Yahweh continues his message about the punishment coming to Judah.

## The snorting of his stallions is heard from Dan ##

AT: "People in Dan hear the sound of the enemy army coming to attack Judah." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## stallions ##

male horses

## The whole earth shakes ##

AT: "The people of the land shake with fear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

## at the sound of the neighing of his strong horses ##

"when they hear the sound of the enemy's strong horses"

## neighing ##

the sound that a horse makes

## For they will come ##

The word "they" refers to the invading army.

## and consume the land ##

"and destroy the land." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## I am sending out snakes among you ##

The snakes represent the enemy soldiers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) AT: "I am sending out enemy soldiers to fight you."

## vipers that you cannot charm ##

AT: "vipers that you cannot send away with magic."

## vipers ##

a kind of snake that is poisonous and has large fangs

## They will bite you ##

AT: "They will attack you" or "They will destroy you."

## This is Yahweh's declaration ##

See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:7](../01/07.md).