Jeremiah 46:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 46:2

Judgment on Egypt

1 The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against ^athe nations.

2 Against ^aEgypt. ^bConcerning the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish, and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ^cdefeated in the ^dfourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

3 “Order¹ the buckler and shield,
And draw near to battle!

4 Harness the horses,
And mount up, you horsemen!
Stand forth with your helmets,
Polish the spears,
^aPut on the armor!

5 Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back?
Their mighty ones are beaten down;
They have speedily fled,
And did not look back,
For ^afear was all around,” says the Lord.

6 “Do not let the swift flee away,
Nor the mighty man escape;
They will ^astumble and fall
Toward the north, by the River Euphrates.

7 “Who is this coming up ^alike a flood,
Whose waters move like the rivers?

8 Egypt rises up like a flood,
And its waters move like the rivers;
And he says, ‘I will go up and cover the earth,
I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.’

9 Come up, O horses, and rage, O chariots!
And let the mighty men come forth:
¹The Ethiopians and² the Libyans who handle the shield,
And the Lydians ^awho handle and bend the bow.

10 For this is ^athe day of the Lord God of hosts,
A day of vengeance,
That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries.
^bThe sword shall devour;
It shall be¹ satiated and made drunk with their blood;
For the Lord God of hosts ^chas a sacrifice
In the north country by the River Euphrates.

11 “Go^a up to Gilead and take balm,
^bO virgin, the daughter of Egypt;
In vain you will use many medicines;
^cYou shall not be cured.

12 The nations have heard of your ^ashame,
And your cry has filled the land;
For the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty;
They both have fallen together.”

Babylonia Will Strike Egypt

13 The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and ^astrike the land of Egypt.

14 “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in¹ ^aMigdol;
Proclaim in Noph and in ^bTahpanhes;
Say, ‘Stand fast and prepare yourselves,
For the sword devours all around you.’

15 Why are your valiant men swept away?
They did not stand
Because the Lord drove them away.

16 He made many fall;
Yes, ^aone fell upon another.
And they said, ‘Arise!
^bLet us go back to our own people
And to the land of our nativity
From the oppressing sword.’

17 They cried there,
‘Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is but a noise.
He has passed by the appointed time!’

18 “As I live,” says the King,
^aWhose name is the Lord of hosts,
“Surely as Tabor is among the mountains
And as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come.

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Topical Studies for Jeremiah 46:2:

Babylon {Forerunner Commentary}
Babylon {Nave's Topical Bible}
Babylon {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Carchemish {Nave's Topical Bible}

Egypt {Forerunner Commentary}
Egypt {Nave's Topical Bible}
Egypt {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Euphrates {Nave's Topical Bible}

Jehoiakim {Forerunner Commentary}
Jehoiakim {Nave's Topical Bible}

Josiah {Forerunner Commentary}
Josiah {Nave's Topical Bible}

Judah {Forerunner Commentary}
Judah {Nave's Topical Bible}

King {Forerunner Commentary}
King {Nave's Topical Bible}

Nebuchadnezzar {Forerunner Commentary}
Nebuchadnezzar {Nave's Topical Bible}

Necho {Nave's Topical Bible}

Pharaoh {Forerunner Commentary}
Pharaoh {Nave's Topical Bible}

River {Nave's Topical Bible}

Son {Nave's Topical Bible}

Year {Nave's Topical Bible}

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