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 Lord gave this message to the prophet Jeremiah before Pharaoh and the army of Egypt attacked Gaza. The Lord said this about the Philistines: 2‘Look at what is happening! Armies in the north are rising like a flood of water. They will pour out from there like a great river. They will cover the whole land and everything in it. They will destroy the cities and the people who live in them. People will shout for help. Everyone who lives there will cry with pain. They will hear the sound of their enemies' horses and the loud noises of their chariots. Fathers will not turn back to save their children, because fear has made them weak. 4The time has come when the Lord will destroy all the Philistines. None of them will remain to give help to Tyre and Sidon. The Lord is ready to destroy the Philistines who remain. Those are the people who came from the island of Crete. 5The people of Gaza will cut the hair off their heads because they are so upset. In Ashkelon, nobody will say a word. You Philistines who live near the sea and are still alive, will you continue to cut your bodies?

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 8:16In the city of Dan, people can already hear the noise of the enemy's horses. They are coming to attack our land, so everyone shakes with fear. They will destroy the whole land and everything in it. They will destroy the cities and all the people who live in them.’
• Jeremiah 46:9So ride your horses quickly into the battle! Drive your chariots as fast as they will go! Tell your soldiers to march forward into the battle. Send your soldiers of Ethiopia and Libya who carry shields. Send your soldiers of Lydia who have bows and arrows.
• Judges 5:22As for the horses of Sisera's army, their feet made a loud noise as they ran away.
• Job 39:19Did you, Job, give horses their strength? Did you give them the long hair that they have on their necks?
• Ezekiel 26:10King Nebuchadnezzar's army will have many horses. As they attack you, the dirt from their feet will cover you. The noise of the riders on the horses and the chariots' wheels will cause the city's walls to shake. They will break through the city's gates and walls.
• Nahum 2:4When the soldiers are ready for war they move quickly through the streets. Their chariots move very fast, like lightning in the sky.
• Nahum 3:2Listen to the loud noises of the whips, the chariots, the wheels and the feet of the horses. The chariots are moving fast towards Nineveh.
• Deuteronomy 28:54Even the best and kindest man among you will turn against his brother. He will turn against the wife that he loves and against his children who are still alive.
• Lamentations 4:3Even the jackals feed their babies at their breasts. But Jerusalem's young women have become cruel. They are like ostriches that leave their eggs in the desert.

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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• Horse
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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