Jeremiah 46 Free Bible Version
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
1◆ In the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, the Lord's message came to Jeremiah the prophet about foreign nations.
1 PALABRA de Jehová que fué á Jeremías profeta, contra las gentes.
2 This concerns Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt and the Egyptian army which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
2 En orden á Egipto: contra el ejército de Faraón Nechâo rey de Egipto, que estaba cerca del río Eufrates en Carchêmis, al cual hirió Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia el año cuarto de Joacim hijo de Josías, rey de Judá.
3 Pick up both your small and large shields, and advance ready for battle!
3 Aparejad escudo y pavés, y venid á la guerra.
4 Put the harnesses on the horses and get into your chariots; take your positions with your helmets on! Sharpen your spears; put on your armor!
4 Uncid caballos, y subid, vosotros los caballeros, y poneos con capacetes; limpiad las lanzas, vestíos de lorigas.
5 Why do I see their lines broken and retreating? Their soldiers are defeated. They run away so quickly they don't even look back because they're so terrified by what's happening around them, declares the Lord.
5 ¿Por qué los vi medrosos, tornando atrás? y sus valientes fueron deshechos, y huyeron á más huir sin volver á mirar atrás: miedo de todas partes, dice Jehová.
6 Even the fastest of them can't get away; the soldiers can't escape. There in the north beside the Euphrates they fall and die.
6 No huya el ligero, ni el valiente escape; al aquilón junto á la ribera del Eufrates tropezaron y cayeron.
7 Who is this that's coming, rising like the Nile, like swirling rivers whose waters flood?
7 ¿Quién es éste que como río sube, y cuyas aguas se mueven como ríos?
8 Egypt is rising like the Nile; its waters swirl like flooding rivers, boasting, “I will rise and sweep over the earth; I will destroy towns and the people in them.”
8 Egipto como río se hincha, y las aguas se mueven como ríos, y dijo: Subiré, cubriré la tierra, destruiré la ciudad y los que en ella moran.
9 Horses, charge in! Chariots, drive like crazy! Have the infantry advance: soldiers from Ethiopia and Put carrying their shields, archers from Lydia with their bows.
9 Subid, caballos, y alborotaos, carros; y salgan los valientes: los de Cus y los de Phut que toman escudo, y los de Lut que toman y entesan arco.
10 But this is the day of the Lord God Almighty, a day of retribution when he takes vengeance on his enemies. The sword will destroy until it is satisfied, until it's had enough of their blood. The Lord God Almighty is having a sacrifice in the north country beside the Euphrates.
10 Mas ese día será á Jehová Dios de los ejércitos día de venganza, para vengarse de sus enemigos: y la espada devorará y se hartará, y se embriagará de la sangre de ellos: porque matanza será á Jehová, Dios de los ejércitos, en tierra del aquilón junto al río Eufrates.
11 Go and find some healing ointment in Gilead, Virgin Daughter of Egypt! But whatever you use to help you will fail, because there's nothing that will heal you.
11 Sube á Galaad, y toma bálsamo, virgen hija de Egipto: por demás multiplicarás medicinas; no hay cura para ti.
12 The other nations have heard how you were humiliated in defeat. Everyone can hear your cries of pain. Soldiers fall over each other, and die together.
12 Las gentes oyeron tu afrenta, y tu clamor hinchió la tierra: porque fuerte se encontró con fuerte, y cayeron ambos juntos.
13 This is the message that the Lord gave to Jeremiah the prophet about the attack by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon on Egypt:
13 Palabra que habló Jehová á Jeremías profeta acerca de la venida de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, para herir la tierra de Egipto:
14 Shout a warning in Egypt! Tell everyone in Migdol, and in Memphis and Tahpanhes: Get ready to defend yourselves, because war is destroying everything around you.
14 Denunciad en Egipto, y haced saber en Migdol: haced saber también en Noph y en Taphnes; decid: Para, y apercíbete; porque espada ha de devorar tu comarca.
15 Why did Apis, your bull-god, run away? He couldn't stand his ground because the Lord knocked him down.
15 ¿Por qué ha sido derribado tu fuerte? no se pudo tener, porque Jehová lo rempujó.
16 Many soldiers trip and fall over one another and say, “Come on! Let's get back home to our people where we were born, otherwise we're going to be killed.”
16 Multiplicó los caídos, y cada uno cayó sobre su compañero, y dijeron: Levántate y volvámonos á nuestro pueblo, y á la tierra de nuestro nacimiento, de delante de la espada vencedora.
17 When they get there they'll say about Pharaoh king of Egypt, “He just makes a lot of noise. He wasted his opportunity.”
17 Allí gritaron: Faraón rey de Egipto, [rey de] revuelta: dejó pasar el tiempo señalado.
18 As I live, declares the King who has the name “the Lord Almighty,” the king of Babylon will come. He is like Mount Tabor that stands out from the other mountains, like Mount Carmel high above the sea.
18 Vivo yo, dice el Rey, cuyo nombre es Jehová de los ejércitos, que como Tabor entre los montes, y como Carmelo en la mar, así vendrá.
19 Pack your bags ready for exile, daughter living in Egypt! Memphis is going to be destroyed, an empty place where no one lives.
19 Hazte vasos de transmigración, moradora hija de Egipto; porque Noph será por yermo, y será asolada hasta no quedar morador.
20 Egypt is a beautiful young cow, but a stinging insect from the north is coming to attack her.
20 Becerra hermosa Egipto; [mas] viene destrucción, del aquilón viene.
21 The soldiers that Egypt hired are like calves made fat for slaughter. They will also retreat. They won't stand and fight—they will all run away. Their day of destruction is coming; the time when they'll be punished.
21 Sus soldados también en medio de ella como engordados becerros: que también ellos se volvieron, huyeron todos sin pararse: porque vino sobre ellos el día de su quebrantamiento, el tiempo de su visitación.
22 The Egyptians will retreat with a rustle like a snake sliding away, because the enemy will attack them with axes, coming at them like wood-cutters chopping down trees.
22 Su voz saldrá como de serpiente; porque con ejército vendrán, y con hachas vienen á ella como cortadores de leña.
23 They will cut them down like a thick forest, declares the Lord, because the invaders are like a swarm of locusts—there are so many of them that they can't be counted.
23 Cortaron su bosque, dice Jehová, porque no podrán ser contados; porque serán más que langostas, ni tendrán número.
24 The people of Egypt will be humiliated. They will be handed over to the people of the north.
24 Avergonzóse la hija de Egipto; entregada será en mano del pueblo del aquilón.
25 The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Watch, because I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes, and Pharaoh. I will punish the people of Egypt with their gods and kings, and everyone who trusts in Pharaoh.
25 Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, ha dicho: He aquí que yo visito el pueblo de Amón de No, y á Faraón y á Egipto, y á sus dioses y á sus reyes; así á Faraón como á los que en él confían.
26 I'm going to hand them over to those who want to kill them, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after all this happens, people will live in Egypt as they used to, declares the Lord.
26 Y entregarélos en mano de los que buscan su alma, y en mano de Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, y en mano de sus siervos: mas después será habitada como en los días pasados, dice Jehová.
27 But you, descendants of Jacob my servant, you don't have to be fearful. Israelites, you don't need to be discouraged. I promise to rescue you from your distant places of exile, your descendants from the countries where they're being held captive. You will go home to a quiet and comfortable life, free from any threats.
27 Y tú no temas, siervo mío Jacob, y no desmayes, Israel; porque he aquí que yo te salvo de lejos, y á tu simiente de la tierra de su cautividad. Y volverá Jacob, y descansará y será prosperado, y no habrá quien lo espante.
28 You descendants of Jacob, don't be afraid! declares the Lord, for I will be with you. I will completely destroy all the nations where I've scattered you, I won't completely destroy you. However, I will discipline you as you deserve, and you can be sure I won't leave you unpunished.
28 Tú, siervo mío Jacob, no temas, dice Jehová; porque yo soy contigo: porque haré consumación en todas las gentes á las cuales te habré echado; mas en ti no haré consumación, sino que te castigaré con juicio, y no te talaré del todo.
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 1:10; Zechariah 2:8; Numbers 23:9; Romans 3:29; Jeremiah 4:7
- 2 2 Kings 23:29; Ezekiel 29:1–21; Jeremiah 25:1; Jeremiah 45:1; Jeremiah 25:19
- 3 Isaiah 21:5; Nahum 2:1; Jeremiah 51:11–12; Nahum 3:14; Joel 3:9
- 4 Ezekiel 21:9–11; Jeremiah 51:3; 2 Chronicles 26:14; Ezekiel 21:28; 1 Samuel 17:5
- 5 Jeremiah 49:29; Jeremiah 6:25; Jeremiah 46:21; Jeremiah 46:15; Jeremiah 20:3–4
- 6 Daniel 11:19; Jeremiah 46:12; Amos 9:1–3; Jeremiah 46:16; Jeremiah 6:1
- 7 Jeremiah 47:2; Daniel 11:22; Isaiah 8:7–8; Revelation 12:15; Daniel 9:26
- 8 Ezekiel 32:2; Ezekiel 29:3; Isaiah 10:13–16; Exodus 15:9–10; Isaiah 37:24–26
- 9 Ezekiel 27:10; Isaiah 66:19; Nahum 3:9; Jeremiah 47:3; Acts 2:10
- 10 Deuteronomy 32:42; Joel 1:15; Jeremiah 46:2; Zephaniah 1:7–8; Jeremiah 46:6
- 11 Jeremiah 8:22; Micah 1:9; Jeremiah 14:17; Luke 8:43–44; Isaiah 47:1
- 12 Nahum 3:8–10; Jeremiah 46:6; Jeremiah 14:2; Isaiah 19:2; Jeremiah 49:21
- 13 Jeremiah 44:30; Jeremiah 43:10–13; Isaiah 29:1–24; Isaiah 19:1–25
- 14 Jeremiah 46:10; Jeremiah 44:1; Jeremiah 43:8–9; Jeremiah 2:30; Isaiah 1:20
- 15 Psalm 68:2; Isaiah 66:15–16; Jeremiah 46:5; Psalm 18:14; Psalm 18:39
- 16 Leviticus 26:36–37; Jeremiah 51:9; Jeremiah 46:21; Jeremiah 50:16; Jeremiah 46:6
- 17 Isaiah 19:11–16; Exodus 15:9; 1 Kings 20:10; Isaiah 37:27–29; Ezekiel 31:18
- 18 Jeremiah 48:15; Joshua 19:22; Judges 4:6; Isaiah 47:4; Malachi 1:14
- 19 Isaiah 20:4; Jeremiah 48:18; Ezekiel 30:13; Jeremiah 44:1; Jeremiah 51:29–30
- 20 Hosea 10:11; Jeremiah 47:2; Jeremiah 46:6; Jeremiah 46:10; Jeremiah 1:14
- 21 2 Kings 7:6; Obadiah 13; Jeremiah 46:5; Amos 6:4; Micah 7:4
- 22 Isaiah 29:4; Isaiah 37:24; Jeremiah 51:20–23; Isaiah 14:8; Isaiah 10:15
- 23 Judges 7:12; Judges 6:5; Joel 2:25; Revelation 9:2–10; Isaiah 10:18
- 24 Jeremiah 1:15; Ezekiel 29:1–21; Jeremiah 46:11; Jeremiah 46:19–20; Psalm 137:8
- 25 Zephaniah 2:11; Isaiah 20:5–6; Exodus 12:12; Jeremiah 43:12–13; Jeremiah 42:14–16
- 26 Ezekiel 32:11; Jeremiah 44:30; Ezekiel 29:8–14; Jeremiah 49:39; Jeremiah 48:47
- 27 Isaiah 43:5; Isaiah 43:1; Jeremiah 30:10–11; Isaiah 41:13–14; Jeremiah 50:19
- 28 Revelation 3:19; 1 Corinthians 11:32; Jeremiah 10:24; Jeremiah 4:27; Jeremiah 30:11
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
Why does my Bible say something different?
- Jeremiah: a shorter book in a different order
The Greek Septuagint of Jeremiah is markedly shorter than the Hebrew text and arranges the book differently: the oracles against the nations come in the middle, after 25:13, not at the end. Hebrew fragments from Qumran show that a shorter Hebrew form of Jeremiah really existed. Many scholars think Jeremiah circulated in two editions.