Jeremiah 46章 ESV | 微读圣经

Judgment on Egypt

1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet 46:1 [ch. 1:5; 25:13]; See ch. 25:15-26concerning the nations.

2About Egypt. 46:2 2 Kgs. 23:29; 2 Chr. 35:20Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in 46:2 ch. 25:1; 36:1; 45:1the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

346:3 [ch. 51:11]“Prepare buckler and shield,

and advance for battle!

446:4 [Nah. 3:2] Harness the horses;

mount, O horsemen!

Take your stations with your helmets,

46:4 [See ver. 3above]polish your spears,

put on your armor!

5Why have I seen it?

They are dismayed

and have turned backward.

Their 46:5 [2 Sam. 1:19, 25] warriors are beaten down

and have fled in haste;

46:5 ver. 21; ch. 47:3they look not back—

46:5 See ch. 6:25terror on every side!

declares the Lord.

6“The swift cannot flee away,

nor the warrior escape;

46:6 [See ver. 2above] in the north by the river Euphrates

46:6 [Dan. 11:19]they have stumbled and fallen.

7“Who is this, 46:7 [ch. 47:2; Isa. 8:7, 8; Dan. 11:22] rising like the Nile,

like rivers 46:7 [Ezek. 32:2]whose waters surge?

8Egypt rises like the Nile,

like rivers 46:8 [See ver. 7above]whose waters surge.

He said, ‘I will rise, I will cover the earth,

I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.’

946:9 Nah. 3:2; [Judg. 5:22] Advance, O horses,

and rage, O chariots!

Let the warriors go out:

men of Cush and 46:9 Ezek. 27:10Put who handle the shield,

46:9 Isa. 66:19men of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.

1046:10 Isa. 13:9; Joel 1:15That day is the day of the Lord God of hosts,

46:10 ch. 50:15a day of vengeance,

46:10 Isa. 1:24to avenge himself on his foes.

46:10 [ver. 14; Isa. 34:5] The sword shall devour and be sated

and drink its fill of their blood.

For the Lord God of hosts holds 46:10 [Isa. 34:6] a sacrifice

46:10 ver. 6in the north country 46:10 ver. 2by the river Euphrates.

1146:11 [ch. 8:22] Go up to Gilead, and take 46:11 [ch. 8:22] balm,

O virgin daughter of Egypt!

In vain you have used many medicines;

46:11 [Ezek. 30:21]there is no healing for you.

12The nations have heard of your shame,

and the earth is full of your cry;

46:12 ver. 6for warrior has stumbled against warrior;

they have both fallen together.”

13The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of 46:13 ch. 43:10, 11; 44:30; [Isa. 19:4; Ezek. 29:10]Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:

14“Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in 46:14 See ch. 44:1Migdol;

proclaim in 46:14 See ch. 44:1Memphis and 46:14 See ch. 44:1Tahpanhes;

say, 46:14 [ver. 3, 4] ‘Stand ready and be prepared,

for 46:14 [ver. 10]the sword shall devour around you.’

15Why are your mighty ones face down?

They do not stand46:15 Hebrew He does not stand

because the Lord thrust them down.

16He made many stumble, 46:16 Lev. 26:37and they fell,

and they said one to another,

‘Arise, and let us go back to our own people

and to the land of our birth,

46:16 ch. 50:16because of the sword of the oppressor.’

17Call the name of 46:17 [Isa. 30:7]Pharaoh, king of Egypt,

‘Noisy one who lets the hour go by.’

1846:18 See ch. 4:2“As I live, declares the King,

46:18 ch. 48:15; 51:57; Isa. 47:4; 48:2whose name is the Lord of hosts,

like 46:18 Judg. 4:6Tabor among the mountains

and like 46:18 1 Kgs. 18:42, 44Carmel by the sea, shall one come.

1946:19 [Ezek. 12:3] Prepare yourselves baggage for exile,

O 46:19 [ch. 48:18] inhabitants of Egypt!

For 46:19 See ch. 44:1Memphis shall become a waste,

a ruin, 46:19 See ch. 4:7without inhabitant.

20“A beautiful 46:20 [Hos. 10:11] heifer is Egypt,

but a biting fly 46:20 ver. 6, 10, 24; See ch. 1:13from the north has come upon her.

21Even her hired soldiers in her midst

are like 46:21 Amos 6:4; Mal. 4:2fattened calves;

yes, they have turned and fled together;

they did not stand,

for the day of their calamity has come upon them,

46:21 ch. 50:27the time of their punishment.

22“She makes 46:22 [Isa. 29:4] a sound like a serpent gliding away;

for her enemies march in force

and come against her with axes

46:22 [Isa. 10:34; 14:8]like those who fell trees.

2346:23 [See ver. 22above] They shall cut down her forest,

declares the Lord,

though it is impenetrable,

because 46:23 [Judg. 6:5; 7:12]they are more numerous than locusts;

they are without number.

24The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame;

she shall be delivered into the hand of 46:24 [See ver. 20above]a people from the north.”

25The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: “Behold, I am bringing punishment upon 46:25 [Nah. 3:8] Amon of 46:25 Ezek. 30:14, 15, 16Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt 46:25 See ch. 43:12and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him.

2646:26 ch. 44:30; Ezek. 30:4; 32:11I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their life, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. 46:26 Ezek. 29:13, 14; See Isa. 19:22-25Afterward Egypt shall be inhabited 46:26 Isa. 51:9as in the days of old, declares the Lord.

2746:27 See ch. 30:10, 11; Isa. 43:5“But fear not, O Jacob my servant,

nor be dismayed, O Israel,

for behold, I will save you from far away,

and your offspring from the land of their captivity.

Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,

and none shall make him afraid.

2846:28 [See ver. 27above] Fear not, O Jacob my servant,

declares the Lord,

for I am with you.

I will make a full end of all the nations

to which I have driven you,

but of you I will not make a full end.

46:28 ch. 10:24I will discipline you in just measure,

and I will by no means leave you unpunished.”

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