Jeremiah 46:1-12

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Prophecies Against the Nations

46 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the nations:^(A)

Prophecies against Egypt

²About Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco, Egypt’s king,^(B) which was defeated at Carchemish^(C) on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Judah’s King Jehoiakim son of Josiah:^(D)

³Deploy small shields^(E) and large;
draw near for battle!
⁴Harness the horses;
mount the steeds;^[a]
take your positions with helmets on!
Polish the lances;
put on armor!^(F)
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!^(G)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
⁶The swift cannot flee,
and the warrior cannot escape!
In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River,
they stumble and fall.^(H)

⁷Who is this, rising like the Nile,^(I)
like rivers whose waters churn?
⁸Egypt rises like the Nile,
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 go out—
Cush and Put,^(J)
who are able to handle shields,
and the Ludim,^(K)
who are able to handle and string the bow.^(L)
¹⁰That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Hosts,
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^(M) to the Lord, the God of Hosts,
in the northern land by the Euphrates River.

¹¹Go up to Gilead and get balm,^(N)
Virgin Daughter Egypt!
You have multiplied remedies in vain;
there is no healing for you.
¹²The nations have heard of your dishonor,^(O)
and your outcry fills the earth,
because warrior stumbles against warrior
and together both of them have fallen.