Jeremiah 5:16
"Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Their quiver is an open sepulchre,.... The Chaldeans used bows and arrows in fighting; and the quiver is a case for arrows; and the phrase denotes, that their arrows would

do great execution, and be very mortal; so that a quiver of them would be as devouring as an open grave, into which many dead are cast. The Septuagint and Arabic versions have not this clause; and the Syriac version renders it, "whose throats are as open sepulchres"; see Rom 3:13 , they are all mighty men; strong in body, of bold and courageous spirits, expert in war, and ever victorious; so that there was no hope of being delivered out of their hands.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (5 words)

H0827 אַשְׁפָּה
Definition:

23;Isaiah 22:6; figurative in simile of sons of one's youth as arrows (weapons which the father may wield)Psalm 127:5אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא אֶתאַֿשְׁמָּתוֺ מֵהֶםthe happiness of the man that 23;Isaiah 22:6; figurative in simile of sons of one's youth as arrows (weapons which the father may wield)Psalm 127:5אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא אֶתאַֿשְׁמָּתוֺ מֵהֶםthe happiness of the man that

Possible Meanings:
  • quiver (semantic_range)
H6913 קֶבֶר
Definition:

31grave, sepulchre; — absolute׳קGenesis 23:4+,קָ֑בֶר1 Kings 14:13+; constructקֶבֶרJudges 8:32+; suffixקִבְרִיGenesis 50:5, etc.; pluralקְבָרִיםExodus 14:11+, constructקִבְדֵיJeremiah 26:23+, suffixקִב 31grave, sepulchre; — absolute׳קGenesis 23:4+,קָ֑בֶר1 Kings 14:13+; constructקֶבֶרJudges 8:32+; suffixקִבְרִיGenesis 50:5, etc.; pluralקְבָרִיםExodus 14:11+, constructקִבְדֵיJeremiah 26:23+, suffixקִב

H6605 פָתַח
Definition:

A primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve -- appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) op A primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve -- appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) op

Possible Meanings:
  • opened (semantic_range)
  • were opened (semantic_range)
H3605 כֹּל
Definition:

8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA 8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA

H1368 גִּבּוֹר
Definition:

95t.;גִּבֹּרGenesis 10:82t.;גִּבּוֺרָם1 Samuel 17:51; pluralגִּבּוֺרִיםJeremiah 46:927t.;גִּבֹּרִיםJoshua 10:221t.; constructגִּבּוֺרֵי1 Chronicles 11:2729t.;גִּבֹּרֵי1 Chronicles 9:264t.; suffixגִּבּ 95t.;גִּבֹּרGenesis 10:82t.;גִּבּוֺרָם1 Samuel 17:51; pluralגִּבּוֺרִיםJeremiah 46:927t.;גִּבֹּרִיםJoshua 10:221t.; constructגִּבּוֺרֵי1 Chronicles 11:2729t.;גִּבֹּרֵי1 Chronicles 9:264t.; suffixגִּבּ

Possible Meanings:
  • strong (semantic_range)
  • mighty (semantic_range)

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