"But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. {arose: or, beat}" — Acts 27:14

Acts 27:14 · KJV

“But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. {arose: or, beat}”

— Acts 27:14

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained {their} purpose, loosing {thence}, they sailed close by Crete.

Verse 15

And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let {her} drive.

Acts 27 — Context

And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, {and there} to winter; {which is} an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained {their} purpose, loosing {thence}, they sailed close by Crete.

But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. {arose: or, beat}

And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let {her} drive.

And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

Cross References

Mark 4:37

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

Psalms 107:25-27

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. {raiseth: Heb. maketh to stand}

Exodus 14:21-27

And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go {back} by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry {land}, and the waters were divided.

Matthew 8:24

And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

Jonah 1:3-5

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Ezekiel 27:26

Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. {midst: Heb. heart}