The Wind
65 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
48 sections
- (Bringing Forth) of Disappointed Expectations
- (Chaff or Stubble Before) of the Wicked
- (Feeding Upon) of Vain Hopes
- (Sowing) a Course of Sin
- (When Destructive) the Judgments of God
- (Without Rain) One Who Boasts of a False Gift
- Accomplishes the Purposes of God
- Drying Nature of
- East
- Euroclydon
- Frequently Brings Rain
- from the North Drives Away Rain
- God: Assuages
- God: Brings Forth, out of his Treasuries
- God: Changes
- God: Created
- God: Gathers, in his Hand
- God: Raises
- God: Restrains
- Miracles Connected With: Calmed by Casting out Jonah
- Miracles Connected With: Calmed by Christ
- Miracles Connected With: Locusts Brought By
- Miracles Connected With: Locusts Removed By
- Miracles Connected With: Quails Brought By
- Miracles Connected With: Raises on Account of Jonah
- Miracles Connected With: Red Sea Divided By
- Miracles Connected With: Rocks and Mountains Rent By
- Movement of the Leaves of Trees By, Noticed
- North
- Often Blighting
- Purifying Nature of
- South
- Tempestuous: Destroys Houses
- Tempestuous: Drives About the Largest Ships
- Tempestuous: Raises the Sea in Waves
- The Simoom or Pestilential Wind
- The Whirlwind
- Theory of, Above Man's Comprehension
- Variable Nature of
- West
- when Violent Called: Fierce Wind
- when Violent Called: Great and Strong Wind
- when Violent Called: Mighty Wind
- when Violent Called: Rough Wind
- when Violent Called: Storm
- when Violent Called: Stormy Wind
- when Violent Called: Tempest
- when Violent Called: Windy Storm
(Bringing Forth) of Disappointed Expectations
- Isaiah 26:18 We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
(Chaff or Stubble Before) of the Wicked
(Feeding Upon) of Vain Hopes
- Hosea 12:1 Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
(Sowing) a Course of Sin
- Hosea 8:7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.
(When Destructive) the Judgments of God
- Isaiah 27:8 By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
- Isaiah 29:6 you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.
- Isaiah 41:16 You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
(Without Rain) One Who Boasts of a False Gift
- Proverbs 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
Accomplishes the Purposes of God
- Psalm 148:8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
Drying Nature of
- Genesis 8:1 But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
- Isaiah 11:15 The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.
East
- Job 27:21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
- Ezekiel 17:10 Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”
- Hosea 13:15 Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come — a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
Euroclydon
- Acts 27:14 But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
Frequently Brings Rain
- 1 Kings 18:44–45 On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’” …
- 2 Kings 3:17 For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink— you and your cattle and your animals.’
from the North Drives Away Rain
- Proverbs 25:23 As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
God: Assuages
- Matthew 8:26 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
- Matthew 14:32 And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down.
God: Brings Forth, out of his Treasuries
- Psalm 135:7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Jeremiah 10:13 When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
God: Changes
- Psalm 78:26 He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might.
God: Created
- Amos 4:13 For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth— the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”
God: Gathers, in his Hand
- Proverbs 30:4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
God: Raises
- Psalm 107:25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
- Jonah 4:8 As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
God: Restrains
- Job 28:25 When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,
- Psalm 107:29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Miracles Connected With: Calmed by Casting out Jonah
- Jonah 1:15 Then they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.
Miracles Connected With: Calmed by Christ
- Matthew 8:26 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
- Matthew 14:32 And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down.
Miracles Connected With: Locusts Brought By
- Exodus 10:13 So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.
Miracles Connected With: Locusts Removed By
- Exodus 10:19 And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.
Miracles Connected With: Quails Brought By
- Numbers 11:31 Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp.
Miracles Connected With: Raises on Account of Jonah
- Jonah 1:4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
Miracles Connected With: Red Sea Divided By
- Exodus 14:21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
Miracles Connected With: Rocks and Mountains Rent By
- 1 Kings 19:11 Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in …
Movement of the Leaves of Trees By, Noticed
- Isaiah 7:2 When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
- Matthew 11:7 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
- Revelation 6:13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
North
- Proverbs 25:23 As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
- Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
Often Blighting
- Psalm 103:16 when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.
- Isaiah 40:7 The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
Purifying Nature of
- Job 37:21 Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.
- Jeremiah 4:11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
South
- Job 37:17 You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
- Luke 12:55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
Tempestuous: Destroys Houses
- Job 1:19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Matthew 7:27 The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell— and great was its collapse!”
Tempestuous: Drives About the Largest Ships
- Matthew 14:24 but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
- Acts 27:18 We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
- James 3:4 Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
Tempestuous: Raises the Sea in Waves
- Psalm 107:25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
- John 6:18 A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
The Simoom or Pestilential Wind
- 2 Kings 19:7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
- 2 Kings 19:35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
- Jeremiah 4:11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
The Whirlwind
- Job 37:9 The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds.
Theory of, Above Man's Comprehension
- John 3:8 The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
Variable Nature of
- Ecclesiastes 1:6 The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.
West
- Exodus 10:19 And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.
when Violent Called: Fierce Wind
- James 3:4 Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
when Violent Called: Great and Strong Wind
- 1 Kings 19:11 Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in …
when Violent Called: Mighty Wind
- Acts 2:2 Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
- Revelation 6:13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
when Violent Called: Rough Wind
- Isaiah 27:8 By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
when Violent Called: Storm
- Job 21:18 Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?
- Psalm 83:15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
when Violent Called: Stormy Wind
- Psalm 148:8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
- Ezekiel 13:11 tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.
- Ezekiel 13:13 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.
when Violent Called: Tempest
- Job 9:17 For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
- Job 27:20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
- Jonah 1:4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
when Violent Called: Windy Storm
- Psalm 55:8 I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”
Related topics
The Wind of the Operations of the Holy SpiritWind of the Judgments of GodThe Wind of False DoctrinesThe Wind of Iniquity Which Leads to DestructionThe Wind of Molten ImagesThe Wind of Terrors Which Pursue the Soul
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.