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Look,הִנֵּהthe stormסַעֲרַתof YHWH,יְהוָהfury,חֵמָהhas gone out,יָצְאָהand a whirlingמִתְחוֹלֵלtempest;וְסַעַרon the headעַל רֹאשׁof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםit will whirl.יָחוּל
Jeremiah 23:19
Study it in the app“Look, the storm of YHWH, fury, has gone out, and a whirling tempest; on the head of the wicked it will whirl.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 23:19, word by word
- the stormסַעֲרַתsaarat
storm, whirlwind
A whirlwind, a tempest: a very strong wind that swirls and sweeps along.
Where else “saarat” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- furyחֵמָהchema
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chema” appears- has gone outיָצְאָהyatsa
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appears- and a whirlingמִתְחוֹלֵלmitcholel
whirl
To whirl, swirling around over something.
Where else “mitcholel” appears- on the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears
Translation note
23:19-20 returns almost word for word in 30:23-24.
The context
18For who has stood in the council of YHWH and has seen and heard his word? Who has paid attention to his word and heard it?
19 · This verse (above)
20The anger of YHWH will not turn back until he has done and until he has carried out the purposes of his heart; in the last days you will understand it with understanding.