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Jeremiah 46:1
1The Lord gave the prophet Jeremiah messages about the nations.
Jeremiah 46:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
- New International Version (NIV)This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations:
- English Standard Version (ESV)The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations.
Context of Jeremiah 46:1
The Lord gave the prophet Jeremiah messages about the nations. 2This is the message about Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and his army fought against the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt. Babylon's army won the battle against Egypt's army at Carchemish on the Euphrates river. That happened in the fourth year that Josiah's son Jehoiakim ruled Judah as king. 3‘Get ready to march to the battle! Pick up your shields and your weapons.
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אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֧ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא עַל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 46:1
- Jeremiah 1:10Look! I give you authority to tell nations and kingdoms what will happen to them. You will pull some of them out of the ground, like a plant and its roots. You will knock down and destroy some of them. You will bring an end to their power. But you will build up other nations and make them strong.’
- Jeremiah 4:7Yes, a strong army is coming, like a lion that has left its cave. It has come out to destroy many nations. It will attack your whole land. Your cities will become heaps of stones, and nobody will live in them.
- Jeremiah 25:15The Lord, Israel's God, said to me, ‘Take this cup from me. It is full of wine that shows my great anger. Take it to the nations where I send you. Make them drink this wine of punishment.
- Genesis 10:5These people lived by the sea. They lived in groups. Each group went to live in a different place. Each group spoke its own language.
- Numbers 23:9When I stand on the rocks, I can see the Israelites. I can watch them from the hills. They are people who are separate from other nations.
- Zechariah 2:8Return because the Lord says, ‘Anyone that attacks you is attacking the Lord's people. He is attacking the people that the Lord loves.’ So the Lord Almighty sent me, Zechariah, with this message about the countries that have robbed his people.
- Romans 3:29God is not God only for Jewish people. He is also God for the Gentiles. Yes! He is the God for all people.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 46:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The word of the Lord - against the Gentiles - This is a general title to the following collection of prophecies, written concerning different nations, which had less or more connection with the Jews, either as enemies, neighbors, or allies. They were not written at the same time; and though some of them bear dates, yet it would be difficult to give them any chronological arrangement. Dahler's mode of ascertaining the times of their delivery may be seen in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Against the Gentiles - Or, concerning the nations Jeremiah 4649:33.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28) Verses 1-12 The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and interest they have, yet it shall be all in vain. The wounds God inflicts on his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This series of messages is aimed at foreign nations (see Jeremiah 1:5, 10, and similar messages in Isaiah 13–23; Ezekiel 25–32; Amos 1:3–2:3). Through Nebuchadnezzar, the Lord planned to judge all nations from the Euphrates River to Egypt for their rebellion and sins against him (compare Leviticus 18:24–25). Eventually, Babylon would also face God's judgment (Jeremiah 50–51). These chapters were likely written while Jeremiah and Baruch were in hiding…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-28He begins with Egypt, being the country to which he had been removed. The forty-sixth chapter contains two prophecies concerning it: the discomfiture of Pharaoh-necho at Carchemish by Nebuchadnezzar, and the long subsequent conquest of Egypt by the same king; also the preservation of the Jews (Jr 46:27, 28). 1. General heading of the next six chapters of prophecies concerning the Gentiles; the prophecies are arranged according to nations, not by the dates.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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