The wickedare not so,But they are like chaffwhichthe winddrivesaway.
"Are they as strawbeforethe wind,And like chaffwhich the stormcarriesaway?
"Soare the pathsof allwhoforgetGod;And the hopeof the godlesswill perish,
Let them be like chaffbeforethe wind,With the angelof the LORDdriving[them] on.
Then he passedaway,and lo,he was nomore;I soughtfor him, but he could not be found.
The nationsrumbleon like the rumblingof manywaters,But He will rebukethem and they will fleefaraway,And be chasedlike chaffin the mountainsbeforethe wind,Or like whirlingdustbeforea gale.
But the multitudeof your enemieswill becomelike finedust,And the multitudeof the ruthlessoneslike the chaffwhich blowsaway;And it will happeninstantly,suddenly.
"Therefore I will scatterthem like driftingstrawTo the desertwind.
Thereforethey will be like the morningcloudAnd like dewwhich soondisappears,Like chaffwhich is blownawayfrom the threshingfloorAnd like smokefrom a chimney.
"His winnowing forkis in His hand,and He will thoroughly clearHis threshing floor;and He will gatherHis wheatinto the barn,but He will burnup the chaffwith unquenchablefire."
