Jeremiah 8:16

From Dan is heard the snorting of their horses, At the sound of the neighing of their steeds the whole land trembleth; They come and devour the land, and all that is in it; The city, and them that dwell therein.

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In The 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 are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.

In Context

15We look for peace, but no good cometh; For a time of deliverance, and behold, terror!”

17Behold I send against you serpents, Basilisks, which cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you, saith Jehovah.

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Cross References

Psalms 24:1“A psalm of David.” The earth is the LORD'S, and all that is therein; The world, and they who inhabit it.

Jeremiah 4:15For a voice proclaimeth tidings from Dan, And announceth calamity from mount Ephraim.

Jeremiah 6:23They bear the bow and the spear; They are cruel and show no mercy; Their voice roareth like the sea; And upon horses do they ride, Arrayed as a warrior against thee, O daughter of Zion.

Jeremiah 47:3At the noise of the stamping of the horses, At the rattling of his chariots, And at the rumbling of his wheels, Fathers look not back for their children, For feebleness of hands,

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 8:14-22

Destruction Threatened for Sin; Despair of Sinners in Trouble; The Prophet's Lamentation. ( b. c. 606.) 13 I will surely consume them, saith the Lord : there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them. 14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have… Read the whole commentary →

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