Jeremiah 47:3
in Jeremiah 47at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong ones, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers look not back to their children for feebleness of hands;
KJV
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;
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This verse in Jeremiah 47
Commentary
6 notes on this verseNow he directs his prophecy against foreigners. He calls the inhabitants of Ashkelon, Gaza, Azotus, Gath and Ekron "foreigners." He says that the prediction took place before Pharaoh struck Gaza, and he likens the army of the Babylonians to a flooding river swollen by rain …
This site's exposition
at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions
on Jeremiah 47:3-4
“The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.” Verse 4 calls the Philistines “the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor,” the origin that Amos 9:7 and Deuteronomy 2:23 also give them. The same day cuts off “from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally.”
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses,....
Let none be over-fond of their children, nor dote upon them, since such distress may come that they may either wish they had none or forget that they have, and have no heart to look upon them.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
His strong horses - War-horses, chargers. The rushing of his chariots - Rather, the rattling, the crashing noise which they make as they advance. For feebleness of hands - The Philistines flee in such panic that a father would not even turn round to see whether his sons were effecting their escape or not.
The stamping of the hoofs - At the galloping sound, - Quadrupedante putrem sonitu quatit ungula campum, is a line of Virgil, (Aen. 8:596), much celebrated; and quoted here by Blayney, where the galloping sound of the horses’ hoofs is heard. In the stamping of the horses, the rushing of the chariots, and the rumbling of the wheels, our translators intended to convey the sense by the sound of the words, and they have not been unsuccessful. Their translation of the original is at the same time sufficiently literal. The fathers shall not look back - Though their children are left behind, they have neither strength nor courage to go back to bring them off.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
the stamping Heb. שעטת. There is no similar [word in Scripture]. And Jonathan rendered it: from the steps.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
to cut off from Tyre and Zidon The Philistines were aiding them against their enemies.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִקּ֗וֹל | mikol | from [the] sound of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| שַֽׁעֲטַת֙ | shaatat | [the] stamping of | H8161 → | |
| פַּרְס֣וֹת | parsot | [the] hooves of | H6541 → | |
| אַבִּירָ֔יו | ʾabirav | mighty [horses] its | H47 → | 17 times |
| מֵרַ֣עַשׁ | meraash | from [the] rattling | H7494 → | |
| לְרִכְבּ֔וֹ | lerikhbo | of chariotry its | H7393 → | 119 times |
| הֲמ֖וֹן | hamon | [the] din of | H1995 → | 83 times |
| גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יו | galgilav | wheels its | H1534 → | |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הִפְנ֤וּ | hifnu | they have turned back | H6437 → | 135 times |
| אָבוֹת֙ | ʾavot | fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בָּנִ֔ים | banim | children | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מֵֽרִפְי֖וֹן | merifyon | from slackness of | H7510 → | |
| יָדָֽיִם׃ | yadayim | hands | H3027 → | 1618 times |
מִקּ֗וֹלfrom [the] sound of
mikolH6963 →506 times
שַֽׁעֲטַת֙[the] stamping of
shaatatH8161 →
פַּרְס֣וֹת[the] hooves of
parsotH6541 →
אַבִּירָ֔יוmighty [horses] its
ʾabiravH47 →17 times
מֵרַ֣עַשׁfrom [the] rattling
meraashH7494 →
לְרִכְבּ֔וֹof chariotry its
lerikhboH7393 →119 times
הֲמ֖וֹן[the] din of
hamonH1995 →83 times
גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יוwheels its
galgilavH1534 →
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
הִפְנ֤וּthey have turned back
hifnuH6437 →135 times
אָבוֹת֙fathers
ʾavotH1 →1212 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בָּנִ֔יםchildren
banimH1121 →4930 times
מֵֽרִפְי֖וֹןfrom slackness of
merifyonH7510 →
יָדָֽיִם׃hands
yadayimH3027 →1618 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 46:9Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 27:10
Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.
- Isaiah 66:19
I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who…
- Ezekiel 27:10
Through
Jeremiah 8:16The 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…
it leads to
- Judges 18:29
They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
- Judges 5:22
Then the hooves of horses thundered—the mad galloping of his stallions.
- 1 Corinthians 10:28
But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—
- Judges 18:29
Through
Nahum 2:4The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 4:13
Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
- Isaiah 66:15
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.
- Nahum 3:2–3
The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!
- Jeremiah 4:13
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, ON JEREMIAH 9:47.