Jeremiah 8:16

Jeremiah 8:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
• New International Version (NIV)The snorting of the enemy’s horses is heard from Dan; at the neighing of their stallions the whole land trembles. They have come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who live there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"The snorting of their horses is heard from Dan; at the sound of the neighing of their stallions the whole land quakes. They come and devour the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The snorting of His horses was heard from Dan. The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His strong ones; For they have come and devoured the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell in it.”

Context of Jeremiah 8:16

14Why are we just sitting here? Gather together; let’s enter the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has destroyed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord. 15We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good; for a time of healing, but there was only terror. From Dan, the snorting of horses is heard. 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 its residents. 17Indeed, I am about to send snakes among you, poisonous vipers that cannot be charmed. They will bite you. This is the Lord’s declaration. 18My joy has flown away; grief has settled on me. My heart is sick.

Jeremiah 8:16 word by word

מִדָּ֤ן נִשְׁמַע֙ נַחְרַ֣ת סוּסָ֗יו מִקּוֹל֙ מִצְהֲל֣וֹת אַבִּירָ֔יו רָעֲשָׁ֖ה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּב֗וֹאוּ וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ אֶ֣רֶץ וּמְלוֹאָ֔הּ עִ֖יר וְיֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The snortingנַחֲרָהnachar nachărâh · snortingH5170
• of his horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• was heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• from Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
• the whole landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• trembledרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• at the soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of the neighingמַצְהָלָהmatshâlâh · neighingH4684
• of his strong onesאַבִּיר'abbîyr · mighty: stallionH47
• for they are comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and have devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and allמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
• that is in it; the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and those that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Jeremiah 8:16

• Jeremiah 4:15For a voice announces from Dan, proclaiming malice from Mount Ephraim.
• Judges 18:29They named the city Dan, after the name of their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel. The city was formerly named Laish.
• Judges 20:1All the Israelites from Dan to Beer-sheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the community assembled as one body before the Lord at Mizpah.
• Jeremiah 4:24I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills shook.
• Habakkuk 3:10The mountains see you and shudder; a downpour of water sweeps by. The deep roars with its voice and lifts its waves high.
• Jeremiah 6:23They grasp bow and javelin. They are cruel and show no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, lined up like men in battle formation against you, Daughter Zion.
• Jeremiah 47:3At the sound of the stomping hooves of his stallions, the rumbling of his chariots, and the clatter of their wheels, fathers will not turn back for their sons. They will be utterly helpless
• Judges 5:22The horses’ hooves then hammered — the galloping, galloping of his stallions.
• Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; even the flower of Lebanon withers.
• Nahum 3:2The crack of the whip and rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and jolting chariot!
• Psalms 24:1The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord;
• 1 Corinthians 10:26since the earth is the Lord’s, and all that is in it.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 8:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan - From this to the end of Jeremiah 8:15; is repeated from Babylon to Jerusalem; and it was by this city, after the battle of Carchemish, that Nebuchadnezzar, in pursuing the Egyptians, entered Palestine. The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones - Of his war horses. This is a fine image; so terrible was the united neighing of the cavalry of the Babylonians that the reverberation…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Dan - i. e. the northern boundary of the land. His strong ones - i. e., “his war-horses.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-22Verses 14-22 At length they begin to see the hand of God lifted up. And when God appears against us, every thing that is against us appears formidable. As salvation only can be found in the Lord, so the present moment should be seized. Is there no medicine proper for a sick and dying kingdom? Is there no skilful, faithful hand to apply the medicine? Yes, God is able to help and to heal them. If sinners die of their wounds, their blood is upon their own…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16See Jeremiah 6:22–23.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. his horses--the Chaldean's. was heard--the prophetical past for the future. from Dan--bordering on Phoenicia. This was to be Nebuchadnezzar's route in invading Israel; the cavalry in advance of the infantry would scour the country. strong ones--a poetical phrase for steeds, peculiar to Jeremiah (Jr 47:3; compare Jr 4:13, 29; 6:23).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 8:16

• Backsliders
• Church
• Dan
• Horse
• Impenitence
• War

In the dictionaries

• Dan
• Laish
• Repent
• Snorting
• Covenant, the New
• Exodus, the Book of
• Horse
• Jeremiah (2)
• Neesing
• War; Warfare

Commentaries on Jeremiah 8

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings