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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 are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those who dwell therein.
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A Vivid Portrait of Invasion
Commentators explain that this verse paints a terrifyingly real picture of an impending invasion. The sound of warhorses is heard from "Dan," the northernmost part of Israel, signaling that the enemy (the Chaldeans) is already at the border. The imagery is meant to evoke a sense of panic and show that the long-prophesied judgment is no longer a distant threat but an immediate, terrifying reality.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Dan — that is, the northern boundary of the land.
His strong ones — that is, “his war-horses.”
19th Century
Anglican
Heard from Dan. —As in Jeremiah 4:13, the invasion by an army whose cavalry and war chariots formed the most terrible con…
Baptist
Therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. I will surely consume …
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16th Century
Protestant
He says, Heard has been the snorting of horses from Dan. Dan was on the farthest parts, as it is well known, of the land of Canaan. Some t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan That is, was heard at Jerusalem. It seems to be a hyperbolical express…
Finally, they begin to see the hand of God lifted up. And when God appears against us, everything that is against us appears formidable. As salvati…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, Jeremiah speaks of a punishment similar to the one mentioned above.
First, he speaks of the Lord's judgment regarding the af…
