Jer 8:16 | JFB | STEP | 16. his horses-- the Chaldean's. was heard-- the prophetical past for the future. from Dan-- bordering on Phoenicia. This was to be Nebuchadnezzar's route in invading Israel; the cavalry in advance of the infantry would scour the country. strong ones-- a poetical phrase for steeds, peculiar to Jeremiah ( ; compare , ; ).

‏ Jeremiah 8:16

16. his horses--the Chaldean's.

was heard--the prophetical past for the future.

from Dan--bordering on Phoenicia. This was to be Nebuchadnezzar's route in invading Israel; the cavalry in advance of the infantry would scour the country.

strong ones--a poetical phrase for steeds, peculiar to Jeremiah (Jr 47:3; compare Jr 4:13, 29; 6:23).