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Wind, the

The wind in Scripture serves as a powerful symbol of God's sovereignty, judgment, and the transient nature of human efforts apart from Him. It demonstrates both God's control over creation and the futility of earthly pursuits without divine purpose.

Overview

Throughout Scripture, wind represents God's power and authority over creation. The wind can scatter the wicked like chaff, symbolize empty human labor, and demonstrate divine judgment. Yet wind also refreshes and sustains, reminding believers of God's constant provision and sovereign care over all things.

Key Scriptures

"The wicked are like the chaff which the wind drives away" (Psalm 1:4, NASB). "Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?" (Ecclesiastes 5:10-11, but see Hosea 8:7: "They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind," NIV). "He stilled the wind, and it became perfectly calm" (Matthew 14:32, NASB).

Application

Trust in God's sovereignty over life's circumstances, recognizing that human plans apart from Him are as futile as chasing the wind.

Scripture References 40

Isaiah 26:18 Job 21:18 Psalms 1:4 Hosea 12:1 Hosea 8:7 Isaiah 27:8 Isaiah 29:6 Isaiah 41:16 Proverbs 25:14 Psalms 148:8 Matthew 8:26 Matthew 14:32 Psalms 135:7 Jeremiah 10:13 Jonah 1:15 Matthew 8:26 Matthew 14:32 Psalms 78:26 Amos 4:13 Job 1:19 Matthew 7:27 Matthew 14:24 Acts 27:18 James 3:4 Genesis 8:1 Isaiah 11:15 Job 27:21 Ezekiel 17:10 Hosea 13:15 Acts 27:14 James 3:4 1 Kings 18:44 1 Kings 18:45 2 Kings 3:17 Proverbs 25:23 Proverbs 30:4 1 Kings 19:11 Exodus 10:13 Exodus 10:19 Acts 2:2

Full Topical Reference List 88 total — Nave's Topical Bible

(Bringing forth,) of disappointed expectations

Isaiah 26:18

(Chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked

Job 21:18 Psalms 1:4

(Feeding upon) of vain hopes

Hosea 12:1

(Sowing,) of a course of sin

Hosea 8:7

(When destructive,) of the judgments of God

Isaiah 27:8 Isaiah 29:6 Isaiah 41:16

(Without rain,) of one who boasts of a false gift

Accomplishes the purposes of God

Psalms 148:8

Assuages

Matthew 8:26 Matthew 14:32

Brings forth, out of his treasuries

Jeremiah 10:13 Psalms 135:7

Calmed by casting out Jonah

Jonah 1:15

Calmed by Christ

Matthew 8:26 Matthew 14:32

Changes

Psalms 78:26

Created

Amos 4:13

Destroys houses

Job 1:19 Matthew 7:27

Drives about the largest ships

Acts 27:18 James 3:4 Matthew 14:24

Drying nature of

Genesis 8:1 Isaiah 11:15

East

Ezekiel 17:10 Hosea 13:15 Job 27:21

Euroclydon

Acts 27:14

Fierce wind

James 3:4

Frequently brings rain

1 Kings 18:44 1 Kings 18:45 2 Kings 3:17

From the north drives away rain

Gathers, in his hand

Proverbs 30:4

Great and strong wind

1 Kings 19:11

Locusts brought by

Exodus 10:13

Locusts removed by

Exodus 10:19

Mighty wind

Acts 2:2 Revelation 6:13

Movement of the leaves of trees, &c by, noticed

Isaiah 7:2 Matthew 11:7 Revelation 6:13

North

Proverbs 25:23 Song of Solomon 4:16

Of false doctrines

Of iniquity which leads to destruction

Isaiah 64:6

Of molten images

Isaiah 41:29

Of terrors which pursue the soul

Job 30:15

Of the life of man

Job 7:7

Of the operations of the Holy Spirit

Acts 2:2 Ezekiel 37:9 John 3:8

Of the speeches of the desperate

Job 6:26

Often blighting

Isaiah 40:7 Psalms 103:16

Purifying nature of

Jeremiah 4:11 Job 37:21

Quails brought by

Numbers 11:31

Raises

Jonah 4:8 Psalms 107:25

Raises on account of Jonah

Jonah 1:4

Raises the sea in waves

John 6:18 Psalms 107:25

Red sea divided by

Exodus 14:21

Restrains

Job 28:25 Psalms 107:29

Rocks and mountains rent by

1 Kings 19:11

Rough wind

Isaiah 27:8

South

Job 37:17 Luke 12:55

Storm

Job 21:18 Psalms 83:15

Stormy wind

Ezekiel 13:11 Ezekiel 13:13 Psalms 148:8

Tempest

Job 9:17 Job 27:20 Jonah 1:4

The simoom or pestilential wind

2 Kings 19:7 2 Kings 19:35 Jeremiah 4:11

The whirlwind

Job 37:9

Theory of, above man's comprehension

John 3:8

Variable nature of

Ecclesiastes 1:6

West

Exodus 10:19

Windy storm

Psalms 55:8

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