Jeremiah 4:11-12
New English Translation
11 At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem[a] will be told,
“A scorching wind will sweep down
from the hilltops in the wilderness on[b] my dear people.[c]
It will not be a gentle breeze
for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff.[d]
12 No,[e] a wind too strong for that will come at my bidding.
Yes, even now I, myself, am calling down judgment on them.[f]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:11 tn Heb “this people and Jerusalem.”
- Jeremiah 4:11 tn Heb “A scorching wind from the hilltops in the desert toward…”sn The allusion is, of course, to the destructive forces of the enemy armies of Babylon, compared above in 4:7 to a destructive lion and here to the destructive desert winds of the Near Eastern sirocco.
- Jeremiah 4:11 tn Heb “daughter of my people.” The term “daughter of” is appositional to “my people” and is supplied in the translation as a term of sympathy and endearment. Compare the common expression “daughter of Zion.”
- Jeremiah 4:11 tn Heb “not for winnowing and not for cleansing.” The words “It will not be a gentle breeze” are not in the text but are implicit in the connection. They are supplied in the translation here for clarification.
- Jeremiah 4:12 tn The word “No” is not in the text but is carried over from the connection with the preceding line “not for…”
- Jeremiah 4:12 tn Heb “will speak judgments against them.”
Jeremiah 4:11-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem: A hot wind comes from me out of the bare heights[a] in the desert toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow or cleanse,(A) 12 a wind too strong for that. Now it is I who speak in judgment against them.(B)
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Jeremiah 4:11-12
New International Version
11 At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, “A scorching wind(A) from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse; 12 a wind(B) too strong for that comes from me. Now I pronounce my judgments(C) against them.”
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