Jeremiah 4:13
"Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Behold, he shall come up as clouds,.... Meaning the lion, Nebuchadnezzar, Jer 4:7 , "the king with his army (as the Targum paraphrases it); he shall come up against them as

a cloud that ascendeth and covers the earth.'' "come up against them as a cloud that ascendeth and covers the earth.'' The metaphor denotes the swiftness of his coming, and the multitudes he should come with, and that darkness and distress he should bring with him upon the people of the Jews: and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind; for swiftness, power, and violence: chariots for war are intended; see Isa 5:28 , his horses are swifter than eagles: the swiftest of birds. The same thing is designed as by the other metaphors; the swiftness and suddenness of the Jews' destruction: woe unto us, for we are spoiled; their destruction was inevitable, there was no escaping it; and therefore their case was woeful and miserable.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (11 words)

H2009 הִנֵּה
Definition:

2,demonstrative particlelo! behold!(certainly, surely, literallylo !), with suffix (the pronoun being conceived as accusative, Ew§ 262 c.; compare,, which takes an accusative, whether of a noun or pro 2,demonstrative particlelo! behold!(certainly, surely, literallylo !), with suffix (the pronoun being conceived as accusative, Ew§ 262 c.; compare,, which takes an accusative, whether of a noun or pro

Possible Meanings:
  • hither (semantic_range)
H6051 עָנָן
Definition:

16cloud-mass, cloud; —׳(הֶ)עabsoluteExodus 19:9+; constructעֲנַזִHosea 6:4+; suffixעֲנָֽנְךָNumbers 14:14,עֲנָנוֺJob 26:9;Job 37:15; pluralעֲנִיםJeremiah 4:13; —1cloud-mass:a.especially of theophanic 16cloud-mass, cloud; —׳(הֶ)עabsoluteExodus 19:9+; constructעֲנַזִHosea 6:4+; suffixעֲנָֽנְךָNumbers 14:14,עֲנָנוֺJob 26:9;Job 37:15; pluralעֲנִיםJeremiah 4:13; —1cloud-mass:a.especially of theophanic

H5927 עָלָה
Definition:

15+; 3 feminine singularעָֽלְתָהGenesis 40:10+;עָלָ֑תָהJeremiah 14:2;1 Samuel 1:22; 2masculine singularעָלִיתָGenesis 49:4+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיַעֲלֶהGenesis 2:6+,יַ֫עַלGenesis 44:33+,ו 15+; 3 feminine singularעָֽלְתָהGenesis 40:10+;עָלָ֑תָהJeremiah 14:2;1 Samuel 1:22; 2masculine singularעָלִיתָGenesis 49:4+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיַעֲלֶהGenesis 2:6+,יַ֫עַלGenesis 44:33+,ו

Possible Meanings:
  • matter (semantic_range)
  • affair (semantic_range)
  • occasion (semantic_range)
H5492 סוּפָה
Definition:

Fromcuwph; a hurricane -- Red Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.see HEBREWcuwphBrown-Driver-BriggsI.סוּפָהnoun femininestorm-wind(thatmakes an end ?); — absolute׳סIsaiah 5:28+;סוּמָּ֫תָהHosea 8: Fromcuwph; a hurricane -- Red Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.see HEBREWcuwphBrown-Driver-BriggsI.סוּפָהnoun femininestorm-wind(thatmakes an end ?); — absolute׳סIsaiah 5:28+;סוּמָּ֫תָהHosea 8:

H4818 מֶרְכָּבָה
Definition:

13+, constructמִרְכֶּ֫בֶתGenesis 41:43; suffixמֶרְבַּבְתּוֺGenesis 46:29+; pluralמַרְכָּבוֺתZechariah 6:1+; constructמַרְכְּבוֺת2 Kings 23:11+,בֹת-Exodus 15:4; suffixמַרְכְּבֹתֶיךָMicah 5:10;Habakkuk 13+, constructמִרְכֶּ֫בֶתGenesis 41:43; suffixמֶרְבַּבְתּוֺGenesis 46:29+; pluralמַרְכָּבוֺתZechariah 6:1+; constructמַרְכְּבוֺת2 Kings 23:11+,בֹת-Exodus 15:4; suffixמַרְכְּבֹתֶיךָMicah 5:10;Habakkuk

Possible Meanings:
  • chariot (semantic_range)
H7043 קָלַל
Definition:

vibrate, whirl(of sword),:see be shaken; — SchwZAW xi (1891), 170 ff.thinksshakeoriginal, seeמַקֵּל); —QalPerfect2masculine singularקַלּוֺתָNahum 1:14; 1singularקַלֹּתיJob 40:4; 3pluralקַלּוּGenesis 8 vibrate, whirl(of sword),:see be shaken; — SchwZAW xi (1891), 170 ff.thinksshakeoriginal, seeמַקֵּל); —QalPerfect2masculine singularקַלּוֺתָNahum 1:14; 1singularקַלֹּתיJob 40:4; 3pluralקַלּוּGenesis 8

Possible Meanings:
  • burnished (semantic_range)
  • light (semantic_range)
  • quick (semantic_range)
H5404 נֶשֶׁר
Definition:

11griffon-vulture, eagle(Late Hebrewid.; Assyriannašru;ᵑ7נַשְׁרָא; SyriacArabicvulture(Lane2780), vulgarEthiopicDi641; Sabeanנסרproper name, of deity, andביתן נסרDHMZMG. xxix (1875), 600; xxxvii (1883 11griffon-vulture, eagle(Late Hebrewid.; Assyriannašru;ᵑ7נַשְׁרָא; SyriacArabicvulture(Lane2780), vulgarEthiopicDi641; Sabeanנסרproper name, of deity, andביתן נסרDHMZMG. xxix (1875), 600; xxxvii (1883

H5483 סוּס
Definition:

Or cuc {soos}; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse((-back, -hoof)). Compareparash.see HEBREWparashBrow Or cuc {soos}; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse((-back, -hoof)). Compareparash.see HEBREWparashBrow

H0188 אוֹי
Definition:

usually with dativeאוֺי לִיIsaiah 6:5woeto me! for I am undone, soIsaiah 24:16;Jeremiah 10:19;Jeremiah 15:10;אוֺי לָנוּwoeto us!1 Samuel 4:7,8;Jeremiah 4:13;Jeremiah 6:4;אוֺינָֿא לִיJeremiah 4:31;Jere usually with dativeאוֺי לִיIsaiah 6:5woeto me! for I am undone, soIsaiah 24:16;Jeremiah 10:19;Jeremiah 15:10;אוֺי לָנוּwoeto us!1 Samuel 4:7,8;Jeremiah 4:13;Jeremiah 6:4;אוֺינָֿא לִיJeremiah 4:31;Jere

Possible Meanings:
  • woe! (semantic_range)
H3588 כִּי
Definition:

Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic, Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic,

Possible Meanings:
  • for (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
H7703 שָׁדַד
Definition:

12; suffixשַׁדּוּנִיPsalm 17:9;Imperfect3masculine singularיָשׁוּד(metaplastic, compare Ges§ 67qBae)Psalm 91:6suffixיְשָׁדֵּם(Ges§ 67n)Proverbs 11:3Qr (Kt Perfectושׁדם),יְשָׁדְדֵםJeremiah 5:6;Imperati 12; suffixשַׁדּוּנִיPsalm 17:9;Imperfect3masculine singularיָשׁוּד(metaplastic, compare Ges§ 67qBae)Psalm 91:6suffixיְשָׁדֵּם(Ges§ 67n)Proverbs 11:3Qr (Kt Perfectושׁדם),יְשָׁדְדֵםJeremiah 5:6;Imperati

Possible Meanings:
  • deal violently with (semantic_range)
  • despoil (semantic_range)
  • devastate (semantic_range)
  • ruin (semantic_range)
  • violently destroy (semantic_range)

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