Jeremiah 4:13

Jeremiah 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
• New International Version (NIV)Look! He advances like the clouds, his chariots come like a whirlwind, his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! We are ruined!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, he comes up like clouds; his chariots like the whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles— woe to us, for we are ruined!
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, he shall come up like clouds, And his chariots like a whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are plundered!”

Context of Jeremiah 4:13

11The Lord will tell the people at that time, ‘A hot wind will blow from the hills in the desert. It will not be a little wind that blows chaff from wheat. It will be a strong storm that blows away the people that I love. 12I will send a strong wind of punishment on my people.’ Look! The enemy army is coming like dark clouds! Their chariots make the noise of a storm. Their horses move faster than eagles in the sky. Terrible trouble has come. We will all die! 14People of Jerusalem, remove the evil things from your lives. Then the Lord may save you. Do not continue to have wicked ideas. 15People are bringing a message from Dan and from the hill country of Ephraim. The message says that great trouble is coming.

Jeremiah 4:13 word by word

הִנֵּ֣ה׀ כַּעֲנָנִ֣ים יַעֲלֶ֗ה וְכַסּוּפָה֙ מַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יו קַלּ֥וּ מִנְּשָׁרִ֖ים סוּסָ֑יו א֥וֹי לָ֖נוּ כִּ֥י שֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, he shall come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• as cloudsעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• and his chariotsמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818
• as a whirlwindסוּפָהsûphâh · whirlwindH5492
• his horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• are swifterקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• than eaglesנֶשֶׁרnesher · eagleH5404
• Woeאוֹי'ôy · woe!H188
• unto us! for we are spoiledשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703

Cross-references for Jeremiah 4:13

• Isaiah 13:5People are coming from countries that are far away, from the ends of the earth. The Lord himself is coming with weapons for war, because he is angry. He will destroy the whole land.
• Isaiah 19:1This is a message about Egypt. Look! The Lord is coming to Egypt! He is riding quickly on a cloud and he will soon arrive! The idols of Egypt will shake with fear when he comes. All the people in Egypt will be very afraid.
• Nahum 1:3The Lord will punish those who do wrong things. But he does not get angry quickly. He is a powerful God. The Lord does not get angry quickly. But he gets angry when people do wrong things. Then he punishes those people. He is very powerful. You can see his power in the wind and the storms. The clouds are like dust that his feet shake.
• Matthew 24:30Then people will see a powerful thing in the sky. This will show them that the Son of Man is coming. All the families of people in the world will cry because they are very sad. Then they will see the Son of Man. He will be riding on the clouds in the sky. He will have great power and bright glory.
• Revelation 1:7Look! He will come on the clouds! At that time, everyone will see him! Even the people who pushed a spear into his body will see him. People from all the nations on earth will be sad when they see him. Yes, it is true! Amen!
• Isaiah 5:28Their arrows are sharp. Their bows are ready to shoot. Their horses' feet are as hard as stones. The wheels of their chariots go round very fast.
• Isaiah 66:15Look! The Lord is coming with fire. His chariots will blow in like a strong storm. People will see his great anger, as he comes to punish his enemies with flames of fire.
• Nahum 2:3Strong soldiers are coming to attack Nineveh! They have red shields and bright red clothes. The soldiers wave their spears in the air. The metal on their chariots shines brightly.
• Deuteronomy 28:49The Lord will bring a nation from far away in the world to attack you. You will not understand their language. They will come quickly to attack you, like an eagle that comes down from the sky.
• Lamentations 4:19The enemy was quicker than big birds that fly in the air. They followed us so that they could catch us out on the mountains. They hid and they waited for us in the desert.
• Daniel 7:4The first animal seemed like a lion, but it had the wings of an eagle. As I watched, someone pulled its wings off. They lifted it up and it stood on two feet like a man. They gave a man's mind to it.
• Hosea 8:1The Lord says, ‘Warn the people of danger! My people have not obeyed the covenant that I made with them. They have refused to obey my laws. So an enemy army will come to attack their land, like an eagle that is ready to fly down and catch them.
• Habakkuk 1:8Their horses run faster than leopards. They are more cruel than wolves that attack in the evening. Their riders come on fast horses from places that are far away. They quickly attack their enemies, like hungry eagles that fly down to catch chickens.
• Jeremiah 4:31I can hear people who are calling out. It sounds like a woman who is giving birth to her first baby. She is calling out with great pain. It is Jerusalem who is crying! She is calling out for help. She says, ‘Help me! I am very weak. These murderers have come to kill me!’
• Jeremiah 10:19‘A terrible thing has happened to us! We have received a very bad wound. We thought, “We are very ill, but one day we will get better.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Wo unto us! - The people, deeply affected with these threatened judgments, interrupt the prophet with the lamentation - Wo unto us, for we are spoiled! The prophet then resumes: -Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13His troops move on in large masses like dark threatening clouds Joel 2:2. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled - Jeremiah‘s own cry of grief.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-18Verses 5-18 The fierce conqueror of the neighbouring nations was to make Judah desolate. The prophet was afflicted to see the people lulled into security by false prophets. The approach of the enemy is described. Some attention was paid in Jerusalem to outward reformation; but it was necessary that their hearts should be washed, in the exercise of true repentance and faith, from the love and pollution of sin. When lesser calamities do not rouse sinners…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Like his fellow citizens, Jeremiah felt afraid when he heard that the invasion from the north had started (Deuteronomy 28:49; Isaiah 5:28; Lamentations 4:19; Hosea 8:1; Habakkuk 1:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. clouds--continuing the metaphor in Jr 4:11:12. Clouds of sand and dust accompany the simoom, and after rapid gyrations ascend like a pillar. eagles--(De 28:49; Ha 1:8). Woe unto us--The people are graphically presented before us, without it being formally so stated, bursting out in these exclamations.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 4:13

• Cloud
• Condescension of God
• Eagle
• Horse
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

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• Pain
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• Whirlwind

Commentaries on Jeremiah 4

• 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