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| 46:1 | That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations, |
| 46:2 | For Egypt, concerning the force of Pharaoh-Necho king of Egypt, that hath been by the river Phrat, in Carchemish, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath smitten, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: |
| 46:3 | `Set ye in array shield and buckler, And draw nigh to battle. |
| 46:4 | Gird the horses, and go up, ye horsemen, And station yourselves with helmets, Polish the javelins, put on the coats of mail. |
| 46:5 | Wherefore have I seen them dismayed -- They are turned backward, And their mighty ones are beaten down, And `to' a refuge they have fled, and not turned the face? Fear `is' round about -- an affirmation of Jehovah. |
| 46:6 | The swift do not flee, nor do the mighty escape, Northward, by the side of the river Phrat, They have stumbled and fallen. |
| 46:7 | Who is this? as a flood he cometh up, As rivers do his waters shake themselves! |
| 46:8 | Egypt, as a flood cometh up, And as rivers the waters shake themselves. And he saith, I go up; I cover the land, I destroy the city and the inhabitants in it. |
| 46:9 | Go up, ye horses; and boast yourselves, ye chariots, And go forth, ye mighty, Cush and Phut handling the shield, And Lud handling -- treading the bow. |
| 46:10 | And that day `is' to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts A day of vengeance, To be avenged of His adversaries, And the sword hath devoured, and been satisfied, And it hath been watered from their blood, For a sacrifice `is' to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, In the land of the north, by the river Phrat. |
| 46:11 | Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt, In vain thou hast multiplied medicines, Healing there is none for thee. |
| 46:12 | Nations have heard of thy shame, And thy cry hath filled the land, For the mighty on the mighty did stumble, Together they have fallen -- both of them!' |
| 46:13 | The word that Jehovah hath spoken unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the coming in of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, to smite the land of Egypt: |
| 46:14 | `Declare ye in Egypt, and sound in Migdol, Yea, sound in Noph, and in Tahpanhes say: Station thyself, yea, prepare for thee, For a sword hath devoured around thee, |
| 46:15 | Wherefore hath thy bull been swept away? He hath not stood, because Jehovah thrust him away. |
| 46:16 | He hath multiplied the stumbling, Yea one hath fallen upon his neighbour, And they say: Rise, and we turn back to our people, And unto the land of our birth, Because of the oppressing sword. |
| 46:17 | They have cried there: Pharaoh king of Egypt `is' a desolation, Passed by hath the appointed time. |
| 46:18 | I live -- an affirmation of the King, Jehovah of Hosts `is' His name, Surely as Tabor `is' among mountains, And as Carmel by the sea -- he cometh in, |
| 46:19 | Goods for removal make for thee, O inhabitant, daughter of Egypt, For Noph becometh a desolation, And hath been burnt up, without inhabitant. |
| 46:20 | A heifer very fair `is' Egypt, Rending from the north doth come into her. |
| 46:21 | Even her hired ones in her midst `are' as calves of the stall, For even they have turned, They have fled together, they have not stood, For the day of their calamity hath come on them, The time of their inspection. |
| 46:22 | Its voice as a serpent goeth on, For with a force they go, And with axes they have come in to her, As hewers of trees. |
| 46:23 | They have cut down her forest, An affirmation of Jehovah -- for it is not searched, For they have been more than the grasshopper, And they have no numbering. |
| 46:24 | Ashamed hath been the daughter of Egypt, She hath been given into the hand of the people of the north. |
| 46:25 | Said hath Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am seeing after Amon of No, And after Pharaoh, and after Egypt, And after her gods, and after her kings, And after Pharaoh, and after those trusting in him, |
| 46:26 | And I have given them into the hand of those seeking their life, And into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of his servants, And afterwards it is inhabited, As `in' days of old -- an affirmation of Jehovah. |
| 46:27 | And thou, thou dost not fear, my servant Jacob, Nor `art' thou dismayed, O Israel, For lo, I am saving thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity, And Jacob hath turned back, And hath been at rest, and been at ease, And there is none disturbing. |
| 46:28 | Thou, thou dost not fear, My servant Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah -- for with thee I `am', For I make an end of all the nations Whither I have driven thee, And of thee I do not make an end, And I have reproved thee in judgment, And do not entirely acquit thee!' |
| 46:1 | The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; |
| 46:2 | Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. |
| 46:3 | Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. |
| 46:4 | Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. |
| 46:5 | Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. |
| 46:6 | Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates. |
| 46:7 | Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers? |
| 46:8 | Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof. |
| 46:9 | Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow. |
| 46:10 | For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates. |
| 46:11 | Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured. |
| 46:12 | 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. |
| 46:13 | The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt. |
| 46:14 | Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee. |
| 46:15 | Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them. |
| 46:16 | He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. |
| 46:17 | They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed. |
| 46:18 | As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. |
| 46:19 | O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant. |
| 46:20 | Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north. |
| 46:21 | Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. |
| 46:22 | The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. |
| 46:23 | They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable. |
| 46:24 | The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north. |
| 46:25 | The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him: |
| 46:26 | And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD. |
| 46:27 | But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. |
| 46:28 | Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished. |
| 46:1 | The word of Jehovah which was to the prophet against the nations: |
| 46:2 | against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebu-chadnezzar, the king of Babylon, struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah: |
| 46:3 | Set in order the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. |
| 46:4 | Harness the horses, and mount, O horsemen. Yea, stand with helmets, polish the spears, put on coats of mail. |
| 46:5 | Why have I seen that they are afraid and turned backward? And their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled for refuge, and do not look back. Terror is all around, says Jehovah. |
| 46:6 | Do not let the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape. They stumbled and fell to the north, by the side of the river Euphrates. |
| 46:7 | Who is this rising up like the Nile, whose waters surge about like the rivers? |
| 46:8 | Egypt rises up like the Nile, and his waters surge about like the rivers. And he says, I will go up and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and its people. |
| 46:9 | Come up, horses; and rage, chariots! And let the mighty men come forth, the Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield, and the Lydians who handle and tread the bow. |
| 46:10 | For this is the day of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, a day of vengeance, that He may avenge Himself of His foes. And the sword shall devour, and be sated, and made drunk with their blood, for a sacrifice is to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts in the north country by the river Euphrates. |
| 46:11 | Go up into Gilead and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt. In vain you shall use many remedies; healing is not for you. |
| 46:12 | The nations have heard of your shame, and your cry has filled the land. For the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty; they have fallen together, both of them. |
| 46:13 | The word that Jehovah spoke to the prophet of the coming of Nebu-chadnezzar, the king of Babylon, to strike the land of Egypt. |
| 46:14 | Declare it in Egypt, and make it heard in Migdol, and make it heard in Noph and in Tahpanhes; say, Stand fast and get yourself ready, for the sword shall devour all around you. |
| 46:15 | Why is your mighty one swept away? He did not stand because Jehovah thrust him down. |
| 46:16 | He made many stumble; yea, one fell on his neighbor. And they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our birth, away from the oppressing sword. |
| 46:17 | They cried there, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is a noise; he has passed the chosen time. |
| 46:18 | As I live, says the king whose name is Jehovah of Hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel is by the sea, he shall come. |
| 46:19 | O daughter dwelling in Egypt, get ready to go into captivity. For Noph shall be a waste, and set afire, without inhabitant. |
| 46:20 | Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a stinger out of the north surely comes. |
| 46:21 | Also her hired ones are in the midst of her like calves of the stall; for they also have turned back, fleeing together. They did not stand because the day of their calamity had come on them, the time of their punishment. |
| 46:22 | Its sound is like a serpent's going, for they shall go in force, and come against her with axes, like woodcutters. |
| 46:23 | They have cut down her forest, says Jehovah, though it cannot be searched, because they are more than the locusts, and there is no number to them. |
| 46:24 | The daughter of Egypt shall be ashamed. She shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north. |
| 46:25 | Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, says, Behold, I am punishing the multitudes of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her gods and her kings, even Pharaoh and those who trust in him. |
| 46:26 | And I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebu-chadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants. And afterward it will be peopled, as in the days of old, declares Jehovah. |
| 46:27 | But you, do not fear, O My servant Jacob; and do not be afraid, O Israel. For, behold, I am saving you from afar off, and your seed from the land of their exile. And Jacob shall return and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make afraid. |
| 46:28 | You shall not fear, O Jacob My servant, says Jehovah, for I am with you. For I will make a full end of all the nations there where I have driven you. But I will not make a full end of you, but I will correct you justly, and by no means will I leave you unpunished. |
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