Jeremiah 46:1-12

Christian Standard Bible

³ Deploy small shields^(E) and large;
approach for battle!
⁴ Harness the horses;
mount the steeds;^[a]
take your positions with helmets on!
Polish the lances;
put on armor!^(F)
5 Why 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.
⁶ The swift cannot flee,
and the warrior cannot escape!^(H)
In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River,
they stumble and fall.^(I)
7 Who is this, rising like the Nile,^(J)
with waters that churn like rivers?
⁸ Egypt rises like the Nile,^(K)
and its waters churn like rivers.
He boasts, “I will go up, I will cover the earth;
I will destroy cities with their residents.”
⁹ Rise up, you cavalry!
Race furiously, you chariots!
Let the warriors march out—
Cush and Put,^(L)
who are able to handle shields,
and the men of Lud,^(M)
who are able to handle and string the bow.^(N)
10 That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Armies,
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^(O) to the Lord, the God of Armies,
in the northern land by the Euphrates River.^(P)
11 Go up to Gilead and get balm,^(Q)
Virgin Daughter Egypt!
You have multiplied remedies in vain;
there is no healing for you.
¹² The nations have heard of your dishonor,^(R)
and your cries fill the earth,
because warrior stumbles against warrior
and together both of them have fallen.