Jeremiah 46
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Is 19; Ezek 29—32; Zech 14.18-19. The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
2About Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish and which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
3“Prepare buckler and shield,
and advance for battle!
4Harness the horses;
mount, O horsemen!
Take your stations with your helmets,
polish your spears,
put on your coats of mail!
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Jer 6.25; 20.3,10; 49.29; Ps 31.13. Why have I seen it?
They are dismayed
and have turned backward.
Their warriors are beaten down,
and have fled in haste;
they look not back—
terror on every side!
says the Lord.
6The swift cannot flee away,
nor the warrior escape;
in the north by the river Euphrates
they have stumbled and fallen.
7“Who is this, rising like the Nile,
like rivers whose waters surge?
8Egypt rises like the Nile,
like rivers whose waters surge.
He said, I will rise, I will cover the earth,
I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.
9Advance, O horses,
and rage, O chariots!
Let the warriors go forth:
men of Ethiopia and Put who handle the shield,
men of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.
10That day is the day of the Lord God of hosts,
a day of vengeance,
to avenge himself on his foes.
The sword shall devour and be sated,
and drink its fill of their blood.
For the Lord God of hosts holds a sacrifice
in the north country by the river Euphrates.
11Go up to Gilead, and take balm,
O virgin daughter of Egypt!
in vain you have used many medicines;
there is no healing for you.
12The nations have heard of your shame,
and the earth is full of your cry;
for warrior has stumbled against warrior;
they have both fallen together.”
13The word which the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to smite the land of Egypt:
14“Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol;
proclaim in Memphis and Tahpanhes;
Say, ‘Stand ready and be prepared,
for the sword shall devour round about you.’
15Why has Apis fled?#46.15 Gk: Heb Why was it swept away
Why did not your bull stand?
Because the Lord thrust him down.
16Your multitude stumbled#46.16 Gk: Heb He made many stumble and fell,
and they said one to another,
‘Arise, and let us go back to our own people
and to the land of our birth,
because of the sword of the oppressor.’
17Call the name of Pharaoh, king of Egypt,
‘Noisy one who lets the hour go by.’
18“As I live, says the King,
whose name is the Lord of hosts,
like Tabor among the mountains,
and like Carmel by the sea, shall one come.
19Prepare yourselves baggage for exile,
O inhabitants of Egypt!
For Memphis shall become a waste,
a ruin, without inhabitant.
20“A beautiful heifer is Egypt,
but a gadfly from the north has come upon her.
21Even her hired soldiers in her midst
are like fatted calves;
yea, they have turned and fled together,
they did not stand;
for the day of their calamity has come upon them,
the time of their punishment.
22“She makes a sound like a serpent gliding away;
for her enemies march in force,
and come against her with axes,
like those who fell trees.
23They shall cut down her forest,
says the Lord,
though it is impenetrable,
because they are more numerous than locusts;
they are without number.
24The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame,
she shall be delivered into the hand of a people from the north.”
25The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: “Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him. 26I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their life, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Afterward Egypt shall be inhabited as in the days of old, says the Lord.
27“But fear not, O Jacob my servant,
nor be dismayed, O Israel;
for lo, I will save you from afar,
and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
28Fear not, O Jacob my servant,
says the Lord,
for I am with you.
I will make a full end of all the nations
to which I have driven you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
I will chasten you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.”
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Jeremiah 46
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1This is the word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah about the nations:#Jr 25:15–38
Prophecies against Egypt
2About Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco, Egypt’s king,#2Kg 23:29 which was defeated at Carchemish#2Ch 35:20 on the Euphrates River by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in the fourth year of Judah’s King Jehoiakim son of Josiah:#Jr 45:1
3Deploy small shields#Jr 49:14; Ob 1 and large;
approach for battle!
4Harness the horses;
mount the steeds;#46:4 Or mount up, riders
take your positions with helmets on!
Polish the lances;
put on armor!#Jb 41:13; Jr 51:3
5Why 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!#Jr 6:25; 20:3–4,10; 49:29
This is the Lord’s declaration.
6The swift cannot flee,
and the warrior cannot escape!#Am 2:14
In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River,
they stumble and fall.#Dn 11:19
7Who is this, rising like the Nile,#Jr 47:2
with waters that churn like rivers?
8Egypt rises like the Nile,#Am 8:8
and its waters churn like rivers.
He boasts, “I will go up, I will cover the earth;
I will destroy cities with their residents.”
9Rise up, you cavalry!
Race furiously, you chariots!
Let the warriors march out —
Cush and Put,#Gn 10:6; Ezk 30:5
who are able to handle shields,
and the men of Lud,#Gn 10:13; 1Ch 1:11
who are able to handle and string the bow.#Is 66:19
10That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Armies,
a day of vengeance to avenge himself
against his adversaries.
The sword will devour and be satisfied;
it will drink its fill of their blood,
because it will be a sacrifice#Is 34:5–8; Ezk 39:17–20; Zph 1:7 to the Lord, the God of Armies,
in the northern land by the Euphrates River.#Zph 1:7
11Go up to Gilead and get balm,#Gn 37:25; Jr 8:22; 51:8
Virgin Daughter Egypt!
You have multiplied remedies in vain;
there is no healing for you.
12The nations have heard of your dishonor,#Jr 13:26; Hs 4:7; Nah 3:5
and your cries fill the earth,
because warrior stumbles against warrior
and together both of them have fallen.
13This is the word the Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about the coming of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to defeat the land of Egypt:#Jr 43:8–13
14Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol!#Jr 2:16; 43:7–9; 44:1
Proclaim it in Memphis and in Tahpanhes!
Say, “Take positions! Prepare yourself,
for the sword devours all around you.”#Jr 46:10
15Why have your strong ones been swept away?
Each has not stood,
for the Lord has thrust him down.
16He continues to stumble.#Lv 26:36–37
Indeed, each falls over the other.
They say, “Get up! Let’s return to our people
and to our native land,
away from the oppressor’s sword.”#Jr 50:16
17There they will cry out,
“Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise;
he let the opportune moment pass.”
18As I live —
this is the King’s declaration;
the Lord of Armies is his name#Jr 48:15; 51:57 —
the king of Babylon#46:18 Lit He will come like Tabor among the mountains
and like Carmel by the sea.
19Get your bags ready for exile,
inhabitant of Daughter Egypt!#Jr 48:18
For Memphis will become a desolation,
uninhabited ruins.
20Egypt is a beautiful young cow,#Hs 10:11
but a horsefly from the north is coming against her.#46:20 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read is coming, coming#Jr 1:13–14
21Even her mercenaries among her
are 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.#Jr 50:27,31
22Egypt will hiss like a slithering snake,#46:22 Lit Her sound is like a snake as it goes
for the enemy will come with an army;
with axes they will come against her
like those who cut trees.#Ps 74:5
23They 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.#Jdg 6:5; 7:12
24Daughter Egypt will be put to shame,
handed over to a northern people.#Jr 1:15
25The Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “I am about to punish Amon, god of Thebes,#Ezk 30:14–16 along with Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, and her kings — Pharaoh and those trusting in him. 26I will hand them over to those who intend to take their lives#Jr 44:30; Ezk 32:11 — to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his officers. But after this,#Ezk 29:8–14 Egypt#46:26 Lit it will be inhabited again as in ancient times.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Reassurance for Israel
27But you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid,#Is 41:8; 44:2; 45:4
and do not be discouraged, Israel,
for without fail I will save you from far away,
and your descendants from the land of their captivity!
Jacob will return and have calm and quiet
with no one to frighten him.
28And you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
for I will be with you.#Jr 1:8,19; 30:11; 42:11
I will bring destruction on all the nations
where 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.#Jr 30:10–11
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