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.
• 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.”
• 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 are we sitting here? Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For the Lord our God has doomed us to perish and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against him. 15We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror. 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. 17“See, I will send venomous snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the Lord. 18You who are my Comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me.

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 4:15A voice is announcing from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
• Judges 18:29They named it Dan after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city used to be called Laish.
• Judges 20:1Then all Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came together as one and assembled before the Lord in Mizpah.
• Jeremiah 4:24I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
• Habakkuk 3:10the mountains saw you and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its waves on high.
• Jeremiah 6:23They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Zion.”
• Jeremiah 47:3at 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.
• Judges 5:22Then thundered the horses’ hooves— galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.
• Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
• Nahum 3:2The crack of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses and jolting chariots!
• Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
• 1 Corinthians 10:26for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything 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