Jeremiah 4:12

Euen a full winde from those places shall come vnto mee: now also will I giue sentence against them. Jeremiah 4:12 (KJV)

Even

a full wind from those

places

shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them. Jeremiah 4:12 (KJV)

Jeremiah 4:12 belongs to a larger prophetic discourse in which the Lord, through Jeremiah, warns the people of Judah of imminent judgment. The verse declares that a powerful wind is coming from distant places and that God will use it as an instrument of judgment against the nation.

To grasp the full meaning, it helps to read the surrounding context beginning at Jeremiah 4:5. There the Lord calls the people to repentance, urging them to break up the fallow ground of their hearts and to remove the evil that has taken root. He warns that if they refuse to turn back to Him, destruction and devastation will overtake the land.

In verse 11 Jeremiah laments the coming desolation, quoting, “At that time shall be said to this people, and to Jerusalem, A dry wind, that bloweth from the wilderness, shall go upon the daughter of my people; it shall not fan, nor cleanse.” This “dry wind” is commonly understood as a metaphor for the invading Babylonian army that will bring ruin.

Verse 12 is God’s response to Jeremiah’s lament. The phrase “Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me” conveys the unstoppable force and intensity of the approaching judgment. The description of a “full wind” suggests a complete and overwhelming onslaught that will sweep over the land.

The concluding words, “now also will I give sentence against them,” indicate that the Lord has resolved to pronounce judgment and punishment on Judah for its persistent disobedience and idolatry. Although He longs for the people’s repentance and restoration, their continual rebellion has compelled Him to act in judgment.