Jeremiah 46:12

Jeremiah 46:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
• New International Version (NIV)The nations will hear of your shame; your cries will fill the earth. One warrior will stumble over another; both will fall down together.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry; for warrior has stumbled against warrior; they have both fallen together."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The nations have heard of your shame, And your cry has filled the land; For the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty; They both have fallen together.”

Context of Jeremiah 46:12

10For this is the day of the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, a day of vengeance on his enemies. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, yes, until it is drunk with your blood! The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will receive a sacrifice today in the north country beside the Euphrates River. 11“Go up to Gilead to get medicine, O virgin daughter of Egypt! But your many treatments will bring you no healing. The nations have heard of your shame. The earth is filled with your cries of despair. Your mightiest warriors will run into each other and fall down together.” 13Then the Lord gave the prophet Jeremiah this message about King Nebuchadnezzar’s plans to attack Egypt. 14“Shout it out in Egypt! Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, for the sword will devour everyone around you.

Jeremiah 46:12 word by word

שָׁמְע֤וּ גוֹיִם֙ קְלוֹנֵ֔ךְ וְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְ מָלְאָ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־גִבּ֤וֹר בְּגִבּוֹר֙ כָּשָׁ֔לוּ יַחְדָּ֖יו נָפְל֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• of thy shameקָלוֹןqâlôn · dishonorH7036
• and thy cryצְוָחָהtsevâchâh · outcryH6682
• hath filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for the mighty manגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• hath stumbledכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782
• they are fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162

Cross-references for Jeremiah 46:12

• Ezekiel 32:9“I will disturb many hearts when I bring news of your downfall to distant nations you have never seen.
• Nahum 3:8Are you any better than the city of Thebes, situated on the Nile River, surrounded by water? She was protected by the river on all sides, walled in by water.
• Jeremiah 14:2“Judah wilts; commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 48:34“Instead, their awful cries of terror can be heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now.
• Jeremiah 49:21The earth will shake with the noise of Edom’s fall, and its cry of despair will be heard all the way to the Red Sea.
• Jeremiah 51:54“Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
• 1 Samuel 5:12Those who didn’t die were afflicted with tumors; and the cry from the town rose to heaven.
• Isaiah 15:5My heart weeps for Moab. Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah. Weeping, they climb the road to Luhith. Their cries of distress can be heard all along the road to Horonaim.
• Zephaniah 1:10“On that day,” says the Lord, “a cry of alarm will come from the Fish Gate and echo throughout the New Quarter of the city. And a great crash will sound from the hills.
• Jeremiah 46:6“The swiftest runners cannot flee; the mightiest warriors cannot escape. By the Euphrates River to the north, they stumble and fall.
• Isaiah 10:4You will stumble along as prisoners or lie among the dead. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.
• Isaiah 19:2“I will make Egyptian fight against Egyptian— brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, province against province.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 46:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The nations have heard of thy shame - Of thy disgrace, by this prodigious slaughter of thy troops.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The land - The earth; the world rings with the cry of grief. Against the mighty - Against the mighty man, i. e., one mighty man against another. The champions hired to fight Egypt‘s battle get in one another‘s way, and so are slaughtered together.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-12Jeremiah used the outcome of a battle known to Jehoiakim to warn him and the people of Jerusalem. He said Egypt could not protect them from Babylon. Pharaoh Neco believed it was the right time to become the main power in the ancient Near East, so he moved north in 609 BC. Neco spent several years helping parts of the Assyrian army try to stop the Babylonian army's westward advance. However, he was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River in 605 BC…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. mighty ... stumbled against ... mighty ... fallen both together--Their very multitude shall prove an impediment in their confused flight, one treading on the other.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 46:12

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In the dictionaries

• Harness
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar

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