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Read Job 15:2. To which type of wind is Job referring, and how does it play a role in what he is saying?
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He describes a person who is filling their belly with a hot east wind. It goes on to say that their words are useless with speech that has no value. Perhaps this hot wind is of no value because it does not cool anyone off as it should and undermines the intent of the wind.
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The type of wind being referred to in Job 15:2 is the east wind – which is known to be violent, withering and parching. What is being implied in using the wind analogy here is that the talk is strong and challenging, as I understand it.
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Job is referring to the dreaded khamsin winds that would blow in from the eastern desert. These winds would raise the temperature of the area significantly in a matter of moments, virtually eliminate the relative humidity, and come with wind speeds up to 60 mph. These winds would stir up dust and create a fine haze that lingered. It was essentially a sustained sandstorm. This scripture refers to the preference of wisdom over mere knowledge and also speaks to the dangers of knowledge because it is often hollow and ever changing whereas wisdom is constant and unchanging. The tempestuous stormy winds mentioned here served as a vivid word picture for the use of idle words.
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This is a hot wind blowing from the east. Job’s companion Eliphaz is criticizing him for defending God and wants him to shut up and accept his unfortunate fate.
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This is a khamsin wind, with hot and dry air that comes from the desert from the East. Here the author is saying that empty words are like hot winds that scorch and dry a land.
