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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Swirling</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/s/swirling.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/ecclesiastes/1-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/s/swirling.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Swirling</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/s/swirled.htm" title="Swirled">◄</a> Swirling <a href="/topical/s/swirls.htm" title="Swirls">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div><b>Definition and Context</b> <br>The term "swirling" is not directly mentioned in the Bible; however, it can be associated with various biblical themes and imagery that involve movement, chaos, or divine activity. Swirling often conveys a sense of dynamic motion, which can be seen in natural phenomena, spiritual experiences, or divine interventions.<br><br><b>Biblical Imagery and Symbolism</b> <br>Swirling imagery is often used to describe the movement of wind, water, or other natural elements, symbolizing the power and presence of God. In the Bible, wind is frequently associated with the Spirit of God. For instance, in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, the Spirit of God is described as hovering over the waters, suggesting a dynamic and creative force at work in the formation of the world.<br><br><b>Wind and Spirit</b> <br>The Hebrew word "ruach," often translated as "wind" or "spirit," can imply a swirling motion. In <a href="/ezekiel/37-9.htm">Ezekiel 37:9</a>, the prophet is commanded to prophesy to the breath: "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live." This passage highlights the life-giving power of God's Spirit, which can be imagined as swirling winds bringing renewal and resurrection.<br><br><b>Divine Presence and Judgment</b> <br>Swirling can also be associated with divine presence and judgment. In <a href="/job/38.htm">Job 38:1</a>, God speaks to Job out of a whirlwind: "Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said." The whirlwind here represents God's overwhelming power and majesty, a force beyond human comprehension. Similarly, in <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a>, the Lord is described as having His way in the whirlwind and the storm, indicating His sovereign control over creation and His ability to execute judgment.<br><br><b>Waters and Chaos</b> <br>Swirling waters can symbolize chaos and the unknown, often used to depict the challenges and trials faced by God's people. In <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Psalm 46:3</a>, the psalmist speaks of the waters roaring and foaming, a metaphor for tumultuous times: "though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge." Despite the chaos, the psalm affirms God's presence as a refuge and strength.<br><br><b>Prophetic Visions</b> <br>Prophetic visions sometimes include swirling elements to convey the intensity and mystery of divine revelation. In <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a>, the prophet describes a vision of a stormy wind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually: "I looked, and I saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and a brilliant light all around it." This vision signifies the glory and majesty of God, as well as the profound impact of His revelation.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b> <br>While the term "swirling" itself is not explicitly found in the biblical text, the concept is richly embedded in the imagery and symbolism of Scripture. It serves as a powerful representation of God's dynamic presence, His creative and life-giving Spirit, and His sovereign control over the forces of nature and history.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Swirl.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5437.htm"><span class="l">5437. sabab -- to turn about, go around, surround</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), removed (2), returned (1), set (3), set* (1), sit (1), surround (7), surrounded<br> (18), surrounding (2), surrounds (2), swinging (1), <b>swirling</b> (1), taken <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5437.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_i_outward_bound.htm"><span class="l">Outward Bound</span></a> <br><b>...</b> too (for it was calm at night), the water from the sponson behind the paddle-boxes;<br> as the live flame-beads leaped and ran amid the <b>swirling</b> snow, while some <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter i outward bound.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/a_new_years_message.htm"><span class="l">A New Years Message</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But bright or dark, hopes or dreads, they reveal nothing. Sometimes we think<br> we see a little way ahead, and then <b>swirling</b> mists hide all. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/a new years message.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/the_waters_saw_thee_they.htm"><span class="l">'The Waters Saw Thee; they were Afraid'</span></a> <br><b>...</b> No doubt many a question and doubt had been muttered by the watch- fires, as the<br> people looked at the muddy, turbid stream, <b>swirling</b> in flood. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the waters saw thee they.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_j/the_incense_of_prayer.htm"><span class="l">The Incense of Prayer</span></a> <br><b>...</b> professors the great bulk of their lives creeps along the low levels like the mists<br> in winter, that hug the marshes instead of rising, <b>swirling</b> up like an <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/the incense of prayer.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/the_waters_of_meribah.htm"><span class="l">The Waters of Meribah</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Does our courage never flag, nor our faith falter, nor <b>swirling</b> clouds of doubt<br> hide the inheritance from our weary and tear-filled eyes? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the waters of meribah.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_xi_the_northern_mountains.htm"><span class="l">The Northern Mountains</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Yorkshire, Ireland or Scotland; crystal-clear, bedded with gray pebbles, broken<br> into rapids by rock-ledges or great white quartz boulders, <b>swirling</b> under steep <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter xi the northern mountains.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_j/the_city_and_river_of.htm"><span class="l">The City and River of God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and human polities and earthly institutions, acting on them all either by slow<br> corrosive action at the base, or by the tossing floods <b>swirling</b> against them <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/the city and river of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/the_two_houses.htm"><span class="l">The Two Houses</span></a> <br><b>...</b> From above, the rain comes down to beat on the roof, the wind rages round the walls,<br> the flood comes <b>swirling</b> round the eaves from beneath, and if the house <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the two houses.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jerome/the_principal_works_of_st_jerome/the_life_of_s_hilarion.htm"><span class="l">The Life of S. Hilarion.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When the people of Epidaurus saw this, I mean the roaring waves and heaving waters<br> and the <b>swirling</b> billows mountain-high dashing on the shore, fearing that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/the life of s hilarion.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/swirling.htm"><span class="l"><b>Swirling</b> (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Swirling</b> (5 Occurrences). Ecclesiastes 1:6 The wind goes<br> to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/swirling.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/swirls.htm"><span class="l">Swirls (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/swirls.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/swirled.htm"><span class="l">Swirled (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/swirled.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/chaff-in-the-Bible.html">What is the meaning of chaff in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/threshing-floor.html">What is a threshing floor? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/swirling.htm">Swirling: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Swirling (5 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:6</a></span><br />The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Isaiah 8:8</a></span><br />And it will come on into Judah; rushing on and overflowing, till the waters are up to the neck; *** and his outstretched wings will be covering the land from side to side: for God is with us.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Jeremiah 23:19</a></span><br />Behold, the storm of Yahweh, even his wrath, is gone forth, yes, a whirling storm: it shall burst on the head of the wicked.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Jeremiah 30:23</a></span><br />Behold, the storm of Yahweh, even his wrath, is gone forth, a sweeping storm: it shall burst on the head of the wicked.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Hosea 13:3</a></span><br />Therefore they will be like the morning mist, and like the dew that passes away early, like the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing floor, and like the smoke out of the chimney.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/swirling.htm">Swirling</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/swollen.htm">Swollen (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/swirling.htm">Swirling (5 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/swirled.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Swirled"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Swirled" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/swirls.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Swirls"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Swirls" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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