Jer 4:11-12 | NET2full | STEP | At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be told , “A scorching wind will sweep down from the hilltops in the wilderness on my dear people . It will not be a gentle breeze for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff.

‏ Jeremiah 4:11-12

11 At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem ^{▼▼tn Heb “this people and Jerusalem.”} will be told,
“A scorching wind will sweep down
from the hilltops in the wilderness on ^{▼▼tn Heb “A scorching wind from the hilltops in the desert toward…”} ^{▼▼sn The allusion is, of course, to the destructive forces of the enemy armies of Babylon, compared above in 4:7 to a destructive lion and here to the destructive desert winds of the Near Eastern sirocco.} my dear people. ^{▼▼tn Heb “daughter of my people.” The term “daughter of” is appositional to “my people” and is supplied in the translation as a term of sympathy and endearment. Compare the common expression “daughter of Zion.”}
It will not be a gentle breeze
for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff. ^{▼▼tn Heb “not for winnowing and not for cleansing.” The words “It will not be a gentle breeze” are not in the text but are implicit in the connection. They are supplied in the translation here for clarification.}
12 No, ^{▼▼tn The word “No” is not in the text but is carried over from the connection with the preceding line “not for…”} a wind too strong for that will come at my bidding.
Yes, even now I, myself, am calling down judgment on them. ^{▼▼tn Heb “will speak judgments against them.”}