16<\/strong>. Dan<\/em> ] See Jer 4:15<\/span>.<\/p>\n strong ones<\/em> ] i.e. war-horses<\/em>. The same epithet is used as a substitute for the noun, chs. Jer 47:3<\/span> (“strong ones”), Jer 50:11<\/span> (“strong horses”). The horse was the embodiment of strength. See Job 39:19<\/span>; Psa 33:17<\/span>; Psa 147:10<\/span>.<\/p>\n land<\/em> ] or, earth<\/em>.<\/p>\n Dan – <\/B>i. e. the northern boundary of the land.<\/P> His strong ones – <\/B>i. e., his war-horses.<\/P><\/p>\n Verse 16<\/span>. The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan:<\/B><\/I>] Dan<\/I> lay in the way from Babylon to Jerusalem; and it was by this city, after the battle of Carchemish, that Nebuchadnezzar, in pursuing the Egyptians, entered Palestine.<\/P> <\/P> The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his<\/B><\/I> <\/B>strong ones<\/B><\/I>] Of his war horses<\/I>. This is a fine image; so terrible was the united neighing of the cavalry of the Babylonians that the reverberation of the air caused the ground to tremble. This is better, and more majestic, than the celebrated line of Virgil<\/I>:-<\/P> <\/P> Quadrupe-dante pu-trem soni-tu quatit ungula campum. It would be much easier to shake the ground<\/I> with the prancings<\/I> of many horses, than to cause an earthquake<\/I> by the sound of the neighing<\/I> of the troops of cavalry.<\/P> <\/p>\n The fury of the Chaldeans march is described by the snorting of their horses, which is a noise they make through their nostrils, when they are chafed and fretted. <\/P> Was heard from Dan, i.e. even to Jerusalem: q.d. The dreadfulness of the noise shall be heard from far: or rather, Though Jerusalem seem to be secure, yet the farthest coasts of the land are in great consternation, viz. the outmost boundary of Canaan northward, through which the Chaldean army was to march: see Jer 4:15<\/span>; or it is said to be heard, either the noise itself, or the fame of it, Jer 6:24<\/span>. <\/P> His strong ones; his choice horses or cavalry; or his stout and sturdy ones, as the word signifies, and expressed by their brisk frolicsomeness and courage in the word neighing, properly applied to horses, understanding here the chief of them; and the word for strong ones is applied to any thing that excels, as to man, Job 34:20<\/span>; to angels, Psa 78:25<\/span>, angels food, or the bread of the mighty; and for horses, as here, and Jdg 5:22<\/span>; Jer 47:3<\/span>. <\/P> All that is in it, Heb. the fulness of it, the trees, and fruits. and wealth of the land; they are entered upon their spoil, and will leave nothing in the land, Jer 4:20<\/span>. It is spoken in a prophetical style, who use to express the certainty of what shall be as if it actually were already. The city, viz. Jerusalem; or rather the cities, with all their inhabitants, as well as the country, the singular number being put for the plural, as Isa 27:10<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n 16. his horses<\/B>the Chaldean’s.<\/P> was heard<\/B>theprophetical past for the future. <\/P> from Dan<\/B>bordering onPhoelignicia. This was to be Nebuchadnezzar’s route in invadingIsrael; the cavalry<\/I> in advance of the infantry would scour thecountry. <\/P> strong ones<\/B>a poeticalphrase for steeds,<\/I> peculiar to Jeremiah (Jer47:3<\/span>; compare Jer 4:13<\/span>;Jer 4:29<\/span>; Jer 6:23<\/span>).<\/P><\/p>\n The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan<\/strong>,…. That is, was heard at Jerusalem. It seems to be a hyperbolical expression, showing the certainty of the coming of the Assyrian monarch and his army, to invade Judea, and besiege Jerusalem; the news of which was brought from Dan, which lay in the further part of the land; see Jer 4:15<\/span>, and pointing at the way in which they should come northwards, through Phoenicia and the tribe of Dan, with a numerous cavalry of horses and horsemen: for, by “his” horses are meant Nebuchadnezzar’s; unless, with Calvin, it can be thought that they are called the Lord’s, because ordered and sent by him, whose war it was against the people. The Targum paraphrases the words thus,<\/p>\n “because they worshipped the calf that is in Dan, a king with his army shall come up against them, and carry them captive;”<\/p>\n and so Jarchi interprets it.<\/p>\n The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones<\/strong>; his horses, strong and mighty; see Jud 5:22<\/span> where we read of the prancings of the mighty ones; and here the Targum,<\/p>\n “at the voice of the treading of his strong ones, all the inhabitants of the earth shall be moved;”<\/p>\n and by the land trembling undoubtedly are meant the inhabitants of the land, filled with dread and consternation at the noise and near approach of the Chaldean army.<\/p>\n For they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it<\/strong>; or, “the fulness of it”; which because of the certainty of it, is represented as then done: the city, and those that dwell therein; meaning not only the city of Jerusalem, and the inhabitants of it, but other cities also, the singular being put for the plural; and so the Targum,<\/p>\n “the cities, and they that dwell in them.”<\/p>\n He says, Heard has been the snorting of horses from Daniel Dan was on the extremities, as it is well known, of the land of Canaan. Some think that the loudness of the noise is intended, as it was heard from such a distance in the holy city itself; but I know not whether this can be gathered from the words of the Prophet. The simpler and the correcter meaning then is, that though Jerusalem rested securely, they were not yet in a quiet state on the borders of the land, for they were disturbed by the snorting of the enemies’ horses. From Dan then has been heard a snorting When the inhabitants of a city indulge in pleasures, while the borders of the land are assailed by enemies, it might be pertinently said to them, “Why do ye here live at your ease? your neighbors and your brethren are exposed to the assaults of enemies: war therefore ought to be waged in your land, though it has not yet reached your gates and your walls.” So the Prophet speaks here: “From Dan has been heard the snorting of his horses.” The relative “his” may be applied to the Assyrians; for the Hebrews often use relatives without antecedents. But it is more probable that Jeremiah refers to the first mover of the war, even God; as though he had said, — “God will send forth hostile armies, which will disturb the borders of your land.” He then calls them the horses of God; for the Chaldeans did not wage that war, but under the authority of God, as we have often seen, and shall have to notice often again. <\/p>\n Then he says, At the noise of the neighings of his strong ones, etc. He calls the horses “ strong,“ אבירים, abirim; and as he had not described them, he now does so. Trembled, he says, has the land at the noise of the neighings of his strong ones As he mentions the neighings of horses, we must understand “strong” as referring to the horses themselves. Come, he says, shall they, and shall devour the land and its fullness, the city and its inhabitants Here is an irregularity as to the number; for he puts city for cities, as he threatens not only Jerusalem, but also the neighboring cities. Whatever then might be the abundance in the land, the enemies would devour it; and he says also, that they would devour the cities and their inhabitants. It follows — <\/p>\n (16) Heard from Dan.<\/strong>As in Jer. 4:13<\/span>, the invasion by an army of which cavalry and war chariots formed the most terrible contingent was a special terror to Israelites. Even at Dan, the northern boundary of Palestine (see Note on Jer. 4:15<\/span>), there was a sound of terror in the very snortings of the horses. The patristic interpretation that the prophet indicates the coming of Antichrist from the tribe deserves a passing notice as one of the eccentricities of exegesis.<\/p>\n 16, 17<\/strong>. <\/strong> From Dan <\/strong> The northern boundary of the land, and hence the place where the alarm of an enemy coming from the north would first be given. <\/p>\n Strong ones <\/strong> War horses. See Jer 4:13<\/span>; Jer 4:29<\/span>, etc. <\/p>\n Cockatrices <\/strong> Basilisks. From Isa 59:5<\/span>, we learn that they were oviparous, and from Isa 11:8<\/span>, that they were subterranean in habit.<\/p>\n It would also appear from this and other passages that they were incapable of being charmed. Ecc 10:11<\/span>; Psalm 58:45.<\/p>\n Jer 8:16<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> Dan was situated at the northern extremity of Palestine, on the side whence the Chaldeans were to come against Jerusalem. See chap. Jer 4:15<\/span>. This verse cannot but remind the learned reader of Virgil’s famous description of the horse, which has nothing in it more strong and expressive than the fine words of the prophet; the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones.<\/em> <\/p>\n Jer 8:16 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.<\/p>\n Ver. 16. The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan.<\/strong> ] See Jer 4:15<\/span> . This caused in the Jews’ hearts a motion of trepidation. cf. <\/em> Job 39:20 It is the privilege of believers in nothing to be terrified by their adversaries, Php 1:28 but with the horse spoken of, Job 39:22 to mock at fear, and not to turn back from the dint of the sword.<\/p>\n Dan. The Assyrians entered the land from the north. <\/p>\n The snorting: Grotius observes, after Jerome, that Nebuchadnezzar, having subdued Phoenicia, passed through Dan, in his way to Jerusalem. <\/p>\n was heard: Jer 4:15, Jer 4:16, Jdg 18:29, Jdg 20:1 <\/p>\n the whole: Jer 4:24, Hab 3:10 <\/p>\n at the: Jer 6:23, Jer 47:3, Jdg 5:22, Nah 1:4, Nah 1:5, Nah 3:2 <\/p>\n of his strong ones: Of his war-horses, This is a fine image; so terrible was the united neighings of the cavalry of the Babylonians, that the reverberation of the air caused the ground to tremble. <\/p>\n all that is in it: Heb. the fulness thereof, Psa 24:1, 1Co 10:26, 1Co 10:28 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Deu 28:33 – The fruit Deu 33:16 – the earth 1Ki 12:29 – Dan Job 39:20 – the glory Jer 10:25 – eaten Jer 25:9 – I Jer 47:2 – all that is therein Jer 50:42 – shall ride Jer 51:29 – the land Eze 7:25 – and they Eze 9:2 – six Zep 1:16 – day Mat 24:6 – ye shall hear<\/p>\n Jer 8:16. Was heard Is prophecy and means the snorting will be heard. Dan was a city at the northern boundary of Palestine, and the language means the horses drawing the war charioLs of the Babylonians will cause their snorting to be heard as they enter the country. Are come and have devoured is still in the future, being predictions of the calamity soon to come upon the nation. The City means Jerusalem which was the capital of the kingdom of Judah.<\/p>\n Jer 8:16. The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan Dan was situated in the northern extremity of Palestine, on the side whence the Chaldeans were to come against Jerusalem. Accordingly, Grotius observes, after Jerome, that Nebuchadnezzar, having subdued Phenicia, passed through the tribe of Dan in his way to Judea. When the enemy therefore was advanced so near, it was time for the people of Judah to take the alarm, and to provide for their own safety. The whole land trembled at the neighing of his strong ones The word , here rendered strong ones, signifies horses in several places, and is so rendered here by Dr. Waterland, (see Jdg 5:22; Jer 47:3,) and is so understood by the LXX. By the whole land trembling is meant the inhabitants being terrified at the vast number of horses that were in the Chaldean army, the neighing of which they heard; which struck them with great dread, as they had few or no horses in Judea to oppose to them. For they have devoured the land, and all that is in it All the fruits, and all the forage, they have devoured or taken away. It is to be observed, that the prophet speaks of it as already done, because it was so represented to him in his vision. The city, and those that dwell therein Both town and country are laid waste before them, and not only the wealth, but the inhabitants of both are taken or destroyed. Jerusalem is here chiefly meant by the city, for, though the taking of other cities was attended with a slaughter of the inhabitants, the sacking of Jerusalem was the greatest of all their calamities, as being the metropolis, and the richest and most populous of all their cities.<\/p>\n 8:16 The snorting of his horses was heard from {l} Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they have come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell in it.<\/p>\n (l) Read Geneva “Jer 4:15”<\/p>\n The invader could be heard approaching from the north (like a horde of Tolkienian Orks). The people living at Dan, Israel’s northernmost city, heard the army coming first. The whole earth shook because of the number and strength of the advancing army. This army’s objective was to consume everything in the land, including Jerusalem and its citizens.<\/p>\n 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. 16. 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