Jeremiah 47:3

Jeremiah 47:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;
• New International Version (NIV)at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds, at the noise of enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Parents will not turn to help their children; their hands will hang limp.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels, the fathers look not back to their children, so feeble are their hands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)At the noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses, At the rushing of his chariots, At the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers will not look back for their children, Lacking courage,

Context of Jeremiah 47:3

1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked and conquered [the Philistine city of] Gaza. 2Thus says the Lord: “Behold, waters are going to rise out of the north (Babylonia) And become an overflowing stream And overflow the land and all that is in it, The city and those who live in it. Then the people will cry out, And all the inhabitants of the land [of Philistia] will wail. Because of the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of the war-horses [of the Babylonian king], The rattling of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers have not looked and turned back for their children, So weak are their hands [with terror] 4Because of the day that is coming To destroy all the Philistines And to cut off from Tyre and Sidon Every ally who remains. For the Lord is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant [still surviving] of the coastland of Caphtor. 5Baldness [as a sign of mourning] will come on Gaza; Ashkelon will be cut off and ruined. O remnant of their valley, How long will you gash yourselves [as a sign of mourning]?

Jeremiah 47:3 word by word

מִקּ֗וֹל שַֽׁעֲטַת֙ פַּרְס֣וֹת אַבִּירָ֔יו מֵרַ֣עַשׁ לְרִכְבּ֔וֹ הֲמ֖וֹן גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יו לֹֽא־הִפְנ֤וּ אָבוֹת֙ אֶל־בָּנִ֔ים מֵֽרִפְי֖וֹן יָדָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At the noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of the stampingשַׁעֲטָהsha‛ăţâh · stampingH8161
• of the hoofsפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• of his strongאַבִּיר'abbîyr · mighty: stallionH47
• at the rushingרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494
• of his chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• the rumblingהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• of his wheelsגַּלְגַּלgalgal · wheelH1534
• the fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• shall not look backפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• for feeblenessרִפְיוֹןriphyôn · feeblenessH7510
• of handsיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Jeremiah 47:3

• Jeremiah 8:16The snorting of [Nebuchadnezzar’s] horses is heard from Dan [on Palestine’s northern border]. At the sound of the neighing of his strong stallions The whole land quakes; For they come and devour the land and all that is in it, The city and those who live in it.
• Jeremiah 46:9Charge, you horses, And drive like madmen, you chariots! Let the warriors go forward: Ethiopia and Put (Libya) who handle the shield, And the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.
• Judges 5:22Then the horses’ hoofs beat [loudly] Because of the galloping—the galloping of his valiant and powerful steeds.
• Job 39:19“Have you given the horse his might? Have you clothed his neck with quivering and a shaking mane?
• Ezekiel 26:10Because of the great number of his horses, their dust will cover you; your walls [O Tyre] will shake from the noise of the horsemen and the wagons and the chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city that is breached.
• Nahum 2:4The chariots race madly in the streets; They rush wildly in the broad plazas. Their appearance is like torches; They rush in various directions like forked lightning.
• Nahum 3:2The noise of the [cracking of the] whip, The noise of the rattling of the wheel, Galloping horses And rumbling and bounding chariots [in the assault of Nineveh]!
• Deuteronomy 28:54The man who is most refined and well-bred among you will be cruel and hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain,
• Lamentations 4:3Even the jackals offer the breast, They nurse their young; But the daughter of my people has become cruel Like ostriches in the wilderness [that desert their young].

Commentaries on Jeremiah 47:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The stamping of the hoofs - At the galloping sound, - Quadrupedante putrem sonitu quatit ungula campum, is a line of Virgil, (Aen. 8:596), much celebrated; and quoted here by Blayney, where the galloping sound of the horses' hoofs is heard. In the stamping of the horses, the rushing of the chariots, and the rumbling of the wheels, our translators intended to convey the sense by the sound of the words, and they have not been unsuccessful. Their translation…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3His strong horses - War-horses, chargers. The rushing of his chariots - Rather, the rattling, the crashing noise which they make as they advance. For feebleness of hands - The Philistines flee in such panic that a father would not even turn round to see whether his sons were effecting their escape or not.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7This message from the Lord was about the Philistine cities on the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and their allies to the north. The Lord decided these cities would be destroyed during the Babylonian invasion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. (Compare Jr 4:29). fathers ... not look back to ... children--Each shall think only of his own safety, not even the fathers regarding their own children. So desperate shall be the calamity that men shall divest themselves of the natural affections. for feebleness of hands--The hands, the principal instruments of action, shall have lost all power; their whole hope shall be in their feet.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 47:3

• Chariot
• Horse
• War

In the dictionaries

• Rumbling
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings