Jeremiah · Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Jeremiah 46 Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
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1 Yahweh’s word which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, who was by the river Euphrates in Carshemish, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
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.
3 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
3 “Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!
4 Harness the horses; and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with [your] helmets; furbish the spears, [and] put on the coats of mail.
4 Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand up with your helmets. Polish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
5 Why have I seen them dismayed [and] turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled apace, and look not back: [for] fear [was] on all sides, saith the LORD.
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 Yahweh.
6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape! they shall stumble, and fall towards the north by the river Euphrates.
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.
7 Who [is] this [that] cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
7 “Who is this who rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge?
8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and [his] waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, [and] will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.
8 Egypt rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge. He says, ‘I will rise up. I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and its inhabitants.’
9 Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth: the Cushites and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians that handle [and] bend the bow.
9 Go up, you horses! Rage, you chariots! Let the mighty men go out: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.
10 For this [is] the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
10 For that day is of the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge himself of his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satiated, and will drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; [for] thou shalt not be cured.
11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, virgin daughter of Egypt. You use many medicines in vain. There is no healing for you.
12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, [and] they have fallen both together.
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 Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come [and] smite the land of Egypt.
13 The word that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon should come and strike the land of Egypt:
14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour around thee.
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 thy valiant [men] swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.
15 Why are your strong ones swept away? They didn’t stand, because Yahweh pushed them.
16 He made many to fall, yes, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
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.’
17 They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt [is but] a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.
17 They cried there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he has let the appointed time pass by.’
18 [As] I live, saith the king, whose name [is] the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor [is] among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, [so] shall he come.
18 “As I live,” says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies, “surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so he will come.
19 O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
19 You daughter who dwells in Egypt, furnish yourself to go into captivity; for Memphis will become a desolation, and will be burned up, without inhabitant.
20 Egypt [is like] a very fair heifer, [but] destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
20 “Egypt is a very beautiful heifer; but destruction out of the north has come. It has come.
21 Also her hired men [are] in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also have turned back, [and] have fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity had come upon them, [and] the time of their visitation.
21 Also her hired men in the middle of her are like calves of the stall, for they also are turned back. They have fled away together. They didn’t stand, for the day of their calamity has come on them, the time of their visitation.
22 The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
22 Its sound will go like the serpent, for they will march with an army, and come against her with axes, as wood cutters.
23 They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and [are] innumerable.
23 They will cut down her forest,” says Yahweh, “though it can’t be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
24 The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
24 The daughter of Egypt will be disappointed; she will be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.”
25 The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel saith: Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and [all] them that trust in him:
25 Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her gods and her kings, even Pharaoh, and those who trust in him.
26 And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.
26 I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants. Afterwards it will be inhabited, as in the days of old,” says Yahweh.
27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for behold, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make [him] afraid.
27 “But don’t you be afraid, Jacob my servant. Don’t be dismayed, Israel; for, behold, I will save you from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return, and will be quiet and at ease. No one will make him afraid.
28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I [am] with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
28 Don’t be afraid, O Jacob my servant,” says Yahweh, “for I am with you; for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have driven you, but I will not make a full end of you, but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.”
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.