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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the desert winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will scatter you like chaff driven by the wind from the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Therefore I will scatter them like stubble That passes away by the wind of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore I will scatter them like drifting straw To the desert wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore I will scatter them like drifting straw To the desert wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Therefore I will scatter them like drifting straw To the desert wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore I will scatter them like chaff passing away Into the wilderness wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore I will scatter you like drifting straw [Driven away] by the desert wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will scatter you like drifting chaff before the desert wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will scatter you like drifting chaff before the desert wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will scatter you, just as the desert wind blows husks from grain tossed in the air. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I will scatter you like straw that is blown away by a desert wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will scatter you like straw that is blown away by the desert wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll scatter them like chaff blown away by a desert wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"The LORD says, 'That is why I will scatter your people like chaff that is blown away by a desert wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />'therefore I will scatter them, as the stubble that passes away, by the wind of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I scatter them as stubble, "" Passing away, by a wind of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I scatter them as stubble, Passing away, by a wind of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will scatter them as the straw passing away by the wind of the desert.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will scatter them as stubble, which is carried away by the wind in the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will scatter them like chaff, which is carried away by the wind in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will scatter them like chaff that flies on the desert wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will scatter you like chaff driven by the wind from the desert.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will scatter them like the stubble driven by the wind in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall scatter them as a straw that passes before the wind in the wilderness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away By the wind of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So I scattered them as sticks carried by the wind into the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=4108" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/13.htm">Captivity Threatened</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: wa·’ă·p̄î·ṣêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">“I will scatter you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7179.htm" title="7179: kə·qaš- (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Stubble, chaff. From qashash; straw.">like chaff</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·w·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">driven</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bār (N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">by the desert</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: lə·rū·aḥ (Prep-l:: N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">wind.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm">Isaiah 17:13</a></span><br />The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Hosea 13:3</a></span><br />Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4</a></span><br />Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-18.htm">Job 21:18</a></span><br />Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Isaiah 41:15-16</a></span><br />Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-5.htm">Psalm 35:5</a></span><br />May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24</a></span><br />No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a></span><br />His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-17.htm">Luke 3:17</a></span><br />His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Isaiah 29:5</a></span><br />But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-13.htm">Psalm 83:13</a></span><br />Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-35.htm">Daniel 2:35</a></span><br />Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19</a></span><br />The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a></span><br />The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.</p><p class="hdg">will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a></b></br> And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Deuteronomy 4:27</a></b></br> And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a></b></br> And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, <i>even</i> wood and stone.</p><p class="hdg">as.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Jeremiah 4:11,12</a></b></br> 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, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4</a></b></br> The ungodly <i>are</i> not so: but <i>are</i> like the chaff which the wind driveth away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-13.htm">Psalm 83:13-15</a></b></br> O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Chaff</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-21.htm">Directions</a> <a href="/acts/27-27.htm">Drifting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-3.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-15.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Straw</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-2.htm">Stubble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-11.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Chaff</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Directions</a> <a href="/acts/27-27.htm">Drifting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-16.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-19.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Straw</a> <a href="/joel/2-5.htm">Stubble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">By the type of a linen belt, hidden at Euphrates, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-9.htm">God prefigures the destruction of his people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-12.htm">By the parable of bottles filled with wine he foretells their drunkenness in misery.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">He exhorts to prevent their future judgments.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">He shows their abominations are the cause thereof.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Jeremiah, God is speaking to the people of Judah, warning them of the consequences of their persistent disobedience and idolatry. The scattering of a people is a common theme in the Old Testament, often associated with God's judgment (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>). This scattering is not just physical but also spiritual, as it represents a separation from God's presence and blessings.<p><b>like chaff</b><br>Chaff is the husk of grain that is separated from the seed during threshing. It is lightweight and easily carried away by the wind, symbolizing worthlessness and lack of substance. In biblical literature, chaff often represents the wicked or those who are not rooted in God (<a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4</a>). The imagery here suggests that the people of Judah, due to their unfaithfulness, have become like chaff—insubstantial and easily dispersed.<p><b>driven by the desert wind</b><br>The desert wind, or sirocco, is a hot, dry wind that blows from the desert, often causing destruction and discomfort. This imagery emphasizes the force and inevitability of God's judgment. The desert wind is relentless and uncontrollable, much like the impending Babylonian invasion that would lead to Judah's exile. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over nature and nations, as seen in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Ezekiel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by themes of repentance and judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. During Jeremiah's time, Judah was facing imminent judgment due to its persistent idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/chaff.htm">Chaff</a></b><br>A metaphor used in the Bible to describe something worthless or easily blown away. In agricultural terms, chaff is the husk separated from grain during threshing, often carried away by the wind.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/desert_wind.htm">Desert Wind</a></b><br>Represents the harsh and relentless forces of judgment that God would use to scatter the people of Judah due to their unfaithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical event where the people of Judah were conquered and taken into captivity by the Babylonians, fulfilling the prophetic warnings given by Jeremiah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Just as chaff is scattered by the wind, so too are those who turn away from God. This serves as a warning to remain faithful and obedient to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>The imagery of the desert wind underscores the inevitability and power of God's judgment against sin. It calls believers to live in reverence and awe of God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Jeremiah's message is not just one of judgment but also of hope for those who turn back to God. Repentance is a central theme, urging believers to examine their lives and return to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_stability.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Stability</a></b><br>Unlike chaff, which is easily blown away, believers are called to be rooted and grounded in their faith, drawing strength from God's Word and Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is a reality, God's ultimate desire is for restoration and reconciliation. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's redemptive plan through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_events'_chronological_order.htm">What is the chronological order of events in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_these_verses_align_with_babylon's_conquest.htm">(Jeremiah 13:22-27) How do these verses align with historical evidence of Babylon's conquest, and were there any archaeological findings to support the events described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_5_2-4_contradict_purity_laws.htm">In Ezekiel 5:2-4, does the command to burn, scatter, and bind hair contradict other biblical teachings on ritual purity or symbolism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_animals_were_on_the_ark.htm">What does the Bible say about Arabs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Stubble.</span>--Our English word means the "stalks of the corn left in the field by the reaper" (Johnson). The Hebrew word is applied to the broken straw left on the threshing-floor after the oxen had been driven over the corn, which was liable to be carried away by the first gale (<a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm" title="Yes, they shall not be planted; yes, they shall not be sown: yes, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow on them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.">Isaiah 40:24</a>; <a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm" title="Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.">Isaiah 41:2</a>).<p><span class= "bld">The wind of the wilderness.</span>--i.e., the <span class= "ital">simoom </span>blowing from the Arabian desert (<a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm" title="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,">Jeremiah 4:11</a>; <a href="/job/1-19.htm" title="And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell you.">Job 1:19</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As the stubble</span>. "The word means not what we call stubble, but the broken straw which had to be separated from the wheat after the corn had been trampled out by the oxen. Sometimes it was burnt as useless; at other times left to be blown away by the wind coming from the desert, on which see <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Jeremiah 4:11</a>; <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Job 1:19</a>" (Payne Smith). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“I will scatter you</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·p̄î·ṣêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dispersed or scattered</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like chaff,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּקַשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·qaš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7179.htm">Strong's 7179: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stubble, chaff</span><br /><br /><span class="word">driven</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹבֵ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the desert</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְבָּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wind.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְר֖וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Jeremiah 13:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Jeremiah 13:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Jeremiah 13:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Jeremiah 13:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Jeremiah 13:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Jeremiah 13:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Jeremiah 13:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Jeremiah 13:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Jeremiah 13:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Jeremiah 13:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/13-24.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 13:24 Therefore will I scatter them as (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/13-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 13:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 13:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/13-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 13:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 13:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>