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.
Jeremiah 8:16
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מִדָּ֤ן נִשְׁמַע֙ נַחְרַ֣ת סוּסָ֗יו מִקּוֹל֙ מִצְהֲל֣וֹת אַבִּירָ֔יו רָעֲשָׁ֖ה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּב֗וֹאוּ וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ אֶ֣רֶץ וּמְלוֹאָ֔הּ עִ֖יר וְיֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃ ס

  1. מִדָּ֤ןmi.Dan“from Dan”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from דָּן · “Dan” · Strong's H1835G
  2. נִשְׁמַע֙nish.Ma'“it has been heard”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  3. נַחְרַ֣תnach.Rat“[the] snorting of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from נַחֲרָה · “snorting” · Strong's H5170B
  4. סוּסָ֗יוsu.Sav“horses his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סוּס · “horse” · Strong's H5483M
  5. מִקּוֹל֙mi.kOl“from [the] sound of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “sound” · Strong's H6963H
  6. מִצְהֲל֣וֹתmitz.ha.Lot“[the] neighings of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מַצְהָלָה · “neighing” · Strong's H4684
  7. אַבִּירָ֔יו'a.bi.Rav“mighty [horses] his”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַבִּיר · “stallion” · Strong's H0047H
  8. רָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.Shah“it has shaken”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רָעַשׁ · “to shake” · Strong's H7493
  9. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  11. וַיָּב֗וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they have come”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  12. וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.Lu“and they have consumed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  13. אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  14. וּמְלוֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'Ah“and what fills it”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מְלֹא · “fullness” · Strong's H4393
  15. עִ֖יר'ir“[the] city”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  16. וְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.vei“and [the] inhabitants”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  17. בָֽהּ׃ סVah“in <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)