Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 46:1 (show verse)
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the nations:
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 46:2 (show verse)
About Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco, Egypt’s king, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Judah’s King Jehoiakim son of Josiah:
Jeremiah 46:3 (show verse)
draw near for battle!
Jeremiah 46:4 (show verse)
mount the steeds;
take your positions with helmets on!
Polish the lances;
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)
They are terrified,
they are retreating,
their warriors are crushed,
they flee headlong,
they never look back,
terror is on every side!
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 46:6 (show verse)
and the warrior cannot escape!
In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River,
they stumble and fall.
Jeremiah 46:7 (show verse)
like rivers whose waters churn?
Jeremiah 46:8 (show verse)
and its waters churn like rivers.
He boasts, “I will go up, I will cover the earth;
I will destroy cities with their residents.”
Jeremiah 46:9 (show verse)
Race furiously, you chariots!
Let the warriors go out—
Cush and Put,
who are able to handle shields,
and the Ludim,
who are able to handle and string 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)
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
in the northern land by the Euphrates River.
Jeremiah 46:11 (show verse)
Virgin Daughter Egypt!
You have multiplied remedies in vain;
there is no healing for you.
Jeremiah 46:12 (show verse)
and your outcry fills the earth,
because warrior stumbles against warrior
and together both of them have fallen.
Jeremiah 46:13 (show verse)
This is the word the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to defeat the land of Egypt:
Jeremiah 46:14 (show verse)
Proclaim it in Memphis and in Tahpanhes!
Say: Take positions! Prepare yourself,
for the sword devours all around you.
Jeremiah 46:15 (show verse)
Each has not stood,
for the Lord has thrust him down.
Jeremiah 46:16 (show verse)
Indeed, each falls over the other.
They say, “Get up! Let’s return to our people
and to the land of our birth,
away from the sword that oppresses.”
Jeremiah 46:17 (show verse)
“Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise;
he let the opportune moment pass.”
Jeremiah 46:18 (show verse)
this is the King’s declaration;
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.
He will come like Tabor among the mountains
and like Carmel by the sea.
Jeremiah 46:19 (show verse)
inhabitant of Daughter Egypt!
For Memphis will become a desolation,
uninhabited ruins.
Jeremiah 46:20 (show verse)
but a horsefly from the north is coming against her.
Jeremiah 46:21 (show verse)
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.
Jeremiah 46:22 (show verse)
for the enemy will come with an army;
with axes they will come against her
like those who cut trees.
Jeremiah 46:23 (show verse)
this is the Lord’s declaration—
though it is dense,
for they are more numerous than locusts;
they cannot be counted.
Jeremiah 46:24 (show verse)
handed over to a northern people.
Jeremiah 46:25 (show verse)
The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to punish Amon, god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, and her kings—Pharaoh and those trusting in him.
Jeremiah 46:26 (show verse)
I will hand them over to those who want to take their lives—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, it will be inhabited again as in ancient times.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 46:27 (show verse)
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.
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 46:28 (show verse)
this is the Lord’s declaration—
for I will be with you.
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.