Luke 12:55
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And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will heat. And it cometh to pass.

Job 37:17 Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?

Context
Interpreting the Present Time
54And he said also to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising from the west, presently you say: A shower is coming. And so it happeneth. 55And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will heat. And it cometh to pass. 56You hypocrites, you know how to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth: but how is it that you do not discern this time?…
Cross References
Matthew 6:3
But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.

Matthew 20:12
Saying: These last have worked but one hour. and thou hast made them equal to us, that have borne the burden of the day and the heats.

Lexicon
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

when
ὅταν (hotan)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.

[the] south wind
νότον (noton)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3558: The south wind, the South. Of uncertain affinity; the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself.

blows,
πνέοντα (pneonta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4154: To blow, breathe, as the wind. A primary word; to breathe hard, i.e. Breeze.

you say,
λέγετε (legete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

‘It will be
ἔσται (estai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

hot,’
Καύσων (Kausōn)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2742: A scorching heat, hot wind. From kausoo; a glare.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

it is.
γίνεται (ginetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.


Additional Translations
And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

And when a south wind is blowing, you say, 'There will be heat,' and it happens.

And when you see the south wind blow, you say, There will be heat; and it comes to pass.

And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.

And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

And when ye perceive the south wind blowing, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, 'It will be burning hot;' and it comes to pass.

When a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens.

and when -- a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;
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