Winds
     blowing from the four quarters of heaven (Jer. 49:36; Ezek.
     37:9; Dan. 8:8; Zech. 2:6). The east wind was parching (Ezek.
     17:10; 19:12), and is sometimes mentioned as simply denoting a
     strong wind (Job 27:21; Isa. 27:8). This wind prevails in
     Palestine from February to June, as the west wind (Luke 12:54)
     does from November to February. The south was a hot wind (Job
     37:17; Luke 12:55). It swept over the Arabian peninsula. The
     rush of invaders is figuratively spoken of as a whirlwind (Isa.
     21:1); a commotion among the nations of the world as a striving
     of the four winds (Dan. 7:2). The winds are subject to the
     divine power (Ps. 18:10; 135:7).