Jeremiah 4:11

Jeremiah 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
• New International Version (NIV)At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, “A scorching wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse;
• English Standard Version (ESV)At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, "A hot wind from the bare heights in the desert toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow or cleanse,
• New King James Version (NKJV)At that time it will be said To this people and to Jerusalem, “A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness Toward the daughter of My people— Not to fan or to cleanse—

Context of Jeremiah 4:11

9“When that day comes,” declares the Lord, “the king and the leaders will lose their courage. The priests will be stunned. The prophets will be amazed and astonished.” 10I said, “Almighty Lord, you certainly have deceived these people and Jerusalem. You said that everything would go well for them, but a sword is held at their throats.” At that time it will be said to these people and to Jerusalem: “A hot wind from the heights will blow in the desert on the tracks of my people. It will not be a wind that winnows or cleanses. 12It will be a stronger wind than that. It will come from me. Now, I will pass sentence on them.” 13The enemy comes up like clouds. His chariots are like a raging wind. His horses are faster than eagles. How horrible it will be for us! We will be destroyed!

Jeremiah 4:11 word by word

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא יֵאָמֵ֤ר לָֽעָם־הַזֶּה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם ר֣וּחַ צַ֤ח שְׁפָיִים֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר דֶּ֖רֶךְ בַּת־עַמִּ֑י ל֥וֹא לִזְר֖וֹת וְל֥וֹא לְהָבַֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• shall it be saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• A dryצַחtsach · dazzlingH6703
• windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• of the high placesשְׁפִיshephîy · barenessH8205
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• towardדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• not to fanזָרָהzârâh · to scatterH2219
• nor to cleanseבָּרַרbârar · to purifyH1305

Cross-references for Jeremiah 4:11

• Jeremiah 23:19The storm of the Lord will come with his anger. Like a windstorm, it will swirl down on the heads of the wicked.
• Jeremiah 30:23The storm of the Lord will come with his anger. Like a driving wind, it will swirl down on the heads of the wicked.
• Jeremiah 51:1This is what the Lord says: I will stir up a destructive wind against Babylon and against the people who live in Leb Kamai.
• Isaiah 27:8He punished Israel by sending it away. He removed it with a fierce blast from the east winds.
• Isaiah 64:6We’ve all become unclean, and all our righteous acts are like permanently stained rags. All of us shrivel like leaves, and our sins carry us away like the wind.
• Ezekiel 17:10It might be planted again, but will it live and grow? It will wither completely when the east wind blows on it. It will certainly wither in the garden where it is growing.’ ”
• Ezekiel 19:12But in anger it was uprooted and thrown to the ground. The east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches broke off. They withered and were burned.
• Hosea 13:3That is why they will be like fog in the morning and like morning dew that disappears quickly. They will be like straw blown away from threshing floors. They will be like smoke rising from chimneys.
• Jeremiah 8:19The cry from my dear people comes from a distant land: “Isn’t the Lord in Zion? Isn’t Zion’s king still there?” They make me furious with their idols, with their foreign gods.
• Jeremiah 9:1“I wish that my head were ⌞filled with⌟ water and my eyes were a fountain of tears so that I could cry day and night for my dear people who have been killed.
• Jeremiah 14:17“Say this to them: ‘My eyes flow with tears day and night without stopping because my dear people will suffer massive destruction. It will be a very serious blow.’ ”
• Isaiah 22:4That is why I say, “Turn away from me so that I can cry bitterly. Don’t try to comfort me because of the destruction brought on my people.”
• Lamentations 2:11My eyes are worn out with tears. My stomach is churning. My heart is poured out on the ground because of the destruction of my people. Little children and infants faint in the city streets.
• Lamentations 3:48“Streams of tears run down from my eyes over the ruin of my dear people.
• Lamentations 4:3Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but the women of my people are as cruel as wild ostriches.
• Jeremiah 51:2I will send people to winnow Babylon, to winnow it and strip its land bare. They will attack it from every direction on the day of trouble.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 4:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A dry wind - a fall wind - as clouds - as a whirlwind - All these expressions appear to refer to the pestilential winds, suffocating vapors, and clouds and pillars of sand collected by whirlwinds, which are so common and destructive in the east, (see on Isaiah 21:1; (note)); and these images are employed here to show the overwhelming effect of the invasion of the land by the Chaldeans.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11At that time - See Jeremiah 4:7. Though the revelation of the certainty of Judah‘s ruin wrings from Jeremiah a cry of despair, yet it is but for a moment; he immediately returns to the delivery of God‘s message. A dry wind - literally, A clear wind. The Samum is probably meant, a dry parching east wind blowing from the Arabian desert, before which vegetation withers, and human life becomes intolerable. Not to fan … - The Syrian farmers make great use of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-18Verses 5-18 The fierce conqueror of the neighbouring nations was to make Judah desolate. The prophet was afflicted to see the people lulled into security by false prophets. The approach of the enemy is described. Some attention was paid in Jerusalem to outward reformation; but it was necessary that their hearts should be washed, in the exercise of true repentance and faith, from the love and pollution of sin. When lesser calamities do not rouse sinners…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The Lord's people would soon experience the intense wind and loud force of God's judgment (Jeremiah 13:24; Hosea 13:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. dry wind--the simoom, terrific and destructive, blowing from the southeast across the sandy deserts east of Palestine. Image of the invading Babylonian army (Ho 13:15). Babylon in its turn shall be visited by a similar "destroying wind" (Jr 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…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 4:11

• Condescension of God
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings