Jeremiah 4:11-12
Lexham English Bible
11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem,
“A hot wind from the barren heights[a] in the desert,[b]
in the direction of[c] the daughter of my people,
not to winnow and not to cleanse,
12 a wind too strong for[d] these will come for me,
now also I speak judgments against them.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:11 Literally “a wind of shimmering of barren heights”
- Jeremiah 4:11 Or “wilderness”
- Jeremiah 4:11 Literally “the way of”
- Jeremiah 4:12 Literally “a wind strong more than”
Jeremiah 4:11-12
New Living Translation
11 The time is coming when the Lord will say
to the people of Jerusalem,
“My dear people, a burning wind is blowing in from the desert,
and it’s not a gentle breeze useful for winnowing grain.
12 It is a roaring blast sent by me!
Now I will pronounce your destruction!”
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