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Jeremiah 4:12

Jeremiah 4:12
Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me,.... That is, a strong one, very vehement; or, "a wind which is fuller than these", as the Syriac version renders it; which is stronger than those…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Or, as in the margin; i. e., a wind more full, more impetuous than those winds which serve for fanning and cleansing the grain. Unto me - Rather, for me: to perform my will.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 4:5-18

God's usual method is to warn before he wounds. In these verses, accordingly, God gives notice to the Jews of the general desolation that would shortly be brought upon them by a foreign invasion. This…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

a full wind from these i.e. a violent wind from the bare heights in the wilderness. It is better, however, to render nearly as mg. a wind too strong for these things, too violent for winnowing and…

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