Jeremiah 46
46
Judgment on Egypt
1The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations: # Jer 1:10
2Concerning Egypt, # Isa 19; Eze 29:1–32:32 about the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, # 2Ki 23:29 which was by the Euphrates River in Carchemish, # Isa 10:9 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
3Prepare the small and large shields, # Isa 21:5; Jer 51:11–12
and draw near to battle!
4Harness the horses;
mount the steeds!
Take your positions
with your helmets,
polish the spears,
put on the armor! # Jer 51:3; Eze 21:9–11
5Why have I seen them
dismayed and drawing back?
Their mighty ones are beaten down
and have taken refuge in flight,
and not looking back.
Terror is on every side! # Jer 6:25; 49:29
says the Lord.
6Let not the swift flee away,
nor the mighty man escape;
they will stumble and fall # Jer 46:12; Da 11:19
towards the north by the Euphrates River.
7Who is this that comes up as the Nile,
whose waters surge about as the rivers? # Isa 8:7–8; Jer 47:2
8Egypt rises up like the Nile,
and his waters surge about like the rivers.
And he has said, I will go up and will cover the land.
I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants.
9Come up, O horses,
and rage, O chariots!
And let the mighty men come forth:
the Cushites and the Libyans who handle the shield,
and the Lydians # Isa 66:19; Eze 27:10 who handle and bend the bow.
10For this is the day of the Lord God of Hosts,
a day of vengeance, # Joel 1:15 so that He may avenge Himself of His adversaries.
And the sword will devour;
and it will be satiated and made drunk with their blood; # Dt 32:42
for the Lord God of Hosts has a slaughter
in the north country by the Euphrates River.
11Go up into Gilead and take balm, # Jer 8:22
O virgin daughter of Egypt; # Isa 47:1
in vain you shall use many medicines,
for you will not be cured.
12The nations have heard of your shame,
and your cry has filled the land;
for the mighty man has stumbled over the mighty,
and they both have fallen together. # Isa 19:2; Na 3:8–10
Defeat of Egypt Foretold
13The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, about Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon coming to strike the land of Egypt. # Jer 43:10–13; 44:30
14Declare in Egypt and proclaim in Migdol,
and pronounce in Memphis and in Tahpanhes; # Jer 44:1
say, “Stand fast and prepare yourself,
for the sword will devour those about you.” # Jer 46:10
15Why have your valiant men become prostrate?
They do not stand because the Lord has thrust them down. # Ps 18:14; Isa 66:15–16
16He made many to fall.
Indeed, each one has fallen upon another. # Lev 26:36–37
Then they said, “Arise and let us go back
to our own people and to the land of our birth, # Jer 51:9
away from the oppressing sword.”
17They cried there,
“Pharaoh king of Egypt is a tumult.
He has let the time appointed pass by!” # Ex 15:9; Isa 19:11–16
18As I live, says the King
whose name is the Lord of Hosts, # Jer 48:15
surely as Tabor # Jos 19:22 is among the mountains,
and as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come.
19O daughter dwelling in Egypt,
prepare your baggage for captivity, # Isa 20:4
for Memphis will become desolate,
it will even be burned down without an inhabitant.
20Egypt is like a very fair heifer, # Hos 10:11
but destruction comes,
it comes out of the north. # Jer 47:2
21Also her mercenaries are in her midst # 2Ki 7:6
like fat bulls,
for they also have turned back and have fled away together. # Jer 46:5
They did not stand their ground
because the day of their calamity has come upon them,
even the time of their punishment.
22Its sound goes along like a serpent, # Isa 29:4
for they march on as an army,
and come against her with axes,
as choppers of wood. # Isa 14:8
23They have cut down her forest,
says the Lord.
Surely it will not be found any more,
even though they are now more numerous than the grasshoppers,
and are innumerable. # Jdg 6:5; 7:12
24The daughter of Egypt has been humiliated;
she has been delivered into the hand of the people of the north. # Jer 1:15
25The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I will punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods and their kings, # Ex 12:12 even Pharaoh and all those who trust in him. # Isa 20:5–6 26And I shall deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon # Jer 44:30; Eze 32:11 and into the hand of his servants. But afterwards it will be inhabited, as in the days of old, says the Lord.
God Will Save Israel
27But do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
and do not be dismayed, O Israel.
For behold, I will save you from afar off,
and your seed from the land of their captivity; # Isa 43:5; Jer 30:10–11
and Jacob shall return and be in rest and at ease,
and no one shall make him afraid.
28Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,
says the Lord, for I am with you;
for I will make a full end of all the nations
where I have driven you.
However, I will not make a full end of you, # Jer 4:27; 10:24
but correct you in measure,
and I will not leave you wholly unpunished.
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Jeremiah 46
46
Messages About the Nations
1The Lord spoke this word to Jeremiah the prophet about the nations:
2This message is about Egypt: This message is about the army of King Neco, king of Egypt. His army was defeated at the city of Carchemish on the Euphrates River. It was defeated by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. This was in the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah. This is the Lord’s message to Egypt:
3“Prepare your shields, large and small.
March out for battle!
4Harness the horses.
Soldiers, get on your horses!
Go to your places for battle.
Put on your helmets!
Polish your spears.
Put on your armor!
5What do I see?
That army is terrified.
The soldiers are running away.
Their warriors are defeated.
They run away quickly.
They don’t look back.
There is terror on every side!” says the Lord.
6“The fast runners cannot run away.
The strong soldiers cannot escape.
They will stumble and fall
in the north, by the Euphrates River.
7Who is this, rising up like the Nile River?
Who comes like that strong, fast river?
8Egypt rises up like the Nile River.
It is Egypt that comes like that strong, fast river.
Egypt says, ‘I will rise up and cover the earth.
I will destroy cities and the people in them!’
9Horsemen, charge into battle!
Chariot drivers, drive hard!
March on, brave soldiers—
soldiers from Cush and Put who carry shields.
March on, soldiers from Lydia who use bows.
10“But that day belongs to the Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies.
At that time he will give those people the punishment they deserve.
The sword will kill until it is finished.
The sword will kill until it satisfies its thirst for blood.
This is because the Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies, will offer a sacrifice.
That sacrifice is Egypt’s army in the land of the north, by the Euphrates River.
11“Go to Gilead and get some balm.
Go up, people of Egypt!
You will make up many medicines,
but you will not be healed.
12The nations will hear of your shame.
Your cries will fill all the earth.
One warrior will run into another.
And both of them will fall down together!”
13This is the message the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet. This message is about Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon as he came to attack Egypt:
14“Announce this message in Egypt, and prophesy it in Migdol.
Preach this message also in Memphis and Tahpanhes:
‘Get ready for war.
The battle is all around you.’
15Egypt, why will your warriors be killed?
They cannot stand because the Lord will push them down.
16Those soldiers will stumble again and again.
They will fall over each other.
They will say, ‘Get up. Let’s go back
to our own people and our homeland.
We must get away from our enemy’s sword!’
17In their homelands those soldiers will say,
‘The king of Egypt is only a lot of noise.
His time of glory is over!’”
18The King’s name is the Lord of heaven’s armies.
He says, “As surely as I live,
a powerful leader will come.
He will be strong as great Mount Tabor is higher than other mountains.
He will be mighty as Mount Carmel is higher than the sea.
19People of Egypt, pack your things
to be taken away as captives.
This is because Memphis will be destroyed.
The cities will be ruins, and no one will live there.
20“Egypt is like a beautiful young cow.
But a horsefly is coming
from the north to attack her.
21The hired soldiers in Egypt’s army
are like fat calves.
They will all turn and run away together.
They will not stand strong against the attack.
Their time of destruction is coming.
They will soon be punished.
22Egypt is like a hissing snake that is trying to escape.
The enemy comes closer and closer.
They will come against Egypt with axes.
They are like men who cut down trees.
23They will chop down Egypt’s army
as if it were a great forest,” says the Lord.
“There are more enemy soldiers than locusts.
There are too many soldiers to count.
24The people of Egypt will be ashamed.
They will be handed over to the enemy from the north.”
25The Lord of heaven’s armies, the God of Israel, says: “Very soon I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes. And I will punish Egypt, her king and her gods. And I will punish the people who depend on the king. 26I will let all those people be defeated by their enemies. And those enemies want to kill them. I will give them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But in the future, Egypt will live in peace as it once did,” says the Lord.
A Message to Israel
27“People of Jacob, my servants, don’t be afraid.
Don’t be frightened, Israel.
I will surely save you from those faraway places.
I will save your children from the lands where they are captives.
The people of Jacob will have peace and safety again.
And no one will make them afraid.
28People of Jacob, my servants, do not be afraid.
I am with you,” says the Lord.
“I scattered you to many different nations.
And I will completely destroy all those nations.
But I will not completely destroy you.
I will punish you fairly.
But I cannot let you escape your punishment.”
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