KJV dictionary & concordance
The light, dry husks or refuse separated from grain, easily driven by wind or burned.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Job 21:18
Complete exact-word concordance
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
They are as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme carieth away.
1611 marginal noteHeb. stealeth away
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
The vngodly are not so: but are like the chaffe, which the winde driueth away.
1611 marginal notePsal.34.5. isa.17.13.
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
Let them be as chaffe before the wind: and let the Angel of the LORD chase them.
1611 marginal noteIob 21.18. psal.1.4. Esa.29.6. Ose. 13.3.
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Therfore as the fire deuoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaffe, so their root shall be rottennes, and their blossome shall goe vp as dust: because they haue cast away the Lawe of the LORD of hosts, and despised the worde of the Holy One of Israel.
1611 marginal noteHebr. the tongue of fire.
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee farre off, and shalbe chased as the chaffe of the mountaines before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlewind.
1611 marginal noteOr, thistledowne.
Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
Moreouer the multitude of thy strangers shalbe like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shalbe as chaffe, that passeth away; yea it shalbe at an instant suddenly.
Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
Yee shall conceiue chaffe, yee shall bring forth stubble: your breath as fire shall deuoure you.
Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Behold, I will make thee a new sharpe threshing instrument hauing teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountaines, and beate them small, and shalt make the hilles as chaffe.
1611 marginal noteHebr. mouthes.
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.
The prophet that hath a dreame, let him tell a dreame; and hee that hath my word, let him speake my word faithfully: what is the chaffe to the wheat, sayth the LORD?
1611 marginal noteHeb. with whom is.
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Then was the yron, the clay, the brasse, the siluer, and the golde broken to pieces together, and became like the chaffe of the summer threshing floores, and the wind caried them away, that no place was found for them: & the stone that smote the image became a great mountaine, and filled the whole earth.
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