Jeremiah Chapter 51 verse 16 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 51:16

when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
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BBE Jeremiah 51:16

At the sound of his voice there is a massing of the waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain and sends out the wind from his store-houses.
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DARBY Jeremiah 51:16

When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
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KJV Jeremiah 51:16

When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
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WEB Jeremiah 51:16

when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.
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YLT Jeremiah 51:16

At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters `are' in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And He bringeth out wind from His treasures.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhen He thunders,לְק֨וֹל (lə·qō·wl)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6963: A voice, soundthe watersמַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semenin the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם (baš·šā·ma·yim)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 8064: Heaven, skyroar,הֲמ֥וֹן (hă·mō·wn)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1995: A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealthand He causes the cloudsנְשִׂאִ֖ים (nə·śi·’îm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mistto riseוַיַּ֥עַל (way·ya·‘al)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5927: To ascend, in, activelyfrom the endsמִקְצֵה־ (miq·ṣêh-)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 7097: End, extremityof the earth.אָ֑רֶץ (’ā·reṣ)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 776: Earth, landHe makesעָשָׂ֔ה (‘ā·śāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makelightningבְּרָקִ֤ים (bə·rā·qîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 1300: Lightning, a gleam, a flashing swordfor the rainלַמָּטָר֙ (lam·mā·ṭār)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4306: Rainand brings forthוַיֹּ֥צֵא (way·yō·ṣê)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximthe windר֖וּחַ (rū·aḥ)Noun - common singularStrong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spiritfrom His storehouses.מֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃ (mê·’ō·ṣə·rō·ṯāw)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 214: Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouseJump to PreviousAscend Causes Causeth Clouds Earth End Ends Forth Heavens Lightning Makes Maketh Mist Mists Multitude Rain Roar Sound Storehouses Store-Houses Thunders Time Treasures Treasuries Tumult Uttereth Utters Vapors Vapours Voice Waters Wind