Jeremiah 46:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Let not the swift manהַקַּ֔ל
(hak·kal,)
7031: light, swift, fleetfrom qalal
flee,יָנ֣וּס
(ya·nus)
5127: to flee, escapea prim. root
Norאַל־
(al-)
408: not (a subjective neg.)a prim. particle
the mighty manהַגִּבֹּ֑ור
(hag·gib·bo·vr;)
1368: strong, mightyfrom gabar
escape;יִמָּלֵ֖ט
(yim·ma·let)
4422: to slip awaya prim. root
In the northצָפֹ֙ונָה֙
(tza·fo·v·nah)
6828: northfrom tsaphan
besideעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the riverנְהַר־
(ne·har-)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
Euphratesפְּרָ֔ת
(pe·rat,)
6578: a river of W. Asiaof foreign origin
They have stumbledכָּשְׁל֖וּ
(ka·she·lu)
3782: to stumble, stagger, tottera prim. root
and fallen.וְנָפָֽלוּ׃
(ve·na·fa·lu.)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Let not the swift
qal  (kal)
light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial) -- light, swift(-ly).
flee away
nuwc  (noos)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
nor the mighty man
gibbowr  (ghib-bore')
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
escape
malat  (maw-lat')
to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
they shall stumble
kashal  (kaw-shal')
to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
and fall
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
toward the north
tsaphown  (tsaw-fone')
hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) -- north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
by
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
the river
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
Euphrates
Prath  (per-awth')
rushing; Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East -- Euphrates.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Let not the swift man flee, Nor the mighty man escape; In the north beside the river Euphrates They have stumbled and fallen.

King James Bible
Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River, they stumble and fall.

International Standard Version
"The swift cannot flee, nor can the strong escape. In the north, beside the Euphrates River, they stumble and fall.

NET Bible
But even the swiftest cannot get away. Even the strongest cannot escape. There in the north by the Euphrates River they stumble and fall in defeat.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The infantry can't flee. The warriors can't escape. They stumble and fall in the north by the Euphrates River.

King James 2000 Bible
Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
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