46Jeremiah 46

The Speaks to Jeremiah about the Nations

1The Lord often told me what to say about the different nations of the world.Select Jeremiah 46:1

What the Says about Egypt

2In the fourth year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia defeated King Neco of Egypt in a battle at the city of Carchemish near the Euphrates River. And here is what the Lord told me to say about the Egyptian army:Select Jeremiah 46:2

3It's time to go into battle! So grab your shields,Select Jeremiah 46:3

4saddle your horses, and polish your spears. Put on your helmets and armor, then take your positions.Select Jeremiah 46:4

5I can see the battle now— you are defeated and running away, never once looking back. Terror is all around.Select Jeremiah 46:5

6You are strong and run fast, but you can't escape. You fall in battle near the Euphrates River.Select Jeremiah 46:6

7What nation is this, that rises like the Nile River overflowing its banks?Select Jeremiah 46:7

8It is Egypt, rising with a roar like a raging river and saying, “I'll flood the earth, destroying cities, and killing everyone in them.”Select Jeremiah 46:8

9Go ahead, Egypt. Tell your chariots and cavalry to attack and fight hard. Order your troops to march out, with Ethiopians and Libyans carrying shields, and the Lydians armed with bows and arrows.Select Jeremiah 46:9

10But the Lord All-Powerful will win this battle and take revenge on his enemies. His sword will eat them and drink their blood until it is full. They will be killed in the north near the Euphrates River, as a sacrifice to the Lord.Select Jeremiah 46:10

11Egypt, no medicine can heal you, not even the soothing lotion from Gilead.Select Jeremiah 46:11

12All nations have heard you weep; you are disgraced, and they know it. Your troops fall to the ground, stumbling over each other.Select Jeremiah 46:12

A Warning for Egypt

14When King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia was on his way to attack Egypt, the Lord sent me with a warning for every Egyptian town, but especially for Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes. He said to tell them: Prepare to defend yourselves! Everywhere in your nation, people are dying in war.Select Jeremiah 46:14

15I have struck down your mighty god Apis and chased him away.Select Jeremiah 46:15

16Your soldiers stumble over each other and say, “Get up! The enemy will kill us, unless we can escape to our own land.”Select Jeremiah 46:16

17Give the king of Egypt this new name, “Talks-Big-Does-Nothing.”Select Jeremiah 46:17

18Egypt, I am the true king, the Lord All-Powerful, and as surely as I live, those enemies who attack will tower over you like Mount Tabor among the hills or Mount Carmel by the sea.Select Jeremiah 46:18

19You will be led away captive, so pack a few things to bring with you. Your capital, Memphis, will lie empty and in ruins.Select Jeremiah 46:19

20An enemy from the north will attack you, beautiful Egypt, like a fly biting a cow.Select Jeremiah 46:20

21The foreign soldiers you hired will turn and run. But they are doomed, like well-fed calves being led to the butcher. *Select Jeremiah 46:21

22The enemy army will go forward like a swarm of locusts. Your troops will feel helpless, like a snake in a forestSelect Jeremiah 46:22

23when men with axes start chopping down trees. It can only hiss and try to escape.Select Jeremiah 46:23

24Your people will be disgraced and captured by the enemy from the north.Select Jeremiah 46:24

25I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel. Soon I will punish the god Amon of Thebes and the other Egyptian gods, the Egyptian kings, the people of Egypt, and everyone who trusts in the Egyptian power.Select Jeremiah 46:25

26I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar and his army. But I also promise that Egypt will someday have people living here again, just as it had before. I, the Lord, have spoken.Select Jeremiah 46:26

The Will Bring Israel Home / The said:

27Israel, don't be afraid. Someday I will bring you home from foreign lands. You and your descendants will live in peace and safety, with nothing to fear.Select Jeremiah 46:27

28So don't be afraid, even though now you deserve to be punished and have been scattered among other nations. But when I destroy them, I will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken.Select Jeremiah 46:28