13When 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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He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? …
Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-16)The prophet Isaiah, when he prophesied of the captivity in Babylon, added warnings against idolatry and largely exposed the sottishness of idolaters, not only because the temptations in Babylon would be in danger of drawing the Jews there to idolatry, but because the afflictions in Babylon were designed to cure them of their idolatry. Thus the prophet Jeremiah here arms people against the idolatro…
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