Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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 Living Translation “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. English Standard Version “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. Berean Standard Bible The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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 American Standard Bible From Dan there is heard the snorting of his horses; At the sound of the neighing of his stallions The whole land quakes; For they come and devour the land and its fullness, The city and its inhabitants. NASB 1995 From Dan is heard the snorting of his horses; At the sound of the neighing of his stallions The whole land quakes; For they come and devour the land and its fullness, The city and its inhabitants. NASB 1977 From Dan is heard the snorting of his horses; At the sound of the neighing of his stallions The whole land quakes; For they come and devour the land and its fulness, The city and its inhabitants. Legacy Standard Bible From Dan is heard the snorting of his horses; At the sound of the neighing of his valiant steeds The whole land quakes; And they come and devour the land as well as its fullness, The city and its inhabitants. Amplified Bible The snorting of [Nebuchadnezzar’s] horses is heard from Dan [on Palestine’s northern border]. At the sound of the neighing of his strong stallions The whole land quakes; For they come and devour the land and all that is in it, The city and those who live in it. Christian Standard Bible From Dan, the snorting of horses is heard. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all its residents. Holman Christian Standard Bible From Dan the snorting of horses is heard. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all its residents. American Standard Version The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembleth; for they are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those that dwell therein. Contemporary English Version Our enemies have reached the town of Dan in the north, and the snorting of their horses makes us tremble with fear. The enemy will destroy Jerusalem and our entire nation. No one will survive." English Revised Version The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembleth; for they are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those that dwell therein. GOD'S WORD® Translation The snorting of horses can be heard from Dan. The neighing of stallions makes the whole land tremble. They are coming to devour the land and everything in it, the city and its people. Good News Translation Our enemies are already in the city of Dan; we hear the snorting of their horses. The whole land trembles when their horses neigh. Our enemies have come to destroy our land and everything in it, our city and all its people." International Standard Version "The snorting of their horses is heard from Dan. At the neighing of their stallions, the whole earth quakes. They're coming to devour the land and all it contains, the city and all who live in it. Majority Standard Bible The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it. NET Bible The snorting of the enemy's horses is already being heard in the city of Dan. The sound of the neighing of their stallions causes the whole land to tremble with fear. They are coming to destroy the land and everything in it! They are coming to destroy the cities and everyone who lives in them!" New Heart English Bible The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembles; for they have come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those who dwell in it. Webster's Bible Translation 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 have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein. World English Bible The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan. The whole land trembles at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they have come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it, the city and those who dwell therein.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe snorting of his horses has been heard from Dan, "" From the voice of the neighings of his mighty ones, "" All the land has trembled, "" And they come in and consume the land and its fullness, "" The city and the inhabitants in it. Young's Literal Translation From Dan hath been heard the snorting of his horses, From the voice of the neighings of his mighty ones, Trembled hath all the land, And they come in and consume the land and its fulness, The city and the inhabitants in it. Smith's Literal Translation From Dan was heard the snorting of his horses; from the voice of the neighings of his strong ones all the land trembled: and they will come and cut up the land, and its fulness; the city and those dwelling in it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe snorting of his horse was heard from Dan, all the land was moved at the sound of the neighing of his warriors: and they came and devoured the land, and all that was in it: the city and its inhabitants. Catholic Public Domain Version “From Dan, the snorting of his horses was heard; the entire land was shaken by the voice of the neighing of his fighters. And they arrived and devoured the land and its plenitude, the city and its inhabitants. New American Bible From Dan is heard the snorting of horses; The neighing of stallions shakes the whole land. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and its inhabitants. New Revised Standard Version 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 live in it. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe snorting of his horses was heard from Dan; the whole land trembled at the sound of the cry of his mighty men; for they are come and have devoured the land and all that is in it, the city, and those who dwell in it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated From Dan there was heard the neighing of its horses. All the land shook from the sound of the speaking of his mighty men, and they came and they consumed the land and its fullness, the city and her inhabitants OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan; At the sound of the neighing of his strong ones The whole land trembleth; For they are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it, The city and those that dwell therein. Brenton Septuagint Translation We shall hear the neighing of his swift horses out of Dan: the whole land quaked at the sound of the neighing of his horses; and he shall come, and devour the land and the fullness of it; the city, and them that dwell in it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah's Sin and Punishment…15We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror. 16The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it. 17“For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.… Cross References Revelation 9:7-9 And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men. / They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions. / They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. Joel 2:4-5 Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds. / With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle. Ezekiel 26:10 His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. Isaiah 5:28-30 Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. / Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it. / In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds. Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. Revelation 6:2-8 So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer. / And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” / Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword. ... Amos 4:10 “I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. Zechariah 10:3 “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle. Isaiah 30:27-28 Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray. Nahum 3:2-3 The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! / Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead— Revelation 19:11-16 Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ... Isaiah 13:4-5 Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war. / They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country. Ezekiel 21:22 In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall. Hosea 13:15 Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article. Isaiah 8:7-8 the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. / It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel! Treasury of Scripture 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. The snorting. was heard. Jeremiah 4:15,16 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim… Judges 18:29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. Judges 20:1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh. the whole. Jeremiah 4:24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. Habakkuk 3:10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. at the. Jeremiah 6:23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion. Jeremiah 47:3 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; Judges 5:22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. of his strong ones. all that is in it. Psalm 24:1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 1 Corinthians 10:26,28 For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof… Jump to Previous City Contains Dan Devour Devoured Dwell Fills Fullness Heard Horses Inhabitants Meal Neighing Ones Outcry Quakes Shaking Snorting Sound Stallions Strong Therein Trembled Trembles Trembleth War-Horses WholeJump to Next City Contains Dan Devour Devoured Dwell Fills Fullness Heard Horses Inhabitants Meal Neighing Ones Outcry Quakes Shaking Snorting Sound Stallions Strong Therein Trembled Trembles Trembleth War-Horses WholeJeremiah 8 1. The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.4. He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency. 13. He shows their grievous judgment; 18. and bewails their desperate estate. The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. Dan was the northernmost tribe of Israel, often representing the northern boundary of the land. The mention of Dan indicates the direction from which the threat is approaching, emphasizing the impending invasion from the north. Historically, this aligns with the Babylonian invasion, as Babylon was located to the northeast of Israel. The imagery of horses snorting suggests the power and speed of the approaching army, creating a sense of imminent danger. This phrase underscores the fulfillment of earlier prophecies about judgment coming from the north (Jeremiah 1:14-15). At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it. Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahThe prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, warning them of impending judgment due to their unfaithfulness. 2. Dan The northernmost city of Israel, often used to represent the entire northern kingdom. It is significant as the point from which the invading forces are first heard. 3. The Invading Army Likely referring to the Babylonians, who were God's instrument of judgment against Judah for their idolatry and disobedience. 4. The Land Refers to the land of Judah, which is under threat of invasion and destruction. 5. The City Represents Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, which is also under threat of being devoured by the invading forces. Teaching Points The Certainty of JudgmentGod's warnings through His prophets are not to be taken lightly. The vivid imagery of horses and trembling land underscores the certainty and severity of divine judgment. The Sovereignty of God God uses nations as instruments of His will. The Babylonians, though a pagan nation, are used by God to fulfill His purposes, demonstrating His control over all creation. The Call to Repentance The impending judgment serves as a call to repentance. Just as Judah was warned, we too are called to turn from sin and seek God's mercy. The Consequences of Disobedience The devastation described is a direct result of Judah's disobedience. This serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of turning away from God's commands. Hope in God's Promises While judgment is certain, God's ultimate desire is for restoration and redemption. Believers can find hope in God's promises of forgiveness and renewal for those who repent.(16) Heard from Dan.--As in Jeremiah 4:13, the invasion by an army of which cavalry and war chariots formed the most terrible contingent was a special terror to Israelites. Even at Dan, the northern boundary of Palestine (see Note on Jeremiah 4:15), there was a sound of terror in the very snortings of the horses. The patristic interpretation that the prophet indicates the coming of Antichrist from the tribe deserves a passing notice as one of the eccentricities of exegesis.Verse 16. - The invader is introduced with the same mysterious indefiniteness as in Jeremiah 4:13. From Dan; i.e. from the northern frontier (see on Jeremiah 4:15). Trembled; rather, quaked (so Jeremiah 49:21). His strong ones. The phrase "strong ones" generally denotes oxen, but here (as in Jeremiah 47:3; Jeremiah 50:11) horses. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The snortingנַחְרַ֣ת (naḥ·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5170: A snorting of [enemy] horses סוּסָ֗יו (sū·sāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird) is heard נִשְׁמַע֙ (niš·ma‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently from Dan. מִדָּ֤ן (mid·dān) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1835: Dan -- 'judge', a son of Jacob, also a place in Northern Israel At the sound מִקּוֹל֙ (miq·qō·wl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of the neighing מִצְהֲל֣וֹת (miṣ·hă·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4684: A whinnying of mighty steeds, אַבִּירָ֔יו (’ab·bî·rāw) Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 47: Mighty, valiant the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every land הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land quakes. רָעֲשָׁ֖ה (rā·‘ă·šāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7493: To undulate, through fear, to spring They come וַיָּב֗וֹאוּ (way·yā·ḇō·w·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to devour וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ (way·yō·ḵə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat the land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and everything in it, וּמְלוֹאָ֔הּ (ū·mə·lō·w·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4393: Fullness, that which fills the city עִ֖יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement and all who dwell וְיֹ֥שְׁבֵי (wə·yō·šə·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in it.” בָֽהּ׃ (ḇāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Jeremiah 8:16 NIVJeremiah 8:16 NLT Jeremiah 8:16 ESV Jeremiah 8:16 NASB Jeremiah 8:16 KJV Jeremiah 8:16 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 8:16 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 8:16 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 8:16 French Bible Jeremiah 8:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 8:16 The snorting of his horses is heard (Jer.) |