Jeremiah 47:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

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;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִקּ֗וֹל שַֽׁעֲטַת֙ פַּרְס֣וֹת אַבִּירָ֔יו מֵרַ֣עַשׁ לְרִכְבּ֔וֹ הֲמ֖וֹן גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יו לֹֽא־הִפְנ֤וּ אָבוֹת֙ אֶל־בָּנִ֔ים מֵֽרִפְי֖וֹן יָדָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

From-qôl šaʿăṭaṯ parsôṯ ʾabbîrāyw from-raʿaš to-riḵbô hămôn galgillāyw not-hip̄nû ʾāḇôṯ unto-bānîm from-rip̄yôn yāḏāyim.

Grammar Details

• *mi-qôl*: preposition + masculine singular construct - from sound of
• *šaʿăṭaṯ*: feminine singular construct - stamping/galloping of
• *parsôṯ*: feminine plural construct - hooves of
• *ʾabbîrāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mighty ones/stallions
• *mē-raʿaš*: preposition + masculine singular construct - from rumbling of
• *lə-riḵbô*: preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his chariot
• *hămôn*: masculine singular construct - tumult/noise of
• *galgillāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wheels
• *lōʾ-hip̄nû*: negative particle + hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - not they turned
• *ʾāḇôṯ*: masculine plural noun - fathers
• *ʾel-bānîm*: preposition + masculine plural noun - unto sons
• *mē-rip̄yôn*: preposition + masculine singular construct - from feebleness of
• *yāḏāyim*: feminine dual noun - hands

Word Meanings

• *ʾabbîrāyw*: his stallions/his strong ones/his mighty steeds
• *raʿaš*: rumbling/earthquake/shaking
• *hămôn*: tumult/noise/roaring
• *hip̄nû*: turned/looked back/paid attention
• *rip̄yôn yāḏāyim*: feebleness of hands/weakness/helplessness

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  At the sound of galloping hooves of mighty horses, at the rumbling of their chariots and the roar of their wheels, fathers will not turn to help their children, for their hands will be exhausted.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  at the noyse and stampynge off their stronge barded horses, at the shakynge off their charettes, and at the romblinge off the wheles. The fathers shall not loke to their children, so feable and weery shall their hondes be:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  At the noise and stamping of ye hoofes of his strong horses, at the noise of his charets, and at the rumbling of his wheeles: ye fathers shall not looke backe to their children, for feeblenes of handes,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  At the noyse and stamping of their strong barbed horses, at the shaking of their charrets, and at the rumbling of the wheeles: the fathers shall not looke to their chyldren, so feeble and weerie shall their handes be,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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 to their children for feebleness of hands;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  From the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his mighty ones, From the rushing of his chariot, the noise of his wheels, Fathers have not turned unto sons, From feebleness of hands,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  At the noise of the stamping of the feet of his war-horses, at the rushing of his carriages and the thunder of his wheels, fathers will give no thought to their children, because their hands are feeble;

• World English Bible (2000)

  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 to their children for feebleness of hands;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Fathers will hear the hoofbeats of the enemies’ horses, the clatter of their chariots and the rumbling of their wheels. They will not turn back to save their children because they will be paralyzed with fear.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 8:16 : 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 have come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
• Judg 5:22 : 22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the prancing, the prancing of their mighty ones.
• Job 39:19-25 : 19 Have you given the horse its strength? Have you clothed its neck with a mane? 20 Can you make it leap like a locust? Its majestic snorting is terrifying. 21 It paws in the valley and rejoices in its strength; it charges into the throng of battle. 22 It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not turn back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattles against it, the flashing spear and the javelin. 24 It devours the ground with fierceness and rage; it cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet. 25 At the blast of the trumpets, it says, 'Ha, ha!' It smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
• Deut 28:54-55 : 54 So that the man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: 55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he has nothing left him in the siege, and in the distress, with which your enemies shall distress you in all your gates.
• Jer 46:9 : 9 Come up, you horses; and rage, you chariots; and let the mighty men come forth: the Ethiopians and the Libyans, who handle the shield; and the Lydians, who handle and bend the bow.
• Lam 4:3-4 : 3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones; the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. 4 The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the young children ask for bread, and no one breaks it for them.
• Ezek 26:10-11 : 10 Because of the abundance of his horses, their dust shall cover you; your walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he enters into your gates, as men enter a city that has been breached. 11 With the hooves of his horses he shall tread down all your streets; he shall slay your people by the sword, and your strong garrisons shall fall to the ground.
• Nah 2:4 : 4 The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall jostle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightning.
• Nah 3:2-3 : 2 The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of wheels, and of galloping horses, and of bounding chariots. 3 The horseman raises both the bright sword and the glittering spear: there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of corpses; and there is no end to their bodies; they stumble upon their corpses: