Bible Dictionaries
Blasting
Holman Bible Dictionary
Reference to the hot east winds which blow across Palestine for days at a time (Deuteronomy 28:22 KJV and RSV; other versions read “blight”). This blasting wind dries up vegetation and ruins crops ( Isaiah 37:27; see Psalm 90:5-6; Psalm 102:3-4; Isaiah 40:6-8 ). This wind represents one of the great natural calamities (1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chronicles 6:28 ) and one of the judgments of God upon the disobedient (Deuteronomy 28:22; Amos 4:9; Haggai 2:17 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Blasting'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/b/blasting.html. 1991.