Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. New Living Translation The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals. English Standard Version The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire. Berean Standard Bible The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire. King James Bible The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. New King James Version The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. New American Standard Bible The LORD also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. NASB 1995 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. NASB 1977 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High gave forth His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. Amplified Bible The LORD also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. Christian Standard Bible The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High made his voice heard. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High projected His voice. American Standard Version Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. Contemporary English Version LORD Most High, your voice thundered from the heavens, as hailstones and fiery coals poured down like rain. English Revised Version The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice; hailstones and coals of fire. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD thundered in the heavens. The Most High made his voice heard with hailstones and lightning. Good News Translation Then the LORD thundered from the sky; and the voice of the Most High was heard. International Standard Version Then the LORD thundered in the heavens, and the Most High sounded aloud, calling for hail stones and flashes of fire. Majority Standard Bible The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire. NET Bible The LORD thundered in the sky; the sovereign One shouted. New Heart English Bible The LORD also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. World English Bible Yahweh also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd YHWH thunders in the heavens, "" And the Most High gives forth His voice, "" Hail and coals of fire. Young's Literal Translation And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire. Smith's Literal Translation And Jehovah will thunder in the heavens, and the Most High will give his voice; hail and coals of fire. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Lord thundered from heaven, and the highest gave his voice: hail and coals of fire. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High made his voice resound. New Revised Standard Version The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice: hailstones and coals of fire. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH thundered in Heaven and The Highest gave his voice: hailstones and coals of fire. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The LORD also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High gave forth His voice; Hailstones and coals of fire. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord also thundered from heaven, and the Highest uttered his voice. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD is My Rock…12From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire. 13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire. 14He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.… Cross References Exodus 9:23 So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. 1 Samuel 7:10 As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel. Job 37:4-5 Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. / God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend. Isaiah 30:30 And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones. Revelation 4:5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God. 2 Samuel 22:14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. Ezekiel 10:5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks. Revelation 11:19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. Psalm 29:3-4 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. / The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. Job 40:9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His? Revelation 16:18 And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. 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. Jeremiah 25:30 So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. Matthew 24:27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Psalm 77:18 Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. Treasury of Scripture The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. thundered Psalm 78:48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. Psalm 104:7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. Exodus 20:18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. Highest Psalm 29:3,4 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters… Ezekiel 10:5 And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. coals Psalm 120:3,4 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? … Psalm 140:10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. Deuteronomy 32:24 They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. Jump to Previous Coals Fire Forth Hail Hailstones Heaven Heavens High Highest Ice Rain Resounded Sky Sounding Stones Thunder Thundered Uttered VoiceJump to Next Coals Fire Forth Hail Hailstones Heaven Heavens High Highest Ice Rain Resounded Sky Sounding Stones Thunder Thundered Uttered VoicePsalm 18 1. David praises God for his manifold and marvelous blessingsThe LORD thundered from heaven This phrase emphasizes the divine power and majesty of God. The Hebrew word for "thundered" is "ra'am," which conveys a sense of awe-inspiring power and authority. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, thunder was often associated with the voice of a deity, signifying divine intervention or communication. The imagery of God thundering from heaven underscores His supreme authority over creation and His ability to intervene in human affairs with overwhelming force. This reflects the biblical theme of God as a mighty warrior who fights on behalf of His people, as seen throughout the Psalms and other Old Testament texts. the voice of the Most High resounded hailstones and coals of fire Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְֽהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel thundered וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם (way·yar·‘êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7481: To tumble, be violently agitated, to crash, to irritate from heaven; בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ (baš·šā·ma·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky the voice קֹל֑וֹ (qō·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of the Most High וְ֭עֶלְיוֹן (wə·‘el·yō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5945: An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme resounded— יִתֵּ֣ן (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set hailstones בָּ֝רָ֗ד (bā·rāḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1259: Hail and coals וְגַֽחֲלֵי־ (wə·ḡa·ḥă·lê-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1513: An ember of fire. אֵֽשׁ׃ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire Links Psalm 18:13 NIVPsalm 18:13 NLT Psalm 18:13 ESV Psalm 18:13 NASB Psalm 18:13 KJV Psalm 18:13 BibleApps.com Psalm 18:13 Biblia Paralela Psalm 18:13 Chinese Bible Psalm 18:13 French Bible Psalm 18:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 18:13 Yahweh also thundered in the sky (Psalm Ps Psa.) |