Jeremiah 46:1-10 ▼

1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the [Gentile] nations.

2 Concerning Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated [decisively] in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:

3 “Line up the buckler (small shield) and [large] shield, And advance for battle!

4 “Harness the horses, And mount, you riders! Take your stand with your helmets! Polish the spears, Put on the coats of mail!

5 “Why have I seen it? They are terrified And have turned back, And their warriors are beaten down. They take flight in haste Without looking back; Terror is on every side!” Says the LORD.

6 Do not let the swift man run, Nor the mighty man escape; In the north by the river Euphrates They have stumbled and fallen.

7 Who is this that rises up like the Nile [River], Like the rivers [in the delta of Egypt] whose waters surge about?

8 Egypt rises like the Nile, Even like the rivers whose waters surge about. And He has said, “I will rise, I will cover that land; I will certainly destroy the city and its inhabitants.”

9 Charge, you horses, And drive like madmen, you chariots! Let the warriors go forward: Ethiopia and Put (Libya) who handle the shield, And the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.

10 For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance, that He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. And the sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood; For the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice [like that of a great sin offering] In the north country by the river Euphrates.