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Jeremiah 46:2-12
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Jeremiah 46:2-12
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2 Concerning Egypt:(A)
This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Necho(B) king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish(C) on the Euphrates(D) River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim(E) son of Josiah king of Judah:
3 “Prepare your shields,(F) both large and small,
and march out for battle!
4 Harness the horses,
mount the steeds!
Take your positions
with helmets on!
Polish(G) your spears,
put on your armor!(H)
5 What do I see?
They are terrified,
they are retreating,
their warriors are defeated.
They flee(I) in haste
without looking back,
and there is terror(J) on every side,”
declares the Lord.
6 “The swift cannot flee(K)
nor the strong escape.
In the north by the River Euphrates(L)
they stumble and fall.(M)
7 “Who is this that rises like the Nile,
like rivers of surging waters?(N)
8 Egypt rises like the Nile,(O)
like rivers of surging waters.
She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;
I will destroy cities and their people.’(P)
9 Charge, you horses!
Drive furiously, you charioteers!(Q)
March on, you warriors—men of Cush[a](R) and Put who carry shields,
men of Lydia(S) who draw the bow.
10 But that day(T) belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—
a day of vengeance(U), for vengeance on his foes.
The sword will devour(V) till it is satisfied,
till it has quenched its thirst with blood.(W)
For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice(X)
in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.(Y)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 46:9 That is, the upper Nile region
Jeremiah 46:2-12
King James Version
Jeremiah 46:2-12
King James Version
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.
3 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
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.
6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
7 Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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