New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 46:3-12
3“1LineH6186 up the shieldH4043 and 2bucklerH6793, And drawH5066 nearH5066 for the battleH4421!4HarnessH631 the horsesH5483, And 3mountH5927 the steedsH6571, And takeH3320 your standH3320 with helmetsH3553 on! 4PolishH4838 the spearsH7420, PutH3847 on the 5scale-armorH5630!5WhyH4069 have I seenH7200 it? They are terrifiedH2844, They are 6drawingH5472 backH268, And their 7mightyH1368 menH1368 are defeatedH3807 And have takenH5127 refugeH5127 in flightH4498, WithoutH3808 facingH6437 backH6437; 89TerrorH4032 is on everyH5439 sideH5439!” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.6Let not the 10swiftH7031 manH7031 fleeH5127, NorH408 the mightyH1368 manH1368 escapeH4422; In the northH6828 besideH5921H3027 the riverH5104 EuphratesH6578 They have 11stumbledH3782 and fallenH5307.7WhoH4310 is thisH2088 that 12risesH5927 like the NileH2975, Like the riversH5104 whose watersH4325 surgeH1607 about?8EgyptH4714 risesH5927 like the NileH2975, Even like the riversH5104 whose watersH4325 surgeH1607 about; And He has saidH559, “I will 13riseH5927 and coverH3680 that landH776; I will surely 14destroyH6 the cityH5892 and its inhabitantsH3427.”9GoH5927 up, you horsesH5483, and 1516driveH1984 madlyH1984, you chariotsH7393, That the mightyH1368 menH1368 may 17marchH3318 forwardH3318: EthiopiaH3568 and 1819PutH6316, that handleH8610 the shieldH4043, And the 2021LydiansH3866, that handleH8610 and bendH1869 the bowH7198.10For 22that dayH3117 belongs to the LordH136 23GodH3068 of hostsH6635, A dayH3117 of 24vengeanceH5360, so as to avengeH5358 Himself on His foesH6862; And the 25swordH2719 will devourH398 and be satiatedH7646 And 26drinkH7301 its fillH7301 of their bloodH1818; For there will be a 27slaughterH2077 for the LordH136 28GodH3068 of hostsH6635, In the landH776 of the northH6828 by the riverH5104 EuphratesH6578.11GoH5927 29up to GileadH1568 and obtainH3947 balmH6875, 30O virginH1330 daughterH1323 of EgyptH4714! In vainH7723 have you multipliedH7235 31remediesH7499; ThereH369 is 32noH369 healingH8585 for you.12The nationsH1471 have heardH8085 of your 33shameH7036, And the earthH776 is fullH4390 of your 34cryH6682 of distress; For one 35warriorH1368 has stumbledH3782 over 36anotherH1368, And bothH8147 of them have fallenH5307 downH5307 togetherH3164.
Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 46:3 Is 21:5; Jer 51:11; Joel 3:9; Nah 2:1; 3:14 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 46:3 I.e. small shield ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 46:4 Or go up, you horsemen ↩
- 4. Jeremiah 46:4 Ezek 21:9-11 ↩
- 5. Jeremiah 46:4 1 Sam 17:5, 38; 2 Chr 26:14; Neh 4:16; Jer 51:3 ↩
- 6. Jeremiah 46:5 Is 42:17; Jer 46:21 ↩
- 7. Jeremiah 46:5 Is 5:25; Ezek 39:18 ↩
- 8. Jeremiah 46:5 Heb Magor-missabib; i.e. Terror is on every side ↩
- 9. Jeremiah 46:5 Jer 6:25; 20:3; 49:29 ↩
- 10. Jeremiah 46:6 Is 30:16 ↩
- 11. Jeremiah 46:6 Jer 46:12, 16; Dan 11:19 ↩
- 12. Jeremiah 46:7 Jer 47:2 ↩
- 13. Jeremiah 46:8 Is 37:24 ↩
- 14. Jeremiah 46:8 Is 10:13 ↩
- 15. Jeremiah 46:9 Lit act like madmen ↩
- 16. Jeremiah 46:9 Jer 47:3; Nah 2:4 ↩
- 17. Jeremiah 46:9 Lit go forth ↩
- 18. Jeremiah 46:9 I.e. Libya (or Somaliland) ↩
- 19. Jeremiah 46:9 Nah 3:9 ↩
- 20. Jeremiah 46:9 Heb Ludim ↩
- 21. Jeremiah 46:9 Is 66:19 ↩
- 22. Jeremiah 46:10 Joel 1:15 ↩
- 23. Jeremiah 46:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
- 24. Jeremiah 46:10 Jer 50:15, 18 ↩
- 25. Jeremiah 46:10 Deut 32:42; Is 31:8; Jer 12:12 ↩
- 26. Jeremiah 46:10 Lit be saturated with ↩
- 27. Jeremiah 46:10 Is 34:6; Zeph 1:7 ↩
- 28. Jeremiah 46:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
- 29. Jeremiah 46:11 Jer 8:22 ↩
- 30. Jeremiah 46:11 Is 47:1; Jer 31:4, 21 ↩
- 31. Jeremiah 46:11 Lit healings ↩
- 32. Jeremiah 46:11 Jer 30:13; Mic 1:9; Nah 3:19 ↩
- 33. Jeremiah 46:12 Jer 2:36; Nah 3:8-10 ↩
- 34. Jeremiah 46:12 Jer 14:2 ↩
- 35. Jeremiah 46:12 Is 19:2 ↩
- 36. Jeremiah 46:12 Lit warrior ↩
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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