Quoting%20commentary for Bava Batra 50:6

אמר רפרם בר פפא אמר רב חסדא מיום שחרב בית המקדש לא הוגשמה רוח דרומית שנאמר (ישעיהו ט, יט) ויגזור על ימין ורעב ויאכל על שמאל ולא שבעו וכתיב (תהלים פט, יג) צפון וימין אתה בראתם

this is the west wind: <i>and the abundance of waters in the downpouring</i>:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. ');">¹¹</span> this is the east wind.' But it has just been stated by a Master that it is the south wind which brings showers and makes the grass grow? — There is no contradiction; when the rain falls gently [it is from the south], and when it falls heavily [it is from the east.]

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