Jeremiah 4:11

Jeremiah 4:11

9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord,
“That the heart of the king shall perish,
And the heart of the princes;
The priests shall be astonished,
And the prophets shall wonder.”

10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God!
^aSurely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem,
^bSaying, ‘You shall have peace,’
Whereas the sword reaches to the¹ heart.”

11 At that time it will be said
To this people and to Jerusalem,
^a“A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness
Toward the daughter of My people—
Not to fan or to cleanse—

12 A wind too strong for these will come for Me;
Now ^aI will also speak judgment against them.”

13 “Behold, he shall come up like clouds,
And ^ahis chariots like a whirlwind.
^bHis horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are plundered!”

14 O Jerusalem, ^awash your heart from wickedness,
That you may be saved.
How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?

15 For a voice declares ^afrom Dan
And proclaims¹ affliction from Mount Ephraim:

16 “Make mention to the nations,
Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem,
That watchers come from a ^afar country
And raise their voice against the cities of Judah.

17 ^aLike keepers of a field they are against her all around,
Because she has been rebellious against Me,” says the Lord.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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dry wind—the simoom, terrific and destructive, blowing from the southeast across the sandy deserts east of Palestine. Image of the invading Babylonian army (Hosea 13:15). Babylon in its turn shall be visited by a similar "destroying wind" (Jeremiah 51:1).

of . . . high places—that is, that sweeps over the high places.

daughter—that is, the children of my people.

not to fan—a very different wind from those ordinary winds employed for fanning the grain in the open air.

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