Luke 12:55

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

Luke 12:55 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:55

And when ye see the south wind blow
From the hot countries of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Arabia, which lay south of Judea:

ye say there will be heat;
or hot sultry weather, scorching heat, which such a wind brings with it:

and it cometh to pass;
generally speaking, as is asserted.

Luke 12:55 In-Context

53 father against son and son against father; mother attacking daughter and daughter her mother, mother-in-law her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law her mother-in-law."

54 Then He said to the people also, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, `There is to be a shower;' and it comes to pass.

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

56 Vain pretenders! You know how to read the aspect of earth and sky. How is it you cannot read this present time?

57 "Why, too, do you not of yourselves arrive at just conclusions?