The Meaning of Jeremiah 10:13 Explained

Jeremiah 10:13

KJV: 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.

YLT: At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters is in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And bringeth out wind from His treasures.

Darby: 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 treasuries.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Jeremiah 10:13 Mean?

Verse Meaning

He is responsible for the rains and storms, even the lightning, on the earth. He summons the winds from His celestial storehouse with a mere word, and they blow on the earth. The Canaanites attributed all these powers to Baal. Every thunderstorm testifies to the omnipotence of Yahweh.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 10

1  The unequal comparison of God and idols
17  The prophet exhorts to flee from the calamity to come
19  He laments the spoil of the tabernacle by foolish pastors
23  He makes an humble supplication

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 10:13 mean?

When His voice He utters [There is] a multitude of waters in the heavens and He causes to ascend the vapors from the ends of the earth lightning for the rain He makes and He brings the wind out of His treasuries
לְק֨וֹל תִּתּ֜וֹ הֲמ֥וֹן מַ֙יִם֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה נְשִׂאִ֖ים מִקְצֵ֣ה [ארץ] (הָאָ֑רֶץ) בְּרָקִ֤ים לַמָּטָר֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וַיּ֥וֹצֵא ר֖וּחַ מֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו

לְק֨וֹל  When  His  voice 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
תִּתּ֜וֹ  He  utters 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
הֲמ֥וֹן  [There  is]  a  multitude 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הָמֹון 
Sense: (Qal) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound.
מַ֙יִם֙  of  waters 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם  in  the  heavens 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה  and  He  causes  to  ascend 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
נְשִׂאִ֖ים  the  vapors 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: נָשִׂיא 
Sense: one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader.
מִקְצֵ֣ה  from  the  ends 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קָצֶה 
Sense: end, extremity.
(הָאָ֑רֶץ)  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
בְּרָקִ֤ים  lightning 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בָּרָק  
Sense: lightning.
לַמָּטָר֙  for  the  rain 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָטָר  
Sense: rain.
עָשָׂ֔ה  He  makes 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
וַיּ֥וֹצֵא  and  He  brings 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
ר֖וּחַ  the  wind 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.
מֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו  out  of  His  treasuries 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.