In Bible times, grain was reaped by hand (left), threshed with the hooves of animals or a threshing sledge to separate the grain from the chaff (below left), and winnowed (below), which involved tossing the grain so that the wind would carry away the chaff 脱谷:有时用牲畜踩踏谷物,...
Note: `Chaff' refers to the outer covers of wheat or other cereal which are separated from the grain by a process called winnowing. In the Bible (Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17), John the Baptist uses the image of someone separating the wheat from the chaff to describe how Jesus will ...
The Bible is always refreshingly clear and honest in its language. God always uses language to speak truth, as opposed to using language to manipulate, to make people feel the way we want them to. This manipulative use of language is just a subtle form of lying, and it should have no p...
“Who raised up one from the east? Who in righteousness called him to His feet? Who gave the nations before him, And made him rule over kings? Who gave them as the dust to his sword, As driven stubble to his bow?New American Standard Bible“Who has stirred one from the east Whom ...
Berean Standard Bible Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled th...
In the Bible (Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17), John the Baptist uses the image of someone separating the wheat from the chaff to describe how Jesus will separate those who go to heaven from those who go to hell. See also: chaff, separate, wheat Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. ...