Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. New Living Translation The winds are your messengers; flames of fire are your servants. English Standard Version he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. Berean Standard Bible He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. King James Bible Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: New King James Version Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire. New American Standard Bible He makes the winds His messengers, Flaming fire His ministers. NASB 1995 He makes the winds His messengers, Flaming fire His ministers. NASB 1977 He makes the winds His messengers, Flaming fire His ministers. Legacy Standard Bible He makes His angels the winds, His ministers flaming fire. Amplified Bible Who makes winds His messengers, Flames of fire His ministers. Christian Standard Bible and making the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. Holman Christian Standard Bible and making the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. American Standard Version Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers; Contemporary English Version The winds are your messengers, and flames of fire are your servants. English Revised Version Who maketh winds his messengers; his ministers a flaming fire: GOD'S WORD® Translation You make your angels winds and your servants flames of fire. Good News Translation You use the winds as your messengers and flashes of lightning as your servants. International Standard Version He makes the winds his messengers, blazing fires his servants. Majority Standard Bible He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. NET Bible He makes the winds his messengers, and the flaming fire his attendant. New Heart English Bible He makes his angels winds, and his servants a flame of fire. Webster's Bible Translation Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: World English Bible He makes his messengers winds, and his servants flames of fire. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMaking His messengers—the winds, "" His ministers—the flaming fire. Young's Literal Translation Making His messengers -- the winds, His ministers -- the flaming fire. Smith's Literal Translation Making his messengers spirits; his servants a fire of flame: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible You make the winds your messengers; flaming fire, your ministers. New Revised Standard Version you make the winds your messengers, fire and flame your ministers. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWho makest his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He makes his Angels the wind and his ministers burning fire. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Who makest winds Thy messengers, The flaming fire Thy ministers. Brenton Septuagint Translation Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!…3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind. 4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. 5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.… Cross References Hebrews 1:7 Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.” 2 Kings 2:11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind. 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. Exodus 3:2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. Judges 13:20 When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground. Isaiah 6:2 Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. Ezekiel 1:13-14 In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. / The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning. Daniel 7:10 A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened. Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. Matthew 24:31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Luke 1:19 “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. Luke 2:13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: Acts 7:30 After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. Acts 12:7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. 1 Corinthians 15:52 in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. Treasury of Scripture Who makes his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: who maketh Acts 23:8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. Hebrews 1:7,14 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire… ministers 2 Kings 2:11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 2 Kings 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. Ezekiel 1:13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. Jump to Previous Angels Fire Flame Flames Flaming Makes Makest Maketh Making Messengers Ministers Servants Spirits WindsJump to Next Angels Fire Flame Flames Flaming Makes Makest Maketh Making Messengers Ministers Servants Spirits WindsPsalm 104 1. A meditation upon the mighty power7. And wonderful providence of God 31. God's glory is eternal 33. The prophet vows perpetually to praise God He makes the winds His messengers This phrase highlights God's sovereignty over creation, using natural elements to fulfill His purposes. In biblical context, winds often symbolize God's power and presence, as seen in the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21) and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2:2). The Hebrew word for "wind" (ruach) can also mean "spirit," indicating a dual meaning that encompasses both physical and spiritual realms. This reflects God's ability to use both natural and supernatural means to communicate His will. The imagery of winds as messengers suggests swiftness and the far-reaching impact of God's commands. flames of fire His servants Persons / Places / Events 1. God (Yahweh)The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, who commands the elements of nature to serve His purposes. 2. Winds Often symbolic of God's spirit or presence, used here as messengers to carry out His will. 3. Flames of Fire Representing God's power and purity, used as servants to execute His commands. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty Over CreationGod commands the elements of nature, demonstrating His ultimate authority and control over the universe. Symbolism of Wind and Fire Wind and fire are powerful symbols of God's presence and action, reminding us of His ability to work in both gentle and mighty ways. Angelic Ministry Just as winds and flames serve God, so do angels, highlighting the unseen spiritual realm that operates under God's command. God's Purifying Power Fire often symbolizes purification; God uses trials and challenges to refine and purify our faith. Our Role as Servants Like the winds and flames, we are called to be God's messengers and servants, carrying out His will in our lives.(4) Who maketh . . .--Rather, Who maketh winds His messenger A flaming fire His ministers. Or, keeping the order of the Hebrew, Who maketh His messengers of winds, And His ministers of flaming fire. This is plainly the meaning required by the context, which deals with the use made by the Divine King of the various forms and forces of Nature. Just as He makes the clouds serve as a chariot and the sky as a tent, so he employs the winds as messengers and the lightnings as servants. Taken quite alone, the construction and arrangement of the verse favours the interpretation of the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews (Hebrews 1:7, Note, New Testament Commentary). This was the traditional Jewish interpretation, and on it were founded various theories of angelic agency. But not only do the exigencies of the context set aside this interpretation, but Hebrew literature offers enough instances to show that the order in which a poet arranged his words was comparatively immaterial. Indeed, Dean Perowne has adduced two instances (Isaiah 37:26; Isaiah 60:18) of precisely similar inversion of the natural order of immediate object and predicate. (See Expositor, December, 1878.) And no difficulty need be made about the change of number in flame of fire and ministers, since even if the former were not synonymous with lightnings, its predicate might be plural. (See Proverbs 16:14, "The wrath of a king is messengers of death.") . . . Verse 4. - Who maketh his angels spirits. Professor Cheyne renders, "Who maketh his messengers of winds;" and so (in substance) Jarchi, Aben. Ezra, Rosenmuller, Professor Alexander, and even Hengstenberg. The difficulty in adopting this rendering is that furnished by the application of the passage in Hebrews 1:7; but the arguments of Hengstenberg go far to meet that difficulty. It is to be noted that our Revisers, while admitting either rendering, have preferred that of Professor Cheyne. And his ministers a flaming fire; or, "his ministers of flame and fire."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He makesעֹשֶׂ֣ה (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make the winds רוּח֑וֹת (rū·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit His messengers, מַלְאָכָ֣יו (mal·’ā·ḵāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel flames לֹהֵֽט׃ (lō·hêṭ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3857: To blaze up, flame of fire אֵ֣שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire His servants. מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יו (mə·šā·rə·ṯāw) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to Links Psalm 104:4 NIVPsalm 104:4 NLT Psalm 104:4 ESV Psalm 104:4 NASB Psalm 104:4 KJV Psalm 104:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 104:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 104:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 104:4 French Bible Psalm 104:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 104:4 He makes his messengers winds (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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