Yirmeyah 51:16

16 When He thundereth His voice, there is a tumult of mayim in Shomayim; and He bringeth up clouds from the ends of ha’aretz; He maketh lightnings with matar, and bringeth forth the ru’ach out of his otzarot.

Yirmeyah 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).

Yirmeyah 51:16 In-Context

14 Hashem Tzva’os hath sworn by His Nefesh, saying, Surely I will fill thee with adam, as with locusts; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

15 He hath made Eretz by His ko’ach, He hath established the tevel by His chochmah, and hath stretched out Shomayim by His tevunah.

16 When He thundereth His voice, there is a tumult of mayim in Shomayim; and He bringeth up clouds from the ends of ha’aretz; He maketh lightnings with matar, and bringeth forth the ru’ach out of his otzarot.

17 Kol adam is dull-hearted and without da’as; every goldsmith is shamed by the pesel; for his nesekh (molten image) is sheker, and there is no ruach in them.

18 They are hevel (futile, vain), the work of delusion; in the time of their pekudah they shall perish.