English Standard Version
Jeremiah 47:3
3At 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,
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.
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Hear the clatter of stallions’ hooves and the rumble of wheels as the chariots rush by. Terrified fathers run madly, without a backward glance at their helpless children.
Context of Jeremiah 47:3
1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down Gaza. 2"Thus says the Lord: Behold, waters are rising out of the north, and shall become an overflowing torrent; they shall overflow the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it. Men shall cry out, and every inhabitant of the land shall wail. 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, 4because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains. For the Lord is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor. 5Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has perished. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourselves?
Read all of Jeremiah 47Jeremiah 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 8:16"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.
- Jeremiah 46:9Advance, O horses, and rage, O chariots! Let the warriors go out: men of Cush and Put who handle the shield, men of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.
- Judges 5:22"Then loud beat the horses' hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.
- Job 39:19"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
- Ezekiel 26:10His horses will be so many that their dust will cover you. Your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen and wagons and chariots, when he enters your gates as men enter a city that has been breached.
- Nahum 2:4The chariots race madly through the streets; they rush to and fro through the squares; they gleam like torches; they dart like lightning.
- Nahum 3:2The crack of the whip, and rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!
- Deuteronomy 28:54The man who is the most tender and refined among you will begrudge food to his brother, to the wife he embraces, and to the last of the children whom he has left,
- Lamentations 4:3Even jackals offer the breast; they nurse their young; but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches 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
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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
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