Psalms 147:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.

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  • Exod 9:23-25 : 23 And Moses put out his rod to heaven: and the Lord sent thunder, and an ice-storm, and fire running down on the earth; the Lord sent an ice-storm on the land of Egypt. 24 So there was an ice-storm with fire running through it, coming down with great force, such as never was in all the land of Egypt from the time when it became a nation. 25 And through all the land of Egypt the ice-storm came down on everything which was in the fields, on man and on beast; and every green plant was crushed and every tree of the field broken.
  • Josh 10:11 : 11 And in their flight before Israel, on the way down from Beth-horon, the Lord sent down great stones from heaven on them all the way to Azekah, causing their death: those whose death was caused by the stones were more than those whom the children of Israel put to death with the sword.
  • Job 37:9-9 : 9 Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses. 10 By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.
  • Job 38:22-23 : 22 Have you come into the secret place of snow, or have you seen the store-houses of the ice-drops, 23 Which I have kept for the time of trouble, for the day of war and fighting?
  • Job 38:29-30 : 29 Out of whose body came the ice? and who gave birth to the cold mist of heaven? 30 The waters are joined together, hard as a stone, and the face of the deep is covered.
  • Ps 78:47-48 : 47 He sent ice for the destruction of their vines; their trees were damaged by the bitter cold. 48 Ice was rained down on their cattle; thunderstorms sent destruction among the flocks.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 147:15-16
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    15He sends out his orders to the earth; his word goes out quickly.

    16He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.

  • Ps 147:18
    83%

    18At the outgoing of his word, the ice is turned to water; when he sends out his wind, there is a flowing of waters.

  • Job 37:9-12
    4 verses
    79%

    9Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.

    10By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.

    11The thick cloud is weighted with thunder-flame, and the cloud sends out its light;

    12And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

  • Job 37:5-6
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    77%

    5He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;

    6For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.

  • Job 38:29-30
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    77%

    29Out of whose body came the ice? and who gave birth to the cold mist of heaven?

    30The waters are joined together, hard as a stone, and the face of the deep is covered.

  • Ps 148:8
    77%

    8Fire and rain of ice, snow and mists; storm-wind, doing his word:

  • Nah 1:5-6
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    74%

    5The mountains are shaking because of him, and the hills flowing away; the earth is falling to bits before him, the world and all who are in it.

    6Who may keep his place before his wrath? and who may undergo the heat of his passion? his wrath is let loose like fire and the rocks are broken open by him.

  • Ps 18:12-15
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    12Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.

    13The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.

    14He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

    15Then the deep beds of the waters were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of your words of wrath, O Lord, because of the breath from your mouth.

  • Jer 18:14
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    14Will the white snow go away from the top of Sirion? will the cold waters flowing from the mountains become dry?

  • Ps 135:7
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    7He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses.

  • Job 38:22
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    22Have you come into the secret place of snow, or have you seen the store-houses of the ice-drops,

  • Jer 51:16
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    16At the sound of his voice there is a massing of the waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain and sends out the wind from his store-houses.

  • Job 37:17-18
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    71%

    17You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,

    18Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?

  • Job 37:22
    71%

    22A bright light comes out of the north; God's glory is greatly to be feared.

  • Job 6:16-17
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    16Which are dark because of the ice, and the snow falling into them;

    17Under the burning sun they are cut off, and come to nothing because of the heat.

  • Job 36:27
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    27For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,

  • Jer 10:13
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    13At the sound of his voice there is a massing of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain, and sends out the wind from his store-houses.

  • 2 Sam 22:15-16
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    15And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

    16Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.

  • Ps 104:3
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    3The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:

  • Ps 107:25
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    25For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

  • Ps 29:7
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    7At the voice of the Lord flames of fire are seen.

  • Isa 30:30
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    30And the Lord will send out the sound of his great voice, and they will see his arm stretched out, with the heat of his wrath, and the flame of a burning fire; with a cloud-burst, and storm, and a rain of ice.

  • Job 38:24-25
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    68%

    24Which is the way to the place where the wind is measured out, and the east wind sent out over the earth?

    25By whom has the way been cut for the flowing of the rain, and the flaming of the thunder;

  • Job 37:3
    68%

    3He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth.

  • Isa 27:8
    68%

    8Your anger against her has been made clear by driving her away; he has taken her away with his storm-wind in the day of his east wind.

  • Job 26:11-12
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    11The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.

    12By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.

  • 2 Sam 22:9
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    9There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.

  • Job 26:8
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    8By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.

  • Ps 97:3-4
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    68%

    3Fire goes before him, burning up all those who are against him round about.

    4His bright flames give light to the world; the earth saw it with fear.

  • Job 12:15
    67%

    15Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned.

  • Ps 78:47
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    47He sent ice for the destruction of their vines; their trees were damaged by the bitter cold.