American Standard Version
Jeremiah 46:12
12The nations have heard of thy shame, and the earth is full of thy cry; for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, they are fallen both of them together.
Jeremiah 46:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
- New International Version (NIV)The nations will hear of your shame; your cries will fill the earth. One warrior will stumble over another; both will fall down together.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry; for warrior has stumbled against warrior; they have both fallen together."
- New King James Version (NKJV)The nations have heard of your shame, And your cry has filled the land; For the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty; They both have fallen together.”
Context of Jeremiah 46:12
10For that day is a day of the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates. 11Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no healing for thee. The nations have heard of thy shame, and the earth is full of thy cry; for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, they are fallen both of them together. 13The word that Jehovah spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt. 14Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand forth, and prepare thee; for the sword hath devoured round about thee.
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שָׁמְע֤וּ גוֹיִם֙ קְלוֹנֵ֔ךְ וְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְ מָלְאָ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־גִבּ֤וֹר בְּגִבּוֹר֙ כָּשָׁ֔לוּ יַחְדָּ֖יו נָפְל֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
- nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- shameקָלוֹןqâlôn · dishonorH7036
- earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
- stumbledכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782
- fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
Cross-references for Jeremiah 46:12
- Ezekiel 32:9I will also vex the hearts of many peoples, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.
- Nahum 3:8Art thou better than No-amon, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?
- Jeremiah 14:2Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
- Jeremiah 48:34From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, to Eglath-shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate.
- Jeremiah 49:21The earth trembleth at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea.
- Jeremiah 51:54The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
- 1 Samuel 5:12And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
- Isaiah 15:5My heart crieth out for Moab; her nobles flee unto Zoar, to Eglath-shelishi-yah: for by the ascent of Luhith with weeping they go up; for in the way of Horonaim they raise up a cry of destruction.
- Zephaniah 1:10And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.
- Jeremiah 46:6Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.
- Isaiah 10:4They shall only bow down under the prisoners, and shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
- Isaiah 19:2And I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 46:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The nations have heard of thy shame - Of thy disgrace, by this prodigious slaughter of thy troops.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The land - The earth; the world rings with the cry of grief. Against the mighty - Against the mighty man, i. e., one mighty man against another. The champions hired to fight Egypt‘s battle get in one another‘s way, and so are slaughtered together.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-12Jeremiah used the outcome of a battle known to Jehoiakim to warn him and the people of Jerusalem. He said Egypt could not protect them from Babylon. Pharaoh Neco believed it was the right time to become the main power in the ancient Near East, so he moved north in 609 BC. Neco spent several years helping parts of the Assyrian army try to stop the Babylonian army's westward advance. However, he was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River in 605 BC…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. mighty ... stumbled against ... mighty ... fallen both together--Their very multitude shall prove an impediment in their confused flight, one treading on the other.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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