Jeremiah 47:3
at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions,
What it says
At the sound of galloping horses and rattling chariots, fathers are too weak with fear to turn back for their children.
What it is doing
This verse shows how completely terror will break ordinary human bonds.
In context
1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza. 2This is what the LORD says: 3at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, 4For the day has come 5The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; 6‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, 7How can it rest