Jeremiah 4:13

13 Look! The enemy rises up like a cloud, and his chariots come like a tornado. His horses are faster than eagles.

Jeremiah 4:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 4:13

Behold, he shall come up as clouds
Meaning the lion, Nebuchadnezzar, ( Jeremiah 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 ( Isaiah 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.

Jeremiah 4:13 In-Context

11 At that time this message will be given to Judah and Jerusalem: "A hot wind blows from the bare hilltops of the desert toward the Lord's people. It is not a gentle wind to separate grain from chaff.

12 I feel a stronger wind than that. Now even I will announce judgments against the people of Judah."

13 Look! The enemy rises up like a cloud, and his chariots come like a tornado. His horses are faster than eagles.

14 People of Jerusalem, clean the evil from your hearts so that you can be saved. Don't continue making evil plans.

15 A voice from Dan makes an announcement and brings bad news from the mountains of Ephraim.