Jeremiah 4:11

“At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem ¹  will be told, ‘A scorching wind will sweep down from the hilltops in the desert on ²  my dear people. ³  It will not be a gentle breeze for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff. ⁴ 

Isa 22:4; Isa 27:8; Isa 41:16; Isa 64:6; Jer 8:19; Jer 9:1,7; Jer 14:17; Jer 23:19; Jer 30:23,24; Jer 51:1; Jer 51:2; La 2:11; La 3:48; La 4:3,6,10; Eze 17:10; Eze 19:12; Ho 13:3,15; Mt 3:12; Lu 3:17

¹ tn Heb “this people and Jerusalem.”

² 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.

³ 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.”

⁴ 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.