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They have come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who live there. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> “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. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> “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. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/8.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> "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. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/8.htm">NET Bible</a> 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!" <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/8.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The 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. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The 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. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “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. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/8.htm">New American Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The 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. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2660" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Judah's Sin and Punishment</a> …15We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror. 16<a href="/hebrew/5170.htm" title="5170: naḥ·raṯ (N-fsc) -- A snorting. And nacharah; from an unused root meaning to snort or snore; a snorting.">The snorting</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sū·sāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">of enemy horses</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: niš·ma‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">is heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/1835.htm" title="1835: mid·dān (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- Judge, a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their territory, also a place in N. Isr. ">from Dan.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: miq·qō·wl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">At the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/4684.htm" title="4684: miṣ·hă·lō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A neighing. From tsahal; a whinnying.">of the neighing</a> <a href="/hebrew/47.htm" title="47: ’ab·bî·rāw (Adj-mpc:: 3ms) -- Mighty, valiant. For 'abiyr.">of mighty steeds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7493.htm" title="7493: rā·‘ă·šāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To quake, shake. A primitive root; to undulate, partic. Through fear; specifically, to spring.">quakes.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·w·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">They come</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: way·yō·ḵə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">to devour</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4393.htm" title="4393: ū·mə·lō·w·’āh (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Fullness, that which fills. Rarely mlowf; or mlow,; from male'; fulness.">and everything in it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yō·šə·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and all who dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in it.</a> 17“For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/9-7.htm">Revelation 9:7-9</a> 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. <a href="/joel/2-4.htm">Joel 2:4-5</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Ezekiel 26:10</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28-30</a> 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. <a href="/habakkuk/1-8.htm">Habakkuk 1:8</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/6-2.htm">Revelation 6:2-8</a> 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. ... <a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Amos 4:10</a> “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. <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Zechariah 10:3</a> “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. <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27-28</a> 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. <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Nahum 3:2-3</a> 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— <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Isaiah 13:4-5</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Ezekiel 21:22</a> 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. <a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm">Isaiah 8:7-8</a> 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!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/jeremiah/4-15.htm">Jeremiah 4:15,16</a> For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim… <a href="/judges/18-29.htm">Judges 18:29</a> 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.<a href="/judges/20-1.htm">Judges 20:1</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Jeremiah 4:24</a> I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.<a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Habakkuk 3:10</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Jeremiah 6:23</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Jeremiah 47:3</a> 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;<a href="/judges/5-22.htm">Judges 5:22</a> 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.<a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1</a> A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.<a href="/1_corinthians/10-26.htm">1 Corinthians 10:26,28</a> For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Contains</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-15.htm">Dan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-17.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Fills</a> <a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Fullness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Neighing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-16.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-21.htm">Quakes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/job/41-18.htm">Snorting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Stallions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Trembles</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Trembleth</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">War-Horses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-15.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Contains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-19.htm">Dan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-15.htm">Fills</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-2.htm">Fullness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Neighing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Quakes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/job/39-20.htm">Snorting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Stallions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/daniel/5-19.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Trembles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Trembleth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">War-Horses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 8</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.</a> 4. <a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency.</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">He shows their grievous judgment;</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">and bewails their desperate estate.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>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 (<a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14-15</a>).At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. The neighing of horses symbolizes the strength and readiness of the invading forces. Horses were a significant part of ancient warfare, representing military might and the ability to conquer swiftly. The quaking of the land conveys the terror and chaos that accompany the invasion, affecting not just the people but the very earth itself. This imagery is reminiscent of other biblical passages where the earth trembles at the presence of God or His instruments of judgment (<a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a>, <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</a>).They come to devour the land and everything in it, The invaders' purpose is total destruction, consuming the land and its resources. This reflects the comprehensive nature of the judgment that God is allowing due to the people's persistent sin and rebellion. The language of devouring is often used in the Bible to describe the consequences of disobedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49-51</a>). It also serves as a warning of the severity of divine judgment when God's people turn away from Him.the city and all who dwell in it. The city likely refers to Jerusalem, the heart of Judah and the center of religious and political life. The inclusion of "all who dwell in it" highlights the totality of the impending disaster, sparing no one. This phrase emphasizes the inescapable nature of God's judgment, affecting every inhabitant due to the collective sin of the nation. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of forsaking God's covenant, as seen in the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, warning them of impending judgment due to their unfaithfulness. 2. <a href="/topical/d/dan.htm">Dan</a> 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. <a href="/topical/t/the_invading_army.htm">The Invading Army</a> Likely referring to the Babylonians, who were God's instrument of judgment against Judah for their idolatry and disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the land of Judah, which is under threat of invasion and destruction. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a> Represents Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, which is also under threat of being devoured by the invading forces.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Judgment</a> God'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. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> 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. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> 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. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> 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. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a> 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.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Heard from Dan.--As in <a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm" title="Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are spoiled.">Jeremiah 4:13</a>, 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 <a href="/jeremiah/4-15.htm" title="For a voice declares from Dan, and publishes affliction from mount Ephraim.">Jeremiah 4:15</a>), 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.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - The invader is introduced with the same mysterious indefiniteness as in <a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a>. From Dan; i.e. from the northern frontier (see on Jeremiah 4:15). Trembled; rather, quaked (so <a href="/jeremiah/49-21.htm">Jeremiah 49:21</a>). His strong ones. The phrase "strong ones" generally denotes oxen, but here (as in <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Jeremiah 47:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Jeremiah 50:11</a>) horses. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The snorting נַחְרַ֣ת (naḥ·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5170.htm">Strong's 5170: </a> A snorting of [enemy] horses סוּסָ֗יו (sū·sāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> A swallow, swift (type of bird) is heard נִשְׁמַע֙ (niš·ma‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently from Dan. מִדָּ֤ן (mid·dān) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1835.htm">Strong's 1835: </a> 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 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of the neighing מִצְהֲל֣וֹת (miṣ·hă·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4684.htm">Strong's 4684: </a> A whinnying of mighty steeds, אַבִּירָ֔יו (’ab·bî·rāw) Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_47.htm">Strong's 47: </a> Mighty, valiant the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every land הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land quakes. רָעֲשָׁ֖ה (rā·‘ă·šāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7493.htm">Strong's 7493: </a> To undulate, through fear, to spring They come וַיָּב֗וֹאוּ (way·yā·ḇō·w·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to devour וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ (way·yō·ḵə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat the land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and everything in it, וּמְלוֹאָ֔הּ (ū·mə·lō·w·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4393.htm">Strong's 4393: </a> Fullness, that which fills the city עִ֖יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement and all who dwell וְיֹ֥שְׁבֵי (wə·yō·šə·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in it.” בָֽהּ׃ (ḇāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-16.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 8:16 The snorting of his horses is heard (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 8:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 8:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 8:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 8:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>