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

1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza. 2This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp. 4For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. 5The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?

Jeremiah 47:3 word by word

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

• at the soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of the gallopingשַׁעֲטָהsha‛ăţâh · stampingH8161
• hoovesפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• of stallionsאַבִּיר'abbîyr · mighty: stallionH47
• the rumblingרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494
• of chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• and the clatterהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• of their wheelsגַּלְגַּלgalgal · wheelH1534
• The fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• turn backפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• forאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• their sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• will hang limpרִפְיוֹןriphyôn · feeblenessH7510

Cross-references for Jeremiah 47:3

• Jeremiah 8:16The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.
• Jeremiah 46:9Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth— Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.
• Judges 5:22Then the hooves of horses thundered— the mad galloping of his stallions.
• Job 39:19Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
• Ezekiel 26:10His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.
• Nahum 2:4The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.
• Nahum 3:2The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!
• Deuteronomy 28:54The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,
• Lamentations 4:3Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like an ostrich in the wilderness.

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
• Chariot
• Ephai
• Horse
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)

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