Jeremiah
King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:8
“They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.”
King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:8 Context
5I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. 6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. 7How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses. 8They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife. 9Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 10Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S. 11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
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Translation Details for Jeremiah 5:8
They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
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Bible Commentary for Jeremiah 5:8
Wesley's Notes for Jeremiah 5:8
5:6 A lion - Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldean army are here pointed at under the metaphor of beasts of prey of three kinds; compared to a lion, which denotes his great power, courage, and pride. A wolf - For their greediness and unsatiableness. A leopard - The Chaldean army is compared to a leopard, not for its speed only, but for its vigilancy and subtilty.
5:7 They then - Such is the natural effect of unsanctified prosperity.
5:10 Ye - Ye Babylonians, go execute my vengeance on them. Battlements - Lay her and all her fortifications level with the ground. For - I disown them.
They were as fed horses in the morning: euery one neighed after his neighbours wife:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"They were well-fed lusty horses, Each one neighing after his neighbor's wife.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They were as fed horses roaming at large; every one neighed after his neighbor's wife.
- American Standard Version (1901)
They were full of desire, like horses after a meal of grain: everyone went after his neighbour's wife.
- Basic English Bible
[As] well fed horses, they roam about, every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife.
- Darby Bible
They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbor's wife.
- Webster's Bible
They were as fed horses roaming at large: everyone neighed after his neighbor's wife.
- World English Bible
Fed horses -- they have been early risers, Each to the wife of his neighbour they neigh.
- Youngs Literal Bible
They are become as well-fed horses, lusty stallions; every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible