Jeremiah 51:16

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

Jeremiah 51:16 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:16

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.] (See Gill on Jeremiah 10:13).

Jeremiah 51:16 In-Context

14 Sworn hath Jehovah of Hosts by Himself, That, Surely I have filled thee [with] men as the cankerworm, And they have cried against thee -- shouting.

15 The maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,

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

17 Brutish hath been every man by knowledge, Put to shame hath been every refiner by a graven image, For false [is] his molten image, And there is no breath in them.

18 Vanity [are] they -- work of errors, In the time of their inspection they perish.