Jeremiah 46:5
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

What then? I have seen them dismayed, and turning their backs, their valiant ones slain: they fled apace, and they looked not back: terror was round about, saith the Lord.

and their

Revelation 6:15 And the kings of the earth and the princes and tribunes and the rich and the strong and every bondman and every freeman hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of mountains:

beaten down [heb] fled a flight

Jeremiah 46:15 Why are thy valiant men come to nothing? they stood not: because the Lord hath overthrown them.

Genesis 19:17 And they brought him forth, and set him without the city: and there they spoke to him, saying: Save thy life: look not back, neither stay thou in all the country about: but save thy self in the mountain, lest thou be also consumed.

2 Kings 7:6,7 For the Lord had made them hear, in the camp of Syria, the noise of chariots, and of horses, and of a very great army: and they said one to another: Behold, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hethites, and of the Egyptians; and they are come upon us. . . .

Nahum 2:8 And as for Ninive, her waters are like a great pool: but the men flee away. They cry: Stand, stand, but there is none that will return back.

fear

Jeremiah 6:25 Go not out into the fields, nor walk in the highway: for the sword of the enemy, and fear is on every side.

Jeremiah 20:3,4,10 And when it was light the next day, Phassur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. And Jeremiah said to him: The Lord hath not called thy name Phassur, but fear on every side. . . .

Jeremiah 49:29 They shall take their tents, and their flocks: and shall carry off for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels: and they shall call fear upon them round about.

Isaiah 19:16 In that day Egypt shall be like unto women, and they shall be amazed, and afraid, because of the moving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shall move over it.

Ezekiel 32:10 And I will make many people to be amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when my sword shall begin to fly upon their faces: and they shall be astonished on a sudden, every one for his own life, in the day of their ruin.

Revelation 6:15-17 And the kings of the earth and the princes and tribunes and the rich and the strong and every bondman and every freeman hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of mountains: . . .

Context
The Judgment on Egypt
4Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen: stand forth with helmets, furbish the spears, put on coats of mail. 5What then? I have seen them dismayed, and turning their backs, their valiant ones slain: they fled apace, and they looked not back: terror was round about, saith the Lord.6Let not the swift flee away, nor the strong think to escape: they are overthrown, and fallen down, towards the north by the river Euphrates.…
Cross References
Isaiah 5:25
Therefore is the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched out his hand upon them, and struck them: and the mountains were troubles, and their carcasses became as dung in the midst of the streets. For after this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 13:8
And shall be broken. Gripings and pains, shall take hold of them, they shall be in pain as a woman in labour. Every one shall be amazed at his neighbour, their countenances shall be as faces burnt.

Isaiah 42:17
They are turned back: let them be greatly confounded, that trust in a graven thing, that say to a molten thing: You are our god.

Jeremiah 6:25
Go not out into the fields, nor walk in the highway: for the sword of the enemy, and fear is on every side.

Jeremiah 20:3
And when it was light the next day, Phassur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. And Jeremiah said to him: The Lord hath not called thy name Phassur, but fear on every side.

Jeremiah 20:4
For thus saith the Lord: Behold I will deliver thee up to fear, thee and all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thy eyes shall see it, and I will give all Juda into the hand of the king of Babylon: and he shall carry them away to Babylon, and shall strike them with the sword.

Jeremiah 46:15
Why are thy valiant men come to nothing? they stood not: because the Lord hath overthrown them.

Jeremiah 46:21
Her hirelings also that lived in the midst of her, like fatted calves are turned back, and are fled away together, and they could not stand, for the day of their slaughter is come upon them, the time of their visitation.

Jeremiah 49:5
Behold I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, from all that are round about thee: and you shall be scattered every one out of one another's sight, neither shall there be any to gather together them that flee.

Jeremiah 49:29
They shall take their tents, and their flocks: and shall carry off for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels: and they shall call fear upon them round about.

Ezekiel 39:18
You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and you shall drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, and of lambs, and of he goats, and bullocks, and of all that are well fed and fat.

Nahum 2:8
And as for Ninive, her waters are like a great pool: but the men flee away. They cry: Stand, stand, but there is none that will return back.

Lexicon
Why
מַדּ֣וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4069: Why? for what reason?

am I seeing this?
רָאִ֗יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

They
הֵ֣מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

are terrified,
חַתִּים֮ (ḥat·tîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2844: Crushed, afraid, terror

they are retreating,
נְסֹגִ֣ים (nə·sō·ḡîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5472: To move away, backslide

their warriors
וְגִבּוֹרֵיהֶ֣ם (wə·ḡib·bō·w·rê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

are defeated,
יֻכַּ֔תּוּ (yuk·kat·tū)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3807: To bruise, violently strike

they flee
וּמָנ֥וֹס (ū·mā·nō·ws)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4498: Flight, place of escape or refuge

in haste,
נָ֖סוּ (nā·sū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5127: To flit, vanish away

they never
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

look back,
הִפְנ֑וּ (hip̄·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look

terror
מָג֥וֹר (mā·ḡō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4032: Fear, terror

is on every side!
מִסָּבִ֖יב (mis·sā·ḇîḇ)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5002: An oracle

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating, their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste, they never look back, terror is on every side! declares the LORD.Why 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, said the LORD.

Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith Jehovah.

Why do they fear, and turn back? even because their mighty men shall be slain: they have utterly fled, and being hemmed in they have not rallied, saith the Lord.

Why do I see them dismayed, turned away back? And their mighty ones are beaten down, and take to flight, and look not back? Terror [is] on every side, saith Jehovah.

Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith the LORD.

Why have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled apace, and look not back: for fear was on all sides, saith the LORD.

Why have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled apace, and don't look back: terror is on every side, says Yahweh.

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.
Jump to Previous
Apace Backward Beaten Declares Defeated Dismayed Drawing Facing Fear Fled Flee Flight Look Mighty Ones Overcome Refuge Round Side Sides Terrified Terror Turned Wherefore
Jump to Next
Apace Backward Beaten Declares Defeated Dismayed Drawing Facing Fear Fled Flee Flight Look Mighty Ones Overcome Refuge Round Side Sides Terrified Terror Turned Wherefore
Links
Jeremiah 46:5 NIV
Jeremiah 46:5 NLT
Jeremiah 46:5 ESV
Jeremiah 46:5 NASB
Jeremiah 46:5 KJV

Jeremiah 46:5 Bible Apps
Jeremiah 46:5 Biblia Paralela
Jeremiah 46:5 Chinese Bible
Jeremiah 46:5 French Bible
Jeremiah 46:5 German Bible

Alphabetical: and are back declares defeated do drawing every facing flee flight haste have I in is it looking LORD men mighty on refuge retreating see seen side taken terrified terror the their there They warriors What Why without

OT Prophets: Jeremiah 46:5 Why have I seen it? They (Jer.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Jeremiah 46:4
Top of Page
Top of Page