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A Message About Egypt
This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations:
This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations:
Judgment on Egypt
The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations.
The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations.
Concerning Egypt:
This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
Against Egypt.
Concerning the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish, and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
Concerning the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish, and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
“Prepare your shields, both large and small,
and march out for battle!
and march out for battle!
Harness the horses,
mount the steeds!
Take your positions
with helmets on!
Polish your spears,
put on your armor!
mount the steeds!
Take your positions
with helmets on!
Polish your spears,
put on your armor!
Harness the horses,
And mount up, you horsemen!
Stand forth with your helmets,
Polish the spears,
Put on the armor!
And mount up, you horsemen!
Stand forth with your helmets,
Polish the spears,
Put on the armor!
What do I see?
They are terrified,
they are retreating,
their warriors are defeated.
They flee in haste
without looking back,
and there is terror on every side,”
declares the Lord.
They are terrified,
they are retreating,
their warriors are defeated.
They flee in haste
without looking back,
and there is terror on every side,”
declares the Lord.
Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back?
Their mighty ones are beaten down;
They have speedily fled,
And did not look back,
For fear was all around,” says the Lord.
Their mighty ones are beaten down;
They have speedily fled,
And did not look back,
For fear was all around,” says the Lord.
“The swift cannot flee
nor the strong escape.
In the north by the River Euphrates
they stumble and fall.
nor the strong escape.
In the north by the River Euphrates
they stumble and fall.
“Do not let the swift flee away,
Nor the mighty man escape;
They will stumble and fall
Toward the north, by the River Euphrates.
Nor the mighty man escape;
They will stumble and fall
Toward the north, by the River Euphrates.
“Who is this that rises like the Nile,
like rivers of surging waters?
like rivers of surging waters?
“Who is this coming up like a flood,
Whose waters move like the rivers?
Whose waters move like the rivers?
Egypt rises like the Nile,
like rivers of surging waters.
She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;
I will destroy cities and their people.’
like rivers of surging waters.
She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;
I will destroy cities and their people.’
Egypt rises up like a flood,
And its waters move like the rivers;
And he says, ‘I will go up and cover the earth,
I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.’
And its waters move like the rivers;
And he says, ‘I will go up and cover the earth,
I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.’
But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty —
a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes.
The sword will devour till it is satisfied,
till it has quenched its thirst with blood.
For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice
in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.
a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes.
The sword will devour till it is satisfied,
till it has quenched its thirst with blood.
For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice
in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.
“Go up to Gilead and get balm,
Virgin Daughter Egypt.
But you try many medicines in vain;
there is no healing for you.
Virgin Daughter Egypt.
But you try many medicines in vain;
there is no healing for you.
“Go up to Gilead and take balm,
O virgin, the daughter of Egypt;
In vain you will use many medicines;
You shall not be cured.
O virgin, the daughter of Egypt;
In vain you will use many medicines;
You shall not be cured.
The nations will hear of your shame;
your cries will fill the earth.
One warrior will stumble over another;
both will fall down together.”
your cries will fill the earth.
One warrior will stumble over another;
both will fall down together.”
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.”
And your cry has filled the land;
For the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty;
They both have fallen together.”
This is the message the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to attack Egypt:
Babylonia Will Strike Egypt
The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and strike the land of Egypt.
The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and strike the land of Egypt.
“Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol;
proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes:
‘Take your positions and get ready,
for the sword devours those around you.’
proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes:
‘Take your positions and get ready,
for the sword devours those around you.’
Why will your warriors be laid low?
They cannot stand, for the Lord will push them down.
They cannot stand, for the Lord will push them down.
Why are your valiant men swept away?
They did not stand
Because the Lord drove them away.
They did not stand
Because the Lord drove them away.
They will stumble repeatedly;
they will fall over each other.
They will say, ‘Get up, let us go back
to our own people and our native lands,
away from the sword of the oppressor.’
they will fall over each other.
They will say, ‘Get up, let us go back
to our own people and our native lands,
away from the sword of the oppressor.’
He made many fall;
Yes, one fell upon another.
And they said, ‘Arise!
Let us go back to our own people
And to the land of our nativity
From the oppressing sword.’
Yes, one fell upon another.
And they said, ‘Arise!
Let us go back to our own people
And to the land of our nativity
From the oppressing sword.’
There they will exclaim,
‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a loud noise;
he has missed his opportunity.’
‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a loud noise;
he has missed his opportunity.’
They cried there,
‘Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is but a noise.
He has passed by the appointed time!’
‘Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is but a noise.
He has passed by the appointed time!’
“As surely as I live,” declares the King,
whose name is the Lord Almighty,
“one will come who is like Tabor among the mountains,
like Carmel by the sea.
whose name is the Lord Almighty,
“one will come who is like Tabor among the mountains,
like Carmel by the sea.
“As I live,” says the King,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts,
“Surely as Tabor is among the mountains
And as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come.
Whose name is the Lord of hosts,
“Surely as Tabor is among the mountains
And as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come.
Pack your belongings for exile,
you who live in Egypt,
for Memphis will be laid waste
and lie in ruins without inhabitant.
you who live in Egypt,
for Memphis will be laid waste
and lie in ruins without inhabitant.
“Egypt is a beautiful heifer,
but a gadfly is coming
against her from the north.
but a gadfly is coming
against her from the north.
“Egypt is a very pretty heifer,
But destruction comes, it comes from the north.
But destruction comes, it comes from the north.
The mercenaries in her ranks
are like fattened calves.
They too will turn and flee together,
they will not stand their ground,
for the day of disaster is coming upon them,
the time for them to be punished.
are like fattened calves.
They too will turn and flee together,
they will not stand their ground,
for the day of disaster is coming upon them,
the time for them to be punished.
Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent
as the enemy advances in force;
they will come against her with axes,
like men who cut down trees.
as the enemy advances in force;
they will come against her with axes,
like men who cut down trees.
Her noise shall go like a serpent,
For they shall march with an army
And come against her with axes,
Like those who chop wood.
For they shall march with an army
And come against her with axes,
Like those who chop wood.
They will chop down her forest,”
declares the Lord,
“dense though it be.
They are more numerous than locusts,
they cannot be counted.
declares the Lord,
“dense though it be.
They are more numerous than locusts,
they cannot be counted.
“They shall cut down her forest,” says the Lord,
“Though it cannot be searched,
Because they are innumerable,
And more numerous than grasshoppers.
“Though it cannot be searched,
Because they are innumerable,
And more numerous than grasshoppers.
Daughter Egypt will be put to shame,
given into the hands of the people of the north.”
given into the hands of the people of the north.”
The daughter of Egypt shall be ashamed;
She shall be delivered into the hand
Of the people of the north.”
She shall be delivered into the hand
Of the people of the north.”
The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to bring punishment on Amon god of Thebes, on Pharaoh, on Egypt and her gods and her kings, and on those who rely on Pharaoh.
I will give them into the hands of those who want to kill them — Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Later, however, Egypt will be inhabited as in times past,” declares the Lord.
And I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the hand of his servants. Afterward it shall be inhabited as in the days of old,” says the Lord.
“Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel.
I will surely save you out of a distant place,
your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,
and no one will make him afraid.
do not be dismayed, Israel.
I will surely save you out of a distant place,
your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,
and no one will make him afraid.
God Will Preserve Israel
“But do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
And do not be dismayed, O Israel!
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your offspring from the land of their captivity;
Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease;
No one shall make him afraid.
“But do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
And do not be dismayed, O Israel!
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your offspring from the land of their captivity;
Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease;
No one shall make him afraid.
Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant,
for I am with you,” declares the Lord.
“Though I completely destroy all the nations
among which I scatter you,
I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”
for I am with you,” declares the Lord.
“Though I completely destroy all the nations
among which I scatter you,
I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”
Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,” says the Lord,
“For I am with you;
For I will make a complete end of all the nations
To which I have driven you,
But I will not make a complete end of you.
I will rightly correct you,
For I will not leave you wholly unpunished.”
“For I am with you;
For I will make a complete end of all the nations
To which I have driven you,
But I will not make a complete end of you.
I will rightly correct you,
For I will not leave you wholly unpunished.”