Overview
The Bible addresses wind, the across 73 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Job, Psalms and Isaiah. Closely related themes include Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena, Rain, Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God and Sea, the. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses, Ahab, Jonah and Noah.
Key Bible verses about wind, the
Old Testament
Exodus
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
1 Kings
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. Prepare: Heb. Tie, or, Bind
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:
2 Kings
For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Job
And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. from: Heb. from aside, etc
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. shall: Heb. shall not return see: to see, that is, to enjoy
For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. carrieth: Heb. stealeth
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. my soul: Heb. my principal one
Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. south: Heb. chamber north: Heb. scattering winds
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
Psalms
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. to blow: Heb. to go
So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. it is: Heb. it is not
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. raiseth: Heb. maketh to stand
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
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.
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Proverbs
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. of a: Heb. in a gift of falsehood
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. driveth: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
Isaiah
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. is confederate: Heb. resteth on
And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod. dryshod: Heb. in shoes
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. it shooteth: or, thou sendest it forth he: or, when he removeth it with
Thou 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.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Jeremiah
At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
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. multitude: or, noise with: or, for
Ezekiel
Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. wind: or, breath
Hosea
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. stalk: or, standing corn
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. pleasant: Heb. vessels of desire
Jonah
But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. sent out: Heb. cast forth was like: Heb. thought to be broken
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. ceased: Heb. stood
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live. vehement: or, silent
New Testament
Matthew
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
Luke
John
Acts
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. arose: or, beat
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
People in the Bible and wind, the
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying wind, the for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 8:1, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Job, Psalms and Isaiah each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Moses, Ahab and Jonah and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena, Rain, Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God and Sea, the.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about wind, the?
The Bible addresses wind, the across 73 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Job, Psalms and Isaiah. Closely related themes include Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena, Rain, Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God and Sea, the. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses, Ahab, Jonah and Noah.
How many Bible verses are about wind, the?
The Bible references wind, the in 73 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention wind, the?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 8:1: “And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;”
Which people in the Bible are associated with wind, the?
Moses, Ahab, Jonah, Noah and David.
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