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Jeremiah 46:14 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" “Declare in Egypt, publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes; say, ‘Stand up, and prepare, for the sword has devoured around you.’ "
Jeremiah 46:14
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12 The nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry; for the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty, they both fall together.”
13 The word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon should come and strike the land of Egypt:
14 “Declare in Egypt, publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes; say, ‘Stand up, and prepare, for the sword has devoured around you.’
15 Why are your strong ones swept away? They didn’t stand, because the LORD pushed them.
16 He made many to stumble. Yes, they fell on one another. They said, ‘Arise! Let’s go again to our own people, and to the land of our birth, from the oppressing sword.’
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Jeremiah 46:1
"The LORD’s word which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations."
Jeremiah 46:2
"Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah."
Jeremiah 46:3
"“Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!"
Jeremiah 46:4
"Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand up with your helmets. Polish the spears, put on the coats of mail."
Jeremiah 46:5
"Why have I seen it? They are dismayed and are turned backward. Their mighty ones are beaten down, have fled in haste, and don’t look back. Terror is on every side,” says the LORD."
Jeremiah 46:6
"“Don’t let the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape. In the north by the river Euphrates they have stumbled and fallen."
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