Messages Concerning Egypt
Prophecies Against Egypt
2 This is the message about [EGYPT], about the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated his army at Carchemish along the Euphrates River during the fourth year that Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was king of Judah.
2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
2 To (B)Egypt, concerning the army of (C)Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was by the Euphrates River at (D)Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the (E)fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
2 About Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco, Egypt’s king,(B) which was defeated at Carchemish(C) on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Judah’s King Jehoiakim son of Josiah:(D)
2 To Egypt: Concerning the army of King Pharaoh Neco of Egypt, which was encamped by the Euphrates River at Carchemish and which King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of the reign of Josiah's son Jehoiakim, king of Judah.
4 Harness your horses. Mount up, you horsemen. Take your positions, and put on your helmets. Polish your spears. Put on your armor.
4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
4 “Harness the horses,And (b)mount the steeds,And take your stand with helmets on!(G)Polish the spears,Put on the (H)scale-armor!
4 Harness the horses;mount the steeds;(a)take your positions with helmets on!Polish the lances;put on armor!(F)
4 Harness the horses! Riders, mount up! Take your positions with your helmets! Polish lances, and put on armor!
5 What do I see in them? They are terrified. They are retreating. Their warriors are defeated. They flee without looking back. Terror is all around them! declares Jehovah.
5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.
5 “Why have I seen it?They are terrified,They are (I)drawing back,And their (J)mighty men are defeatedAnd have taken refuge in flight,Without facing back;(c)(K)Terror is on every side!”Declares the Lord.
5 Why have I seen this?They are terrified,they are retreating,their warriors are crushed,they flee headlong,they never look back,terror is on every side!(G)This is the Lord’s declaration.
5 Why am I seeing this? They're terrified, they have turned back. Their warriors are crushed, and they take flight. They don't look back. Terror is on every side," declares the LORD.
6 The infantry cannot flee. The warriors cannot escape. They stumble and fall in the north by the Euphrates River.
6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
6 Let not the (L)swift man flee,Nor the mighty man escape;In the north beside the river EuphratesThey have (M)stumbled and fallen.
6 The swift cannot flee,and the warrior cannot escape!In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River,they stumble and fall.(H)
6 "The swift cannot flee, nor can the strong escape. In the north, beside the Euphrates River, they stumble and fall.
8 Egypt is like the rising Nile River, like a river quickly overflowing its banks. Egypt says: I will rise. I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the people in them.
8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
8 Egypt rises like the Nile,Even like the rivers whose waters surge about;And He has said, “I will (O)rise and cover that land;I will surely (P)destroy the city and its inhabitants.”
8 Egypt rises like the Nile,and its waters churn like rivers.He boasts, “I will go up, I will cover the earth;I will destroy cities with their residents.”
8 Egypt is rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge. He says, "I'll rise and cover the land. I'll destroy the city and its inhabitants.'
9 Go into battle, you horsemen. Drive wildly, you chariot drivers. March into battle, you warriors, you warriors from Sudan and Put who carry shields, you warriors from Lydia who use bows and arrows.
9 Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
9 Go up, you horses, and (d)(Q)drive madly, you chariots,That the mighty men may (e)march forward:Ethiopia and (f)(R)Put, that handle the shield,And the (g)(S)Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
9 Rise up, you cavalry!Race furiously, you chariots!Let the warriors go out—Cush and Put,(J)who are able to handle shields,and the Ludim,(K)who are able to handle and string the bow.(L)
9 Horses, get up! Chariots, drive furiously! Let the warriors go forward, Ethiopia and Put, who carry shields, and the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.
10 That day belongs to Jehovah of Hosts. It is a day of vengeance when he will take revenge on his enemies. His sword will devour until it has had enough, and it will drink their blood until it is full. The Almighty Jehovah of Hosts will offer them as sacrifices in the north by the Euphrates River.
10 For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
10 For (T)that day belongs to the Lord (h)God of hosts,A day of (U)vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes;And the (V)sword will devour and be satiatedAnd (i)drink its fill of their blood;For there will be a (W)slaughter for the Lord (j)God of hosts,In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.
10 That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Hosts,a day of vengeance to avenge Himselfagainst His adversaries.The sword will devour and be satisfied;it will drink its fill of their blood,because it will be a sacrifice(M) to the Lord, the God of Hosts,in the northern land by the Euphrates River.
10 That day belongs to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. It is a day of vengeance to take vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour and be satisfied, and will drink its fill of their blood. For the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north, by the Euphrates river.
11 Go to Gilead, and get medicine, dear people of Egypt. You have used many medicines without results and cannot be cured.
11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
11 Go (X)up to Gilead and obtain balm,(Y)O virgin daughter of Egypt!In vain have you multiplied (k)remedies;There is (Z)no healing for you.
11 Go up to Gilead and get balm,(N)Virgin Daughter Egypt!You have multiplied remedies in vain;there is no healing for you.
11 Go up to Gilead and get balm, virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain you multiply remedies, but there is no healing for you.
12 The nations have heard of your shame. Your cry fills the earth. One warrior will stumble over another, and both will fall together.
12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
12 The nations have heard of your (AA)shame,And the earth is full of your (AB)cry of distress;For one (AC)warrior has stumbled over (l)another,And both of them have fallen down together.
12 The nations have heard of your dishonor,(O)and your outcry fills the earth,because warrior stumbles against warriorand together both of them have fallen.
12 The nations have heard of your disgrace, and your cry of distress fills the earth. Indeed, one warrior stumbles over another, and both of them fall down together."
The Coming Of Nebuchadnezzar
13 Jehovah spoke this message to the prophet Jeremiah about the coming of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who will defeat Egypt.
13 The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
13 This is the (m)message which the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the (AD)coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to (AE)smite the land of Egypt:
13 This is the word the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to defeat the land of Egypt:(P)
13 This is the message that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to conquer the land of Egypt.
14 Tell this in Egypt. Announce this in Migdol. Make it known in Memphis and in Tahpanhes. Say: 'Take your positions, and get ready. Swords will kill those around you.
14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.
14 “Declare in Egypt and proclaim in (AF)Migdol,Proclaim also in Memphis and (AG)Tahpanhes;Say, ‘Take your stand and get yourself ready,For the (AH)sword has devoured those around you.’
14 Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol!(Q)Proclaim it in Memphis and in Tahpanhes!Say: Take positions! Prepare yourself,for the sword devours all around you.(R)
14 "Announce in Egypt, proclaim in Migdol. Proclaim also in Memphis and Tahpanhes. Say, "Take your positions and be ready, for the sword will devour all around you.'
15 Why should your soldiers be cut down? They cannot stand because Jehovah will push them down.
15 Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.
15 “Why have your (AI)mighty ones become prostrate?They do not stand because the Lord has (AJ)thrust them down.
15 Why have your strong ones been swept away?Each has not stood,for the Lord has thrust him down.
15 Why are your warriors prostrate? They don't stand because the LORD has brought them down.
16 They have repeatedly stumbled and now they have fallen. They say to each other: 'Get up! Let us go back to our people, to the land where we were born and escape our enemy's sword.'
16 He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
16 “They have repeatedly (AK)stumbled;Indeed, they have fallen one against another.Then they said, ‘Get up! And (AL)let us go backTo our own people and our native landAway from the (n)(AM)sword of the oppressor.’
16 He continues to stumble.(S)Indeed, each falls over the other.They say, “Get up! Let’s return to our peopleand to the land of our birth,away from the sword that oppresses.”(T)
16 They repeatedly stumble and fall. They say to each other, "Get up! Let's go back to our people and to the land of our birth, away from the oppressor's sword.'
17 There they will cry: 'Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is a big windbag. He has missed his chance.'
17 They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.
17 “(o)They cried there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is but (AN)a big noise;He has let the appointed time pass by!’
17 There they will cry out,“Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise;he let the opportune moment pass.”
17 There they'll cry out, "Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is just a big noise. He has let the appointed time pass by.'
18 As I live,' declares the king, whose name is Jehovah of Hosts; 'someone who is like Mount Tabor among the mountains will come. Someone who is like Mount Carmel by the sea will come.
18 As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
18 “As I live,” declares the (AO)KingWhose name is the Lord of hosts,“Surely one shall come who looms up like (AP)Tabor among the mountains,Or like (AQ)Carmel by the sea.
18 As I live—this is the King’s declaration;Yahweh of Hosts is His name.(U)He will come like Tabor among the mountainsand like Carmel by the sea.
18 As certainly as I'm alive and living," declares the King, whose name is the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "Indeed, one will come like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
19 Pack your bags inhabitants of Egypt, because you will be taken away as captives. Memphis will become a dreary wasteland, a pile of rubble where no one lives.
19 O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
19 “Make your baggage ready for (AR)exile,O (AS)daughter dwelling in Egypt,For (AT)Memphis will become a desolation;It will even be burned down and (p)bereft of inhabitants.
19 Get your bags ready for exile,inhabitant of Daughter Egypt!(V)For Memphis will become a desolation,uninhabited ruins.
19 Prepare your baggage for exile, daughter living in Egypt, for Memphis will become a desolate place. It will become a ruin without inhabitant.
21 Egypt's hired soldiers are like fattened calves. They will turn and run away together. They will not stand their ground. The day of destruction is coming. At that time they will be punished.'
21 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.
21 “Also her (AW)mercenaries in her midstAre like (r)fattened (AX)calves,For even they too have turned back and have fled away together;They did not stand their ground.For the day of their calamity has come upon them,The time of their (AY)punishment.
21 Even her mercenaries among herare like stall-fed calves.They too will turn back;together they will flee;they will not take their stand,for the day of their calamity is coming on them,the time of their punishment.(Y)
21 Even the mercenary troops in her ranks are like a fattened calf. They too will turn around, and will flee together. They won't stand, for the day of their disaster is coming on them, the time of their punishment.
22 Egypt will hiss like a snake as it slithers away. Its enemies will come with full force. They will attack it with axes like those who chop wood.
22 The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
22 “Its sound moves along like a serpent;For they move on (s)like an armyAnd come to her as woodcutters with axes.
22 Egypt will hiss like a slithering snake,(c)for the enemy will come with an army;with axes they will come against herlike those who cut trees.(Z)
22 Her cry will be like that of a fleeing serpent when they come in strength. They're coming to her with axes like woodcutters.
23 They will cut down the forest,' declares Jehovah, 'since Egypt cannot be found. They are more numerous than locusts. They cannot be counted.
23 They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
23 “They have cut down her (AZ)forest,” declares the Lord;“Surely it will no more be found,Even though (t)they are now more numerous than (BA)locustsAnd are without number.
23 They will cut down her forest—this is the Lord’s declaration—though it is dense,for they are more numerous than locusts;they cannot be counted.(AA)
23 They'll cut down her forest, though it's impenetrable," declares the LORD, "for they're more numerous than locusts, and there are too many of them to count.
24 The people of Egypt will be put to shame. They will be handed over to the people from the north.'
24 The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
24 “The daughter of Egypt has been put to shame,Given over to the (u)power of the (BB)people of the north.”
24 The daughter of Egypt will be put to shame, she will be given into the hands of the people from the north."
25 Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'I am going to punish Amon, who is the god of Thebes. I will also punish Pharaoh, Egypt, its gods, its kings, and whoever trusts Pharaoh.'
25 The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I am going to punish Amon of (BC)Thebes, and (BD)Pharaoh, and Egypt along with her (BE)gods and her kings, even Pharaoh and those who (BF)trust in him.
25 The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to punish Amon, god of Thebes,(AC) along with Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, and her kings—Pharaoh and those trusting in him.
25 The LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel says, "Look, I'm going to punish Amon of Thebes, Pharaoh, Egypt, its gods and its kings, Pharaoh, and those who trust in him.
26 I will hand them over to those who want to kill them, to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his officers. Afterward, they will live in peace as they did long ago,'declares Jehovah.
26 And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.
26 I shall give them over to the (v)power of those who are (BG)seeking their lives, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of his (w)officers. (BH)Afterwards, however, it will be inhabited as in the days of old,” declares the Lord.
26 I will hand them over to those who want to take their lives(AD)—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this,(AE) it will be inhabited again as in ancient times.”This is the Lord’s declaration.
26 I'll give them to those who are seeking their lives and to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his officers. Then afterwards, Egypt will be inhabited as in times past," declares the LORD.
Reassurance For Israel
27 Do not be afraid, my servant Jacob. Do not be terrified, Israel. I am going to rescue you and your descendants from a faraway land, from the land where you are captives. Then Jacob's descendants will again have undisturbed peace, and no one will make them afraid.
27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
27 “But as for you, O Jacob My servant, (BI)do not fear,Nor be dismayed, O Israel!For, see, I am going to (BJ)save you from afar,And your descendants from the land of their captivity;And Jacob will return and be (BK)undisturbedAnd secure, with no one making him tremble.
27 But you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid,(AF)and do not be discouraged, Israel,for without fail I will save you from far awayand your descendants, from the land of their captivity!Jacob will return and have calm and quietwith no one to frighten him.
27 "As for you, my servant Jacob, don't be afraid, and Israel, don't be dismayed. For I'll deliver you from a distant place, and your descendants from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return. He will be undisturbed and secure, and no one will cause him to fear.
28 Do not be afraid, my servant Jacob, declares Jehovah. I am with you. I will completely destroy all the nations where I scattered you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will correct you with justice. I will not let you go entirely unpunished.'
28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
28 “O Jacob My servant, do not fear,” declares the Lord,“For (BL)I am with you.For I will make a full end of all the nationsWhere I have driven you,Yet I will (BM)not make a full end of you;But I will (BN)correct you properlyAnd by no means leave you unpunished.”
28 And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid—this is the Lord’s declaration—for I will be with you.(AG)I will bring destruction on all the nationswhere I have banished you,but I will not bring destruction on you.I will discipline you with justice,and I will by no means leave you unpunished.(AH)
28 "As for you, my servant Jacob, don't be afraid, and Israel, don't be dismayed," declares the LORD, "for I am with you. Indeed, I'll make an end of all the nations where I scattered you; but I won't make an end of you! I'll discipline you justly, but I'll certainly not leave you unpunished."