Jeremiah 46
46
Messages Concerning Egypt
1The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. 2Concerning Egypt: Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, the king of Egypt, which was by the Euphrates River at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah.
3“Prepare small shield and shield,
and approach for the battle!
4Harness the horses and mount the steeds!
And take your stand with helmets!
Polish the spears!
Put on the body armor!
5Why do I see them terrified?
They are turning back
and their warriors are beaten down.
And they have fled to a place of refuge
and they do not turn back.
Terror is from all around,” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh.
6The swift cannot flee,
and the warrior cannot escape.
They have stumbled and they have fallen,
by the bank of the Euphrates River.
7Who is this that rises like the Nile,
like the rivers whose waters surge?
8Egypt rises like the Nile,
even like the rivers whose waters surge.
And he says, “Let me rise,
let me cover the earth,
let me destroy cities,
and the inhabitants in them.”
9Go up, O horses,
and drive madly, O chariots,#Hebrew “chariot”
and let the warriors go forth;
Cush and Put, who wield the small shield,
and Lud, who wield and bend the bow.
10For that day is to the Lord Yahweh of hosts
a day of retribution,
to take revenge on his foes.
And the sword will devour and be satisfied,
and it will drink its fill of their blood,
for a sacrifice is for the Lord Yahweh of hosts
in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.
11Go up to Gilead and take balm,
O virgin of the daughter of Egypt.
In vain#Literally “To the vanity” you make use of many medicines;
there is no healing for you.
12The nations have heard your shame,
and your cry of lament fills the earth.
For warrior has stumbled against warrior,
together they have fallen, the two of them.
13The word that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon to attack the land of Egypt:
14“Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol,
and proclaim in Memphis and in Tahpanhes,
say, ‘Take your stand and be prepared,
for the sword will devour those all around you.’
15Why are your bulls defeated?
He did not stand because Yahweh thrust him down.
16He multiplied the ones#Hebrew “one” stumbling.
Furthermore, each one fell to his neighbor,
and said, ‘Stand up, and let us return to our people
and to the land of our birth,
because of#Literally “from” the presence#Literally “face” of the sword of the oppressor.’
17They will call there,
‘Pharaoh, the king of Egypt is but a roar,
he missed the opportunity.’#Literally “he has allowed to pass over the appointed time”
18As I live,”#Literally “Life I” declares#Literally “a declaration of” the king,
Yahweh of hosts is his name,
“one will come like Tabor among the mountains
and like Carmel by the sea.
19Pack your baggage for exile,
O inhabitants#Hebrew “inhabitant” of the daughter of Egypt,
for Memphis will become as a horror,
and it will be destroyed, without#Literally “from there is not” inhabitant.
20Egypt is a beautiful heifer,
but a gadfly from the north will come against her.
21Even her mercenaries in her midst are like calves of fattening,
for they also have turned away,
they have fled together.
They stand not,
for the day of their calamity has come,
the time of their punishment.
22Her sound is like a snake that glides away,
for they march in force.
And with axes they come to her
like those who chop trees.
23They will cut down her forest,” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh,
“for it is impenetrable.#Literally “it cannot be searched out”
Yes, they are more numerous than locusts,#Hebrew “locust”
and they are without number.#Literally “there is not to them a number”
24The daughter of Egypt will be ashamed,
she will be given into the hand of the people of the north.”
25Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, said, “Look, I am going to punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, and her gods, and her kings, even Pharaoh and those who trust in him. 26And I will give them into the hand of the seekers of their lives,#Hebrew “life” and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and into the hand of his troops. But afterward#Literally “after thus” it will be inhabited, as in days of old,” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh.
27“But as for you, my servant Jacob, you must not be afraid,
and Israel, you must not be dismayed,
for look, I am going to save you from far,
and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob will return,
and he will be quiet,
and he will be at ease,
and without one who makes him afraid.
28You must not be afraid, my servant Jacob,” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh,
“for I am with you.
For I will make a complete destruction in all the nations where I scattered you,
but you I will not make a complete destruction,
though I will chastise you to the measure,
and I will certainly not leave you unpunished.”
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Jeremiah 46
46
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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