Jeremiah 10:13when 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.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~600 BC. Jeremiah watches storm clouds gather over the city as Babylonian armies approach, yet declares God's sovereignty over nature itself...
The emotion here: awe mixed with defiance against false gods
The original word
qol (קוֹל) — voice, sound, thunder - the same word for God's voice and natural thunder
Why it matters
Ancient Near Eastern cultures worshipped storm gods like Baal, making this declaration revolutionary
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 10:13
Jeremiah is contrasting the true God with Babylonian weather deities right before invasion
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just poetic language about weather. Jeremiah is making a theological war declaration - your storm gods are nothing compared to Yahweh.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 10:13
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 10:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 10:13 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine sovereignty, weather control, natural power. Notable phrases: tumult of waters; vapors ascend; makes lightning.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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