English Standard Version
Jeremiah 8:16
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 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.
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“The snorting of the enemies’ warhorses can be heard all the way from the land of Dan in the north! The neighing of their stallions makes the whole land tremble. They are coming to devour the land and everything in it— cities and people alike.
Context of Jeremiah 8:16
14Why do we sit still? Gather together; let us go into the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has doomed us to perish and has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord. 15We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror. "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. 17For behold, I am sending among you serpents, adders that cannot be charmed, and they shall bite you," declares the Lord. 18My joy is gone; grief is upon me; my heart is sick within me.
Read all of Jeremiah 8Jeremiah 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 declares from Dan and proclaims trouble from Mount Ephraim.
- Judges 18:29And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was Laish at the first.
- Judges 20:1Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the Lord at Mizpah.
- Jeremiah 4:24I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, and all the hills moved to and fro.
- Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw you and writhed; the raging waters swept on; the deep gave forth its voice; it lifted its hands on high.
- Jeremiah 6:23They lay hold on bow and javelin; they are cruel and have no mercy; the sound of them is like the roaring sea; they ride on horses, set in array as a man for battle, against you, O daughter of Zion!"
- Jeremiah 47:3At 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,
- Judges 5:22"Then loud beat the horses' hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.
- Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither; the bloom of Lebanon withers.
- Nahum 3:2The crack of the whip, and rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!
- Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,
- 1 Corinthians 10:26For "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof."
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
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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
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