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Jeremiah 46:13-28
New King James Version
Jeremiah 46:13-28
New King James Version
Babylonia Will Strike Egypt
13 The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and (A)strike the land of Egypt.
14 “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in (B)Migdol;
Proclaim in [a]Noph and in (C)Tahpanhes;
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, (D)one fell upon another.
And they said, ‘Arise!
(E)Let 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,
(F)Whose name is the Lord of hosts,
“Surely as Tabor is among the mountains
And as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come.
19 O (G)you daughter dwelling in Egypt,
Prepare yourself (H)to go into captivity!
For [b]Noph shall be waste and desolate, without inhabitant.
20 “Egypt is a very pretty (I)heifer,
But destruction comes, it comes (J)from the north.
21 Also her mercenaries are in her midst like [c]fat bulls,
For they also are turned back,
They have fled away together.
They did not stand,
For (K)the day of their calamity had come upon them,
The time of their punishment.
22 (L)Her noise shall go like a serpent,
For they shall march with an army
And come against her with axes,
Like those who chop wood.
23 “They shall (M)cut down her forest,” says the Lord,
“Though it cannot be searched,
Because they are innumerable,
And more numerous than (N)grasshoppers.
24 The daughter of Egypt shall be ashamed;
She shall be delivered into the hand
Of (O)the people of the north.”
25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will bring punishment on [d]Amon of (P)No,[e] and Pharaoh and Egypt, (Q)with their gods and their kings—Pharaoh and those who (R)trust in him. 26 (S)And I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the hand of his servants. (T)Afterward it shall be inhabited as in the days of old,” says the Lord.
God Will Preserve Israel(U)
27 “But(V) do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
And do not be dismayed, O Israel!
For behold, I will (W)save you from afar,
And your offspring from the land of their captivity;
Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease;
No one shall make him afraid.
28 Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,” says the Lord,
“For I am with you;
For I will make a complete end of all the nations
To which I have driven you,
But I will not make (X)a complete end of you.
I will rightly (Y)correct you,
For I will not leave you wholly unpunished.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 46:14 Ancient Memphis
- Jeremiah 46:19 Ancient Memphis
- Jeremiah 46:21 Lit. calves of the stall
- Jeremiah 46:25 A sun god
- Jeremiah 46:25 Ancient Thebes
Jeremiah 46:13-28
New International Version
Jeremiah 46:13-28
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.
27 “Do not be afraid,(AI) Jacob(AJ) my servant;(AK)
do not be dismayed, Israel.
I will surely save you out of a distant place,
your descendants from the land of their exile.(AL)
Jacob will again have peace and security,
and no one will make him afraid.
28 Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant,
for I am with you,”(AM) declares the Lord.
“Though I completely destroy(AN) all the nations
among which I scatter you,
I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”
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