlwind.

Wind » Tempestuous » Destroys houses

Job 1:19

when a strong wind came straight out of the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people, and they died. I alone escaped to tell you!"

Matthew 7:27

The rain fell, the floods came, the winds blew and battered that house, and it collapsed and its collapse was total."

Wind » Mentioned in scripture » South

Luke 12:55

When you see a south wind blowing, you say, "It's going to be hot,' and so it is.

Job 37:17

you whose garments are hot, even though the land is cooled by a south wind?

Wind » Illustrative » (chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked

Job 21:18

May they become like a straw, blown away before the wind; like a chaff that's swept off by a storm.

Psalm 1:4

But this is not the case with the wicked. They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

Wind » North wind

Song of Songs 4:16

Awake, north wind, and come, south wind. Make my garden breathe out, let its fragrance flow. Let my beloved come into his garden, and let him eat its choicest fruits.

Wind » East » In canaan

Hosea 13:15

Even though he is fruitful compared to his relatives, an east wind will come, the LORD's wind storm from the wilderness, and his spring will evaporate. His fountain will dry up, and the LORD's wind storm will plunder all the expensive vessels of the treasury.

Luke 12:55

When you see a south wind blowing, you say, "It's going to be hot,' and so it is.

Wind » Variable nature of

Ecclesiastes 1:6

The wind blows southward, then northward, constantly circulating, and the wind comes back again in its courses.

Wind » Illustrative » (without rain,) of one who boasts of a false gift

Wind » Illustrative » Of false doctrines

Wind » From the north drives away rain

Wind » Miracles connected with » Rocks and mountains rent by

1 Kings 19:11

"Go out," he responded, "and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD." And there was the LORD, passing by! A tremendous, mighty windstorm was tearing at the mountains and breaking the rocks in pieces in the presence of the LORD, but the LORD was not in the windstorm. After the wind there came an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

Wind » Miracles connected with » Quails brought by

Numbers 11:31

Just then, a wind burst forth from the LORD, who brought quails from the sea and spread them all around the camp, about a day's journey in each direction, completely encircling the camp about two cubits deep on top of the ground!

Wind » Violent » Great and strong wind

1 Kings 19:11

"Go out," he responded, "and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD." And there was the LORD, passing by! A tremendous, mighty windstorm was tearing at the mountains and breaking the rocks in pieces in the presence of the LORD, but the LORD was not in the windstorm. After the wind there came an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

Wind » God » Gathers, in his hand

Proverbs 30:4

Who has ascended to heaven, and then descended? Who has collected the wind in his hands? Who has wrapped up waters in a garment? Who has established all the farthest points of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!

Wind » Miracles connected with » Locusts brought by

Exodus 10:13

Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the LORD sent an east wind into the land all that day and throughout the night. When morning came, the east wind brought the locusts.

Wind » Miracles connected with » Locusts removed by

Exodus 10:19

Then the LORD brought a very strong west wind that took the locusts and drove them into the Reed Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

Wind » Miracles connected with » Red sea divided by

Exodus 14:21

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD caused the water to retreat by a strong east wind all night, turning the sea into dry land. As the waters were divided,

Wind » Mentioned in scripture » West

Exodus 10:19

Then the LORD brought a very strong west wind that took the locusts and drove them into the Reed Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

Wind » Illustrative » (bringing forth,) of disappointed expectations

Isaiah 26:18

We were pregnant, writhing in pain, but we gave birth only to wind. We have not won your victory on earth, nor have the inhabitants of the world been born."

Wind » Illustrative » Of molten images

Isaiah 41:29

See, none of them exist, and their deeds are nothing. Their metal images are only wind and confusion.'"

Wind » West wind

Exodus 10:19

Then the LORD brought a very strong west wind that took the locusts and drove them into the Reed Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

Wind » Violent » Rough wind

Isaiah 27:8

Measure by measure, in their exile you contended with them; with his fierce blast he removed them, as on a day when the east wind blows.

Wind » Illustrative » Of iniquity which leads to destruction

Wind » God » Changes

Psalm 78:26

He stirred up the east wind in the heavens and drove the south wind by his might.

Wind » Blasting

2 Kings 19:35

That very night, the angel of the LORD went out to the camp of the Assyrian army and killed 185,000 men. Early the next morning, when the army of Israel arose, all 185,000 soldiers were dead.

2 Kings 19:7

"This is what the LORD says: "Never be afraid of the words that you have heard by which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Look! I'm going to cause an attitude to grow within him so that he'll hear a rumor and return to his own territory, where I'll make him die by the sword in his own land!"'"

Wind » Accomplishes the purposes of God

Wind » Miracles connected with » Calmed by casting out jonah

Wind » Mentioned in scripture » Euroclydon

Acts 27:14

But it was not long before a violent wind (called a northeaster) swept down from the island.

Wind » Violent » Windy storm

Psalm 55:8

I want to deliver myself quickly from this windstorm and tempest."

Wind » Illustrative » (feeding upon,) of vain hopes

Hosea 12:1

"Ephraim feeds on the wind, chasing after the eastern winds, storing up lies and desolation day after day. They are making a contract with the Assyrians, and sending oil to Egypt.

Wind » South » Soothing

Job 37:17

you whose garments are hot, even though the land is cooled by a south wind?

Wind » South » Purifying

Job 37:21

"So then, the sun is too bright to gaze at, is it not? The sky is swept clean by the wind that blows, is it not?

Wind » East » In the valley of the euphrates river

Ezekiel 19:12

Yet in anger it was uprooted and cast down to the earth. An east wind desiccated its fruit; its strong branches broke off and withered, and a fire consumed them.

Wind » East » Tempestuous in the land of uz

Job 27:21

He'll be swept up by a storm wind and carried away; he'll be whirled away from his place.

Wind » Miracles connected with » Raises on account of jonah

Jonah 1:4

Then the LORD sent a great wind over the sea, and a severe storm broke out. It seemed as if the ship were about to break up.

Wind » Violent » Fierce wind

James 3:4

And look at ships! They are so big that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the helmsman directs.

Wind » Illustrative » Of terrors which pursue the soul

Job 30:15

My greatest fears have overcome me; my honor is assaulted as though by a wind storm; my prosperity evaporates like a morning cloud."

Wind » Illustrative » (sowing,) of a course of sin

Hosea 8:7

"Because they sow the wind, they will reap the wind storm. The plant has no stalk and its bud yields no grain. Even if there's a harvest, foreigners will gobble it up.

Wind » God » Created

Amos 4:13

Look! The one who crafts mountains, who creates the wind, who reveals what he is thinking to mankind, who darkens the morning light, who tramples down the high places of the land the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies is his name.

Wind » Figurative » Of heresy

Wind » North » Free from humidity in canaan

Wind » South » Tempestuous

Wind » West » Took away the plague of locusts from the land of egypt

Exodus 10:19

Then the LORD brought a very strong west wind that took the locusts and drove them into the Reed Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

Wind » Mentioned in scripture » The whirlwind

Wind » Illustrative » Of the speeches of the desperate

Job 6:26

Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?

Wind » Theory of, above man's comprehension

Wind » Figurative » Of the spirit

Wind » East » Hot and blasting in egypt

Genesis 41:6

Suddenly seven thin ears of grain that had been scorched by an east wind sprouted up right after them

Wind » East » At the city of nineveh

Wind » Illustrative » Of the life of man

Job 7:7

Remember that my life is a breath; my eyes won't go back to seeing good things.

Wind » Figurative

Hosea 4:19

A wind storm will carry them away in its embrace, and their sacrifices will bring them shame."

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Four Winds

Ezekiel 37:9

Then he ordered me, "Prophesy to the Spirit, Son of Man. Tell the Spirit, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Come from the four winds, you Spirit, and breathe into these people who have been killed, so they will live."'"

God Dispensing Wind

Amos 4:13

Look! The one who crafts mountains, who creates the wind, who reveals what he is thinking to mankind, who darkens the morning light, who tramples down the high places of the land the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies is his name.

No Winds

2 Kings 3:17

This is what the LORD says: "Though you won't see wind or storm, nevertheless that river will overflow with water so that you, your cattle, and your livestock may drink.'

The East Wind

Psalm 78:26

He stirred up the east wind in the heavens and drove the south wind by his might.

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