And whenever you feel a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it turns out that way.
Parallel translations
- WEB When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.
- KJV And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
- BSB And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
- NKJV And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is.
- NLT When the south wind blows, you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’ And it is.
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Quick answer
They know a south wind means scorching heat, and so it happens. Again, they read the weather accurately.
Overview
Jesus continues His example of the crowd's competence in predicting weather from a south wind. Their skill in ordinary matters only highlights their failure in the spiritual realm. The contrast prepares for His charge that they refuse to interpret the decisive moment of God's visitation in Christ.
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Cross-references · 2
- Matt 20:12saying, ‘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 37:17You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
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