Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 46

1This is the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 aboutH5921 the nationsH1471—the word thatH834 cameH1961 toH413 JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 2concerningH5921 EgyptH4714 and the armyH2428 of PharaohH6547 NecoH5224 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714, whichH834 H1961 H5921 was defeatedH5221 at CarchemishH3751 on the EuphratesH6578 RiverH5104 by NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 in the fourthH7243 yearH8141 of JehoiakimH3079 the sonH1121 of JosiahH2977 kingH4428 of JudahH3063:

3“DeployH6186 your shields, smallH4043 and largeH6793;advanceH5066 for battleH4421!4HarnessH631 the horsesH5483; mountH5927 the steedsH6571;take your positionsH3320 with helmets onH3553!PolishH4838 your spearsH7420;put onH3847 armorH5630!

5WhyH4069 am I seeing thisH7200?

TheyH1992 are terrifiedH2844,they are retreatingH5472 H268;their warriorsH1368 are defeatedH3807,they fleeH4498 in hasteH5127 withoutH3808 looking backH6437;terrorH4032 is on every sideH5439!”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.6“The swiftH7031 cannotH408 fleeH5127,and the warriorH1368 cannotH408 escapeH4422!In the northH6828 byH5921 H3027 the RiverH5104 EuphratesH6578they stumbleH3782 and fallH5307.

7WhoH4310 is thisH2088, risingH5927 like the NileH2975,like riversH5104 whose watersH4325 churnH1607?8EgyptH4714 risesH5927 like the NileH2975,and its watersH4325 churnH1607 like riversH5104,boastingH559, ‘I will riseH5927 and coverH3680 the earthH776;I will destroyH6 the citiesH5892 and their peopleH3427.’

9AdvanceH5927, O horsesH5483! Race furiouslyH1984, O chariotsH7393!Let the warriorsH1368 come forthH3318—CushH3568 1 and PutH6316 carryingH8610 their shieldsH4043,men of LydiaH3866 drawingH8610 H1869 the bowH7198.10For thatH1931 dayH3117 belongs to the LordH136 GODH3069 of HostsH6635,a dayH3117 of vengeanceH5360 againstH5358 His foesH6862.The swordH2719 will devourH398 until it is satisfiedH7646,until it is quenchedH7301 with their bloodH1818.ForH3588 the LordH136 GODH3069 of HostsH6635 will hold a sacrificeH2077in the landH776 of the northH6828 byH413 the RiverH5104 EuphratesH6578.

11Go upH5927 to GileadH1568 for balmH6875,O VirginH1330 DaughterH1323 of EgyptH4714!In vainH7723 you try manyH7235 remediesH7499,but for you there is noH369 healingH8585.12The nationsH1471 have heardH8085 of your shameH7036,and your outcryH6682 fillsH4390 the earthH776,becauseH3588 warriorH1368 stumblesH3782 over warriorH1368and bothH8147 of them have fallenH5307 togetherH3162.”

13This is the wordH1697 thatH834 the LORDH3068 spokeH1696 toH413 JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 about the comingH935 of NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 to strikeH5221 the landH776 of EgyptH4714:

14“Announce itH5046 in EgyptH4714, and proclaimH8085 it in MigdolH4024;proclaimH8085 it in MemphisH5297 2 and TahpanhesH8471 :‘Take your positionsH3320 and prepareH3559 yourself,forH3588 the swordH2719 devoursH398 those around youH5439.’15WhyH4069 have your warriorsH47 been laid lowH5502?They cannotH3808 standH5975, forH3588 the LORDH3068 has thrust them downH1920.16They continueH7235 to stumbleH3782;indeedH1571, they have fallenH5307 overH413 one anotherH7453.They sayH559, ‘Get upH6965! Let us returnH7725 toH413 our peopleH5971and toH413 the landH776 of our birthH4138,away fromH6440 the swordH2719 of the oppressorH3238.’

17ThereH8033 they will cry outH7121:‘PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 was all noiseH7588;he has let the appointed timeH4150 pass him byH5674.’

18As surely as IH589 liveH2416, declaresH5002 the KingH4428,whose nameH8034 is the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635,there will come oneH935 who is like TaborH8396 among the mountainsH2022and like CarmelH3760 by the seaH3220.19PackH6213 your bagsH3627 for exileH1473,O daughterH1323 dwellingH3427 in EgyptH4714!ForH3588 MemphisH5297 will beH1961 laid wasteH8047,destroyedH5327 and uninhabitedH369 H3427.

20EgyptH4714 is a beautifulH3304 heiferH5697,but a gadflyH7171 from the northH6828 is coming against herH935.21EvenH1571 the mercenariesH7916 among herH7130are like fattenedH4770 calvesH5695 .TheyH1992 tooH1571 will turn backH6437;togetherH3162 they will fleeH5127, they will notH3808 stand their groundH5975,forH3588 the dayH3117 of calamityH343 is comingH935 upon themH5921—the timeH6256 of their punishmentH6486.

22Egypt will hissH6963 like a fleeingH1980 serpentH5175,3forH3588 the enemy will advanceH1980 in forceH2428;with axesH7134 they will comeH935 against herlike woodsmen cutting down treesH2404 H6086.23They will chop downH3772 her forestH3293, declaresH5002 the LORDH3068,denseH3808 thoughH3588 it may beH2713,forH3588 they are more numerousH7231 than locustsH697;they cannotH369 be countedH4557.24The DaughterH1323 of EgyptH4714 will be put to shameH954;she will be deliveredH5414 into the handsH3027 of the peopleH5971 of the northH6828.”

25The LORDH3068 of HostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, saysH559: “BeholdH2005, I am about to punishH6485 H413 AmonH528 god of ThebesH4996 H5921,4 along with PharaohH6547 , EgyptH4714 withH5921 her godsH430 H5921 and kingsH4428 H5921, and those who trustH982 in PharaohH6547. 26I will deliver themH5414 into the handsH3027 of those who seekH1245 their livesH5315 H3027—of NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 H3027 and his officersH5650. But afterH310 thisH3651, Egypt will be inhabitedH7931 as in daysH3117 of oldH6924, declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.

27But youH859, O JacobH3290 My servantH5650, do notH408 be afraidH3372,and do notH408 be dismayedH2865, O IsraelH3478.ForH3588 I will surely save youH2005 H3467 out of a distant placeH7350 ,your descendantsH2233 from the landH776 of their captivityH7628!JacobH3290 will returnH7725 to quietH8252 and easeH7599,with no oneH369 to make him afraidH2729.28And youH859, My servantH5650 JacobH3290, do notH408 be afraidH3372,declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, forH3588 IH589 am with youH854.ThoughH3588 I will completelyH6213 destroyH3617 allH3605 the nationsH1471 to whichH834 I have banished youH5080 H8033 ,I will notH3808 completely destroy youH6213 H3617.Yet I will discipline youH3256 justlyH4941,and will by no meansH3808 leave you unpunishedH5352.”

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