When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.
Parallel Translations
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When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.
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And when ye se the south wynde blow ye saye: we shall have heet and it cometh to passe.
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And when ye see the South winde blowe, ye say, that it wilbe hoate: and it commeth to passe.
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Passages linked to Luke 12:55 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 20:12 saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’
- Job 37:17 You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Yea, and why even of yourselves,.... From their own…
Yea, and why even of yourselves,.... From their own observation, as in discerning the signs of the weather; in a rational way, by the light of reason, and according to the dictates of their own consciences; by what they themselves saw and heard; by the signs and wonders which were done, they might have concluded, that now was the time of the Messiah's coming; and that he was come, and that Jesus of Nazareth was he: this was as easy, by observation, to be discerned, as the face of the sky was; even of themselves, without any hints or directions from others:
judge ye not what is right? or "truth", as the Syriac and Persic versions render it; concerning the present time, the coming of the Messiah, and the accomplishment of the promises and prophecies of the Old Testament in him: or why do ye not of yourselves judge, what is fit and right to be done between man and man, without going to law? and that, in cases which are plain and clear, the consequences of which may be as easily discerned, as what weather it will be by the signs in the heavens; to which sense the following words incline.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 55. heat] Rather, a Simoom or scorching wind, because…
55. heat] Rather, a Simoom or scorching wind, because ‘the South wind’ in Palestine would blow from the desert.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (55) There will be heat.—See Note on Mat_20:12. The…
(55) There will be heat.—See Note on Mat_20:12. The word rendered “heat” is probably used here as signifying the “burning wind,” the simoom, which, blowing over the desert, scorched and withered all that was green and fresh. (Comp. Jas_1:11, where it is rightly rendered “burning heat.”)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And when ye see the south wind blow, ye…
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will he heat; and it cometh to pass. To the south of Palestine lay the desert; when the wind blew from that direction, it was usually a time of heat and drought.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 12:55 The hot south wind blows into Israel from…
12:55 The hot south wind blows into Israel from the Arabian Desert to the south and east (Job 37:17; Jer 4:11).
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