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Jeremiah 46:13-26
Legacy Standard Bible
Jeremiah 46:13-26
Legacy Standard Bible
13 This is the [a]message which Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the (A)coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to (B)strike down the land of Egypt:
14 “Declare in Egypt and cause it to be heard in (C)Migdol;
Cause it to be heard also in Memphis and (D)Tahpanhes;
Say, ‘Take your stand and get yourself ready,
For the (E)sword has devoured those around you.’
15 Why are your (F)mighty ones thrown down?
They do not stand because Yahweh has (G)thrust them down.
16 They have repeatedly (H)stumbled;
Indeed, they have fallen one against another.
Then they said, ‘Rise up! And (I)let us return
To our own people and land of our birth
Away from the [b](J)sword of the oppressor.’
17 [c]They called out there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is but (K)a rumbling;
He has let the appointed time pass by!’
18 As I live,” declares the (L)King
Whose name is Yahweh of hosts,
“Surely one shall come who looms up like (M)Tabor among the mountains,
Or like (N)Carmel by the sea.
19 Make your baggage ready for (O)exile,
O inhabitant of the (P)daughter of Egypt,
For (Q)Memphis will become a desolation;
It will even be turned into ruin and without inhabitants.
20 Egypt is a pretty (R)heifer,
But a [d]horsefly is coming (S)from the north—it is coming!
21 Also her (T)mercenaries in her midst
Are like [e]fattened (U)calves,
For even they have turned back and have fled away together;
They did not stand their ground.
For the day of their disaster has come upon them,
The time of their (V)punishment.
22 Its sound moves along like a serpent;
For they move on [f]like a military force
And come to her as woodcutters with axes.
23 They have cut down her (W)forest,” declares Yahweh;
“Surely it will no longer be searched out,
Even though [g]they are now more numerous than (X)locusts
And are without number.
24 The daughter of Egypt has been put to shame,
Given over to the hand of the (Y)people of the north.”
25 Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I am going to punish Amon of (Z)Thebes, and (AA)Pharaoh, and Egypt along with her (AB)gods and her kings, even Pharaoh and those who (AC)trust in him. 26 I shall give them into the hand of those who are (AD)seeking their lives, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of his servants. (AE)Afterwards, however, it will be dwelt in like in the days of old,” declares Yahweh.
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- Jeremiah 46:13 Lit word
- Jeremiah 46:16 Lit oppressing sword
- Jeremiah 46:17 Some ancient versions Call the name of Pharaoh a rumbling
- Jeremiah 46:20 Or possibly mosquito
- Jeremiah 46:21 Lit of the stall
- Jeremiah 46:22 Or in force
- Jeremiah 46:23 Trees of the forest, the Egyptians
Jeremiah 46:13-26
New International Version
Jeremiah 46:13-26
New International Version
13 This is the message the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon(A) to attack Egypt:(B)
14 “Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol;
proclaim it also in Memphis(C) and Tahpanhes:(D)
‘Take your positions and get ready,
for the sword devours(E) those around you.’
15 Why will your warriors be laid low?
They cannot stand, for the Lord will push them down.(F)
16 They will stumble(G) repeatedly;
they will fall(H) over each other.
They will say, ‘Get up, let us go back
to our own people(I) and our native lands,
away from the sword of the oppressor.’(J)
17 There they will exclaim,
‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a loud noise;(K)
he has missed his opportunity.(L)’
18 “As surely as I live,” declares the King,(M)
whose name is the Lord Almighty,
“one will come who is like Tabor(N) among the mountains,
like Carmel(O) by the sea.
19 Pack your belongings for exile,(P)
you who live in Egypt,
for Memphis(Q) will be laid waste(R)
and lie in ruins without inhabitant.
20 “Egypt is a beautiful heifer,
but a gadfly is coming
against her from the north.(S)
21 The mercenaries(T) in her ranks
are like fattened calves.(U)
They too will turn and flee(V) together,
they will not stand their ground,
for the day(W) of disaster is coming upon them,
the time(X) for them to be punished.
22 Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent
as the enemy advances in force;
they will come against her with axes,
like men who cut down trees.(Y)
23 They will chop down her forest,”
declares the Lord,
“dense though it be.
They are more numerous than locusts,(Z)
they cannot be counted.
24 Daughter Egypt will be put to shame,
given into the hands of the people of the north.(AA)”
25 The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to bring punishment on Amon god of Thebes,(AB) on Pharaoh,(AC) on Egypt and her gods(AD) and her kings, and on those who rely(AE) on Pharaoh. 26 I will give them into the hands(AF) of those who want to kill them—Nebuchadnezzar king(AG) of Babylon and his officers. Later, however, Egypt will be inhabited(AH) as in times past,” declares the Lord.
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