Dictionary of Bible Themes 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. Daniel 2:31-35Grain was threshed on outdoor threshing-floors to separate the chaff See also Hosea 13:3Job 13:25 Characteristics of chaff It is blown by the wind Job 41:28It is light Isaiah 33:11It is useless Psalms 1:1-6The wicked are compared to chaff See also They will disappear as chaff is blown away Job 21:17-18Psalms 35:4-6; 83:13-15 Isaiah 17:13; 29:5; 40:24-25 Jeremiah 13:24 Isaiah 41:15-16 See also Their punishment is compared to threshing Isaiah 41:2Matthew 3:11-12 Their end will be like chaff which is burned See also pp Lk 3:16-17 4456 grain4522 threshing 4524 threshing-floor 4550 winnowing |
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