Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 4000 Creation » 4400 Vegetation and food » 4426 chaff Husks of wheat or other cereal. It was separated from the grain by threshing, whereupon it usually blew away, as it was lighter than the grain. Sometimes however, it was burned as fuel. The wicked are frequently likened to chaff in Scripture. Grain was threshed on outdoor threshing-floors to separate the chaff Daniel 2:31-35 See also Hosea 13:3 Characteristics of chaff It is blown by the wind It is light It is useless The wicked are compared to chaff They will disappear as chaff is blown away Psalm 1:1-6 See also Job 21:17-18; Psalm 35:4-6; Psalm 83:13-15; Isaiah 17:13; Isaiah 29:5; Isaiah 40:24-25; Jeremiah 13:24 Their punishment is compared to threshing Isaiah 41:15-16 See also Isaiah 41:2 Their end will be like chaff which is burned Matthew 3:11-12 pp Luke 3:16-17 See also
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