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    Tempest

    TEM-pest

    Meaning

    Storm; Violent wind

    English/French origin · Girl

    What it points to

    Tempest bows to the One who says 'Peace, be still' — every storm a stage for God's power, every calm a display of His authority.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”

    Mark 4:39

    “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.”

    Psalm 107:29

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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