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Isaiah 30:30

And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

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KJV King James Version

And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.

WEB World English Bible

Yahweh will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the descent of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, storm, and hailstones.

ASV American Standard Version

And Jehovah will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, and tempest, and hailstones.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And caused to be heard hath Jehovah The honour of His voice, And the coming down of His arm He doth shew with the raging of anger, And the flame of a consuming fire, Scattering, and inundation, and hailstone.

Surrounding context — Isaiah 30

27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning [with] his anger, and the burden [thereof is] heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

28 And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and [there shall be] a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing [them] to err.

29 Ye shall have a song, as in the night [when] a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.

30 And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, [which] smote with a rod.

32 And [in] every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, [it] shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.

33 For Tophet [is] ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made [it] deep [and] large: the pile thereof [is] fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

וְהִשְׁמִ֨יעַH8085 · sha.mato hear: hear יְהוָ֜הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]ה֣וֹדH1935 · hodsplendor קוֹל֗וֹH6963 · qolvoice וְנַ֤חַתH5183 · na.chatquietness זְרוֹעוֹ֙H2220 · ze.ro.aarm יַרְאֶ֔הH7200 · ra.ahto see: see בְּזַ֣עַףH2197 · za.aphrage אַ֔ףH639 · aphface: anger וְלַ֖הַבH3851 · la.havflame אֵ֣שׁH784 · eshfire אוֹכֵלָ֑הH398 · a.khalto eat נֶ֥פֶץH5311 · ne.phetsstorm וָזֶ֖רֶםH2230 · ze.remstorm וְאֶ֥בֶןH68 · e.venstone בָּרָֽד׃H1259 · ba.radhail

Cross-references

Psalm 18:13-14The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.Isaiah 29:6Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.Joshua 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: [they were] more which died with hailstones than [they] whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.Nahum 1:2-6God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.Revelation 16:18-21And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, [and] so great.Revelation 11:19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.Ezekiel 38:19-22For in my jealousy [and] in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;Isaiah 28:2Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, [which] as a tempest of hail [and] a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.2 Thessalonians 1:8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:Micah 1:4And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, [and] as the waters [that are] poured down a steep place.Isaiah 32:19When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.Matthew 24:7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.Psalm 76:5-8The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.Job 37:2-5Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth.Revelation 1:15And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.Psalm 98:1A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.Luke 1:51He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.Psalm 2:5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

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