11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry [a]wind in the high places of the wilderness cometh toward the daughter of my people, but neither [b]to fan nor to cleanse.

12 A mighty wind shall come unto me from those places, and now will I also give sentence upon them.

13 Behold, he shall come up as the [c]clouds, and his chariots shall be as a tempest: his horses are lighter than eagles. [d]Woe unto us, for we are destroyed.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:11 The North wind whereby he meaneth Nebuchadnezzar.
  2. Jeremiah 4:11 But to carry away both corn, and chaff.
  3. Jeremiah 4:13 Meaning, that Nebuchadnezzar should come as suddenly, as a cloud that is carried with the wind.
  4. Jeremiah 4:13 This is spoken in the person of all the people, who in their affliction should cry thus.

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.”

13 Look! He advances like the clouds,(D)
    his chariots(E) come like a whirlwind,(F)
his horses(G) are swifter than eagles.(H)
    Woe to us! We are ruined!(I)

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