New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 46

Defeat of Pharaoh Foretold

1That whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961as the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030concerningעַל־'al-H5921the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

2ToEgyptלְמִצְרַ֗יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,concerningH5921the armyחֵ֨ילcheilH2428ofPharaohH6549NecoH6549kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was by the Euphratesפְּרָ֖תpe.RatH6578Riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104atCarchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894defeatedהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221in thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

3“Lineעִרְכ֤וּ'ir.KhuH6186up the shieldמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043andbucklerוְצִנָּ֔הve.tzi.NahH6793,And drawוּגְשׁ֖וּu.ge.ShuH5066nearH5066for the battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421!

4Harnessאִסְר֣וּ'is.RuH631the horsesהַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.SimH5483, Andmountוַֽעֲלוּ֙va.'a.LuH5927the steedsהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571,And takeוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320your standH3320with helmetsבְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑יםbe.Khoa.'ImH3553on!Polishמִרְקוּ֙mir.KuH4838the spearsהָֽרְמָחִ֔יםha.re.ma.ChimH7420,Putלִבְשׁ֖וּliv.ShuH3847on thescale-armorהַסִּרְיֹנֹֽת׃ha.sir.yo.NotH5630!

5Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have I seenרָאִ֗יתִיra.'I.tiH7200it?They are terrifiedחַתִּים֮cha.TimH2844, They aredrawingנְסֹגִ֣יםne.so.GimH5472backאָחוֹר֒'a.chOrH268, And theirmightyH1368menH1368are defeatedיֻכַּ֔תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807And have takenH5127refugeH5127in flightוּמָנ֥וֹסu.ma.NosH4498,Withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808facingH6437backהִפְנ֑וּhif.NuH6437;Terrorמָג֥וֹרma.GorH4032is on everyH5439sideH5439!”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Let not theswiftהַקַּ֔לha.KalH7031manH7031fleeיָנ֣וּסya.NusH5127,NorH408the mightyH1368manH1368escapeיִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.LetH4422;In the northצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahH6828besideעַל־ יַ֣ד'al- yadH5921 H3027the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578They havestumbledכָּשְׁל֖וּka.she.LuH3782and fallenוְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luH5307.

7Whoמִי־mi-H4310is thisזֶ֖הzehH2088thatrisesיַֽעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927like the Nileכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975,Like the riversכַּנְּהָר֕וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104whose watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325surgeיִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּyit.ga.'a.ShuH1607about?

8Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714risesיַֽעֲלֶ֔הya.'a.LehH5927like the Nileכַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'OrH2975,Even like the riversוְכַנְּהָר֖וֹתve.kha.ne.ha.RotH5104whose watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325surgeיִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּyit.Go.'a.shuH1607about;And He has saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I willriseאַֽעֲלֶה֙'a.'a.LehH5927and coverאֲכַסֶּה־'a.kha.seh-H3680thatlandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776; I will surelydestroyאֹבִ֥ידָה'o.Vi.dahH6the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892and its inhabitantsוְיֹ֥שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427.”

9Goעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927up, you horsesהַסּוּסִים֙ha.su.SimH5483, anddriveוְהִתְהֹלְל֣וּve.hit.ho.le.LuH1984madlyH1984,you chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393,That the mightyH1368menH1368maymarchH3318forwardH3318:Ethiopiaכּ֤וּשׁkushH3568andPutוּפוּט֙u.FutH6316,that handleתֹּפְשֵׂ֣יto.fe.SeiH8610the shieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043, And theLydiansוְלוּדִ֕יםve.lu.DimH3866,that handleתֹּפְשֵׂ֖יto.fe.SeiH8610andbendדֹּ֥רְכֵיDo.re.kheiH1869the bowקָֽשֶׁת׃Ka.shetH7198.

10Forthat dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117belongs to the Lordלַאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,A dayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofvengeanceנְקָמָה֙ne.ka.MahH5360,so as to avengeלְהִנָּקֵ֣םle.hi.na.KemH5358Himself on His foesמִצָּרָ֔יוmi.tza.RavH6862; And theswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719will devourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398and be satiatedוְשָׂ֣בְעָ֔הve.Sa.ve.'AhH7646AnddrinkH7301its fillוְרָוְתָ֖הve.ra.ve.TahH7301of their bloodמִדָּמָ֑םmi.da.MamH1818; For there will be aslaughterזֶ֠בַחZe.vachH2077for the Lordלַאדֹנָ֨יla.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,In the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the northצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

11Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927up to Gileadגִלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568and obtainוּקְחִ֣יu.ke.ChiH3947balmצֳרִ֔יtzo.RiH6875,O virginבְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!In vainלַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'H7723have you multipliedהִרְבֵּ֣יתhir.bei.tiH7235remediesרְפֻא֔וֹתre.fu.'otH7499;ThereH369isnoH369healingתְּעָלָ֖הte.'a.LahH8585for you.

12The nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471have heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085of yourshameקְלוֹנֵ֔ךְke.lo.NekhH7036,And the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is fullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390of yourcryוְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְve.tziv.cha.TekhH6682of distress; For onewarriorגִבּ֤וֹרgi.BorH1368has stumbledכָּשָׁ֔לוּka.Sha.luH3782overanotherבְּגִבּוֹר֙be.gi.bOrH1368,And bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ פshe.nei.HemH8147of them have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307downH5307togetherH3164.

13This is themessageהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030about thecomingלָב֗וֹאla.Vo'H935of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894tosmiteלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

14“Declareהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and proclaimוְהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּve.hash.Mi.'uH8085inMigdolבְמִגְדּ֔וֹלve.mig.DolH4024,Proclaimוְהַשְׁמִ֥יעוּve.hash.Mi.'uH8085also in Memphisבְנֹ֖ףve.NofH5297andTahpanhesוּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סu.ve.tach.pan.ChesH8471;Sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559, ‘Takeהִתְיַצֵּב֙hit.ya.TzevH3320your standH3320and getH3559yourself readyH3559, For theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719has devouredאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398those aroundסְבִיבֶֽיךָ׃se.vi.Vei.khaH5439you.’

15Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have yourmightyאַבִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.bi.Rei.khaH47onesH47becomeH5502prostrateH5502?They do not standעָמַ֔ד'a.MadH5975becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hasthrustH1920them downH1920.

16They have repeatedlyהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235stumbledכּוֹשֵׁ֑לko.ShelH3782;Indeedגַּם־gam-H1571,they have fallenנָפַ֞לna.FalH5307oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376againstH413anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453.Then they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘Getק֣וּמָה׀Ku.mahH6965up! Andlet us goH7725backH7725To our own peopleעַמֵּ֗נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971and our nativeמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔נוּmo.lad.Te.nuH4138landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776Away from theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of the oppressorהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hai.yo.NahH3238.’

17They criedקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033, ‘Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714is buta bigH7588noiseH7588;He has let the appointedהַמּוֹעֵֽד׃ha.mo.'EdH4150timeH4150passהֶעֱבִ֖ירhe.'e.VirH5674by!’

18As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theKingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Whose nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034is the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Surelyכִּ֚יkiH3588one shall comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935who looms up likeTaborכְּתָב֣וֹרke.ta.VorH8396among the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022, Or likeCarmelוּכְכַרְמֶ֖לu.khe.khar.MelH3760by the seaבַּיָּ֥םbai.YamH3220.

19Makeעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213your baggageכְּלֵ֤יke.LeiH3627readyH6213forexileגוֹלָה֙go.LahH1473, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323dwellingיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, ForMemphisנֹף֙nofH5297will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047;It will even be burnedH3341downH3341andbereftמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH4480 H369of inhabitantsיוֹשֵֽׁב׃ סyo.ShevH3427.

20Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714is a prettyH3304heiferעֶגְלָ֥ה'eg.LahH5697, But ahorseflyקֶ֥רֶץKe.retzH7171is comingבָּ֥אba'H935from the northמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828--it is comingבָֽא׃Va'H935!

21AlsoH1571hermercenariesH7917in her midstבְקִרְבָּהּ֙ve.kir.BahH7130Are likefattenedמַרְבֵּ֔קmar.BekH4770calvesכְּעֶגְלֵ֣יke.'eg.LeiH5695,For evenH1571they tooH1571have turnedהִפְנ֛וּhif.NuH6437backH6437andhave fledנָ֥סוּNa.suH5127away togetherH3164;They did not standעָמָ֑דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975their ground.For the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of their calamityאֵידָ֛ם'ei.DamH343has comeבָּ֥אba'H935upon them,The timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of theirpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃pe.ku.da.TamH6486.

22Its soundקוֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963movesיֵלֵ֑ךְye.LekhH1980along like a serpentכַּנָּחָ֣שׁka.na.ChashH5175;For they moveיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980onlike an armyבְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428And comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to her as woodcuttersכְּחֹטְבֵ֖יke.cho.te.VeiH2404with axesוּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙u.ve.kar.du.mOtH7134.

23They have cutכָּרְת֤וּka.re.TuH3772downH3772herforestיַעְרָהּ֙ya'.RahH3293,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; “Surelyכִּ֖יkiH3588it will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808morebe foundיֵֽחָקֵ֑רye.cha.KerH2713,Even thoughכִּ֤יkiH3588they are nowmoreH4480numerousרַבּוּ֙ra.BuH7231thanH4480locustsמֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔הme.'ar.BehH697And are withoutוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

24The daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714has beenH954putהֹבִ֖ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954to shameH954,Givenנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414over to thepowerבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.”

25The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559, “BeholdH2009,I am going to punishפוֹקֵד֙fo.KedH6485Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH528ofThebesמִנֹּ֔אmi.No'H4996, andPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547,and Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714along with hergodsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430and her kingsמְלָכֶ֑יהָme.la.Khei.haH4428,even Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547and those whotrustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in him.

26I shall giveוּנְתַתִּ֗יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them over to thepowerבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of those who areseekingמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245their livesנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315,even into the handוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894and into the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of hisofficersעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650.Afterwardsוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֛ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH310 H3651,however, it will be inhabitedתִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןtish.KonH7931as in the daysכִּֽימֵי־ki.mei-H3117of oldקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

27“But as for you, O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290My servantעַבְדִּ֤י'av.DiH5650,do not fearתִּירָ֞אti.Ra'H3372,NorH408be dismayedתֵּחַ֣תte.ChatH2865,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478!For, seeH2009, I am going tosaveמוֹשִֽׁעֲךָ֙mo.shi.'a.KhaH3467you from afarמֵֽרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,And your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of their captivityשִׁבְיָ֑םshiv.YamH7628;And Jacobיַעֲק֛וֹבya.'a.KovH3290will returnוְשָׁ֧בve.ShavH7725and beundisturbedוְשָׁקַ֥טve.sha.KatH8252And secureוְשַׁאֲנַ֖ןve.sha.'a.NanH7599,with noH369oneH369making himtrembleמַחֲרִֽיד׃ סma.cha.RidH2729.

28O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290My servantעַבְדִּ֤י'av.DiH5650,do not fearתִּירָ֞אti.Ra'H3372,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “For I am with you.For I will makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה'e.'e.SehH6213a fullH3617endH3617of allבְּכָֽל־be.kholH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ha.go.YimH1471Whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁ֗מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033I have drivenהִדַּחְתִּ֣יךָhi.dach.Ti.khaH5080you, Yet I willnot makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213a fullH3617endH3617of you; But I willcorrectוְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.yi.sar.Ti.khaH3256you properlyלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941And by noH3808meansH5352leaveוְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.KehH5352you unpunishedאֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ ס'a.na.Ke.kaH5352.”

Defeat of Pharaoh Foretold

Commentaries on Jeremiah 46