Jeremiah 23:19

Judgment

¹⁷ They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’

¹⁸ But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it?

Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

²⁰ The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.

²¹ I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
KJV: Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
WEB: Behold, the LORD’s storm, his wrath, has gone out. Yes, a whirling storm! It will burst on the head of the wicked.
ASV: Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, [even his] wrath, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.
DARBY: Behold, a tempest of Jehovah, fury is gone forth, yea, a whirling storm: it shall whirl down upon the head of the wicked.
BLB: Behold, the tempest of YHWH in fury goes forth, and a whirling tempest swirling down upon on the head of the wicked.

ÅB: Se, Herrens storm, hans vrede farer ut, en hvirvlende stormvind; den hvirvler over hodet på de ugudelige.
OTB: Se, Herrens storm har gått ut i vrede, en virvelvind som virvler ned over de ondes hoder.
B1930: Se, Herrens storm, hans vrede farer ut, en hvirvlende stormvind; den hvirvler over hodet på de ugudelige.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 30:23
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
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Jeremiah 25:32
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”
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Amos 1:14
So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.
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Isaiah 21:1
This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
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Proverbs 10:25
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
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Nahum 1:3–6
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
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Proverbs 1:27
when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
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Jeremiah 4:11
At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
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