Jeremiah 47:3

¹ This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.

² This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail

at 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.

⁴ For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.

⁵ The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: at 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.
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;
WEB: 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 don’t look back for their children because their hands are so feeble,
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;
DARBY: at the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his steeds, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of his wheels: fathers shall not look back for [their] children, from feebleness of hands;
BLB: Before the sound of the stamping of the hooves of his mighty ones, from the quaking of his chariots, the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers will not turn back toward the sons, from feebleness of hands,

ÅB: når hans veldige hesters hovslag drønner, når hans vogner ramler, når hans hjul dundrer, da ser ikke fedrene seg om etter barna, så motfalne er de
OTB: Lyden av skjoldet og sverdet, Lyden av kampropet! For Herren ødelegger filisternes land og utsletter innbyggerne på kystene.
B1930: når hans veldige hesters hovslag drønner, når hans vogner ramler, når hans hjul dundrer, da ser ikke fedrene sig om efter barna, så motfalne er de

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 8:16
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.
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Judges 5:22
Then the hooves of horses thundered— the mad galloping of his stallions.
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Deuteronomy 28:54–55
The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,
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Job 39:19–25
Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
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Ezekiel 26:10–11
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.
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Nahum 2:4
The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.
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Jeremiah 46:9
Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth— Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.
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Lamentations 4:3–4
Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like an ostrich in the wilderness.
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