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 .