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Jeremiah 46:1 (show verse)
This is the message from the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
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Jeremiah 46:2 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 46:3 (show verse)
"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance into the battle!
Jeremiah 46:4 (show verse)
Harness the horses! Riders, mount up! Take your positions with your helmets! Polish lances, and put on armor!
Armor » The equipment of a soldier
military Arms » Before using » Burnished
military Arms » For sieges: » Put on at the first alarm
Brigandine » A coat of mail
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Armies destroyed by babylon
Euphrates » Pharaoh-necho, king of egypt, made conquest to
Horse » Harness for
Spears » Furbished before war
military Arms » Before using » Burnished
military Arms » For sieges: » Put on at the first alarm
Brigandine » A coat of mail
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Armies destroyed by babylon
Euphrates » Pharaoh-necho, king of egypt, made conquest to
Horse » Harness for
Spears » Furbished before war
Jeremiah 46:5 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 46:6 (show verse)
"The swift cannot flee, nor can the strong escape. In the north, beside the Euphrates River, they stumble and fall.
Jeremiah 46:7 (show verse)
Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge?
Jeremiah 46:8 (show verse)
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.'
Jeremiah 46:9 (show verse)
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.
Archery » Practiced by the lydians
the Bow » Used expertly by » Lydians
Chariot » For war
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Armies destroyed by babylon
Ethiopia » Warriors of
Euphrates » Pharaoh-necho, king of egypt, made conquest to
Libyans » The inhabitants of libya
Ludim » Descendants of ludim » Warriors
Phut » The descendants of phut, or the country inhabited by them » Margin
the Bow » Used expertly by » Lydians
Chariot » For war
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Armies destroyed by babylon
Ethiopia » Warriors of
Euphrates » Pharaoh-necho, king of egypt, made conquest to
Libyans » The inhabitants of libya
Ludim » Descendants of ludim » Warriors
Phut » The descendants of phut, or the country inhabited by them » Margin
Jeremiah 46:10 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 46:11 (show verse)
Go up to Gilead and get balm, virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain you multiply remedies, but there is no healing for you.
Jeremiah 46:12 (show verse)
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."
Jeremiah 46:13 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 46:14 (show verse)
"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.'
Jeremiah 46:15 (show verse)
Why are your warriors prostrate? They don't stand because the LORD has brought them down.
Jeremiah 46:16 (show verse)
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.'
Jeremiah 46:17 (show verse)
There they'll cry out, "Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is just a big noise. He has let the appointed time pass by.'
Jeremiah 46:18 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 46:19 (show verse)
Prepare your baggage for exile, daughter living in Egypt, for Memphis will become a desolate place. It will become a ruin without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 46:20 (show verse)
Egypt is a beautiful calf, but a horsefly from the north is surely coming.
Jeremiah 46:21 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 46:22 (show verse)
Her cry will be like that of a fleeing serpent when they come in strength. They're coming to her with axes like woodcutters.
Jeremiah 46:23 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 46:24 (show verse)
The daughter of Egypt will be put to shame, she will be given into the hands of the people from the north."
Jeremiah 46:25 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 46:26 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 46:27 (show verse)
"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.
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Jeremiah 46:28 (show verse)
"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."