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Chaff
Morrish Bible Dictionary
The refuse of threshed and winnowed grain the husk of the wheat. Used symbolically for that which is quickly consumed, or easily swept away by the wind worthless people. Psalm 1:4;
Psalm 35:5; Isaiah 5:24; Jeremiah 23:28 . The wicked also are compared to chaff to be burned up with unquenchable fire eternal punishment. Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Chaff'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​c/chaff.html. 1897.