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Jeremiah 8:16

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Jeremiah 8:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 8:16

Theological / Devotional

The snorting. In a dramatic way the prophet describes the arrival of the dreaded invader in the north and the resultant terror.

Dan. A town on the northern border of Palestine (see on ch. 4:15).

Strong ones. Here denoting the war horses (see ch. 47:3).

Are come. Though future, the invasion is dramatically described as already taking place.

All that is in it. Literally, “that which fills it.”

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