And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
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Gill's Exposition
Yea, and why even of yourselves,.... From their own observation, as in discerning the signs of the weather; in a rational way, by the light of reason, and according to the dictates of their own…
See the notes at Mat 16:2-3. South wind - To the south and southwest of Judea were situated Arabia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, all warm or hot regions, and consequently the air that came from those quarters…
Having given his disciples their lesson in the foregoing verses, here Christ turns to the people, and gives them theirs, Luk 12:54. He said also to the people: he preached ad populum - to the people,…
Cambridge Bible
heat Rather, a Simoom or scorching wind, because -the South wind" in Palestine would blow from the desert.