From Danמִדָּןis heardנִשְׁמַעthe snortingנַחְרַתof his horses;סוּסָיוat the soundמִקּוֹלof the neighingמִצְהֲלוֹתof his stallionsאַבִּירָיוthe wholeכָּלlandהָאָרֶץquakes;רָעֲשָׁהand they comeוַיָּבוֹאוּand devourוַיֹּאכְלוּthe landאֶרֶץand all that fills it,וּמְלוֹאָהּthe cityעִירand those who liveוְיֹשְׁבֵיin it.בָהּ
Jeremiah 8:16
Study it in the app“From Dan is heard the snorting of his horses; at the sound of the neighing of his stallions the whole land quakes; and they come and devour the land and all that fills it, the city and those who live in it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 8:16, word by word
- From Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- is heardנִשְׁמַעnishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “nishma” appears- the snortingנַחְרַתnachrat
snorting
The snorting of a horse.
Where else “nachrat” appears- of his horsesסוּסָיsusay
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susay” appears- at the soundקּוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of the neighingמִצְהֲלוֹתmitshalot
neighing
The neighing of a horse.
Where else “mitshalot” appears- of his stallionsאַבִּירָיabiray
steed
A warhorse, strong and swift, of the kind that pull chariots.
Where else “abiray” appears- landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- quakesרָעֲשָׁהraasha
quake
To rumble, like the earth or mountains.
Where else “raasha” appears- and they comeיָּבוֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- and devourיֹּאכְלוּyochlu
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “yochlu” appears- and all that fills itמְלוֹאָmeloa
fullness
Everything that is in something: the sea and all that fills it, the earth and its fullness.
Where else “meloa” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and those who liveיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
15We hoped for peace, but there is no good; for a time of healing, and look, terror!
16 · This verse (above)
17“For look, I am sending among you serpents, vipers for which there is no charm, and they will bite you, declares YHWH.”