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.
• 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.
• 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 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

14“Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, And let us enter the fortified cities, And let us be silent there. For the Lord our God has put us to silence And given us water of gall to drink, Because we have sinned against the Lord. 15“We looked for peace, but no good came; And for a time of health, and there was trouble! 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.” 17“For behold, I will send serpents among you, Vipers which cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you,” says the Lord. 18I would comfort myself in sorrow; My heart is faint in 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 4:15For a voice declares from Dan And proclaims affliction from Mount Ephraim:
• Judges 18:29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel. However, the name of the city formerly was Laish.
• Judges 20:1So all the children of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, as well as from the land of Gilead, and the congregation gathered together as one man before the Lord at Mizpah.
• Jeremiah 4:24I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled, And all the hills moved back and forth.
• Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high.
• Jeremiah 6:23They will lay hold on bow and spear; They are cruel and have no mercy; Their voice roars like the sea; And they ride on horses, As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion.”
• Jeremiah 47:3At 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,
• Judges 5:22Then the horses’ hooves pounded, The galloping, galloping of his steeds.
• Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, And dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, And the flower of Lebanon wilts.
• Nahum 3:2The noise of a whip And the noise of rattling wheels, Of galloping horses, Of clattering chariots!
• Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
• 1 Corinthians 10:26for “the earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness.”

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