Jeremiah 46
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Jeremiah 46:2-9

2concerningH5921 EgyptH4714 and the armyH2428 of PharaohH6547 NecoH5224 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714, whichH834H1961H5921 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 retreatingH5472H268;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 byH5921H3027 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—CushH35681 and PutH6316 carryingH8610 their shieldsH4043,men of LydiaH3866 drawingH8610H1869 the bowH7198.
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  1. 1. Jeremiah 46:9 That is, the upper Nile region ↩

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