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tempest

Meaning of “tempest”

A violent storm of wind, often with rain or waves.

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18 occurrences18 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 9:17

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Job 27:20
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
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1611 witness · Job 27:20 · retained source text

Terrours take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

1611 marginal noteChap. 18.11.

Psalms 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
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1611 witness · Psalms 11:6 · retained source text

Upon the wicked hee shall raine snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

1611 marginal noteOr, a burning tempest.

Psalms 83:15
So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
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1611 witness · Psalms 83:15 · retained source text

So persecute them with thy tempest: and make them afraid with thy storme.

Isaiah 28:2
Behold, 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.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 28:2 · retained source text

Behold, the LORD hath a mightie and strong one, which as a tempest of haile and a destroying storme, as a flood of mightie waters ouerflowing, shall cast downe to the earth with the hand.

Isaiah 29:6
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.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 29:6 · retained source text

Thou shalt bee visited of the LORD of hostes with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storme and tempest, and the flame of deuouring fire.

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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1611 witness · Isaiah 30:30 · retained source text

And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting downe of his arme, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a deuouring fire, with scattering and tempest and hailestones.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the glory of his voice.

Isaiah 32:2
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
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And a man shall be as an hiding place from the winde, and a couert from the tempest: as riuers of water in a drie place, as the shadow of a great rocke in a wearie land.

1611 marginal noteHeb. heauie.

Isaiah 54:11
¶ O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 54:11 · retained source text

¶ Oh thou afflicted, tossed with tempest and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with faire colours, and lay thy foundations with Saphires.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 29.2.

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