The wind is air in its active and violent aspects. It represents the spirit, the vital breath of the universe. J.C. Cooper points out that wind represents the power of spirit in sustaining life and holding it together. Hence the symbolic association of wind with cords, ropes and threads.

Scripture warns that the lives of the wicked are like husks that the wind blows away (Ps 1:4; 35:5; 83:13). The implication is that God is the Judge who provides the wind. Wind symbolizes adversity in Jesus’ promise that it will not prevail against a house (a life) built on a solid foundation (Matt 7:27).

The east wind of the Bible is also a fierce wind (Isaiah 27:8, Job 38:24), it can destroy ships on the high seas (Psalm 48:7, Ezekiel 27:26), it can scatter and sweep out people (Job 15:2, 27:21, Jonah 4:8, Jeremiah 18:17). The book of Exodus describes how God brought in ten different forms of plagues over Egypt.

The winds of God in the bible speak about the four spiritual winds: the North wind, the South wind, the East wind and the West wind.

As it is written: “The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD, and He will delight in the fear of the Lord.” Isaiah 11:2–3 (NASB).

Now, the wording of four corners of the earth has implied that the earth must have edges and that’s why the earth is plane. However, that is not the case. The word used by corners in the original Hebrew is kanaph (כָּנָף). The word kanaph means wing of a being or animal and it also means extremity.

Modern scale

Moderate waves 4-8 ft taking longer form, many whitecaps, some spray. Small trees in leaf begin to sway. 6. 22-27. Strong Breeze.

Short bursts of high speed wind are termed gusts. Strong winds of intermediate duration (around one minute) are termed squalls. Long-duration winds have various names associated with their average strength, such as breeze, gale, storm, and hurricane.

Gale, wind that is stronger than a breeze; specifically a wind of 28–55 knots (50–102 km per hour) corresponding to force numbers 7 to 10 on the Beaufort scale. As issued by weather service forecasters, gale warnings occur when forecasted winds range from 34 to 47 knots (63 to 87 km per hour).

How is wind speed measured?

A gale warning is an alert issued by national weather forecasting agencies around the world in an event that maritime locations currently or imminently experiencing winds of gale force on the Beaufort scale.

Breezy is described as a sustained wind speed from 15-25 mph. Windy is a sustained wind speed from 20-30 mph. Sustained winds between 30-40 mph.

“Windy” conditions. Sustained wind speeds of 21 to 25 mph, or frequent wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph. ” A Very Low Threat to Life and Property from High Wind.” “Breezy” to “Windy” conditions.

Knocking you down would take a wind of at least 70 mph. The terminal velocity, which is the wind speed (falling speed) where the force of the wind equals the force of gravity, for a person is about 120 mph — that would likely knock you down.

“At 100 mph the force created by the wind is twenty-five pounds per square foot,” Perdicizzi said, “so the standing person would have 200 pounds of force pushing on him, while the rider would see just a fraction of that.”

If you weighed 100 pounds, it would take a wind speed of about 45 mph to move you, but not knock you down, unless you lose your balance. Knocking you down would take a wind of at least 70 mph.

What do 150 mph winds feel like? The short answer is uncomfortable. At 130 mph, surpassing the previous record for standing in a wind tunnel, Candore could no longer speak, and was incapable of taking a breath.