46:1 The
word
of
the
LORD
that
came
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet
concerning
the
nations.
46:2 About
Egypt.
Concerning
the
army
of
Pharaoh
Neco,
king
of
Egypt,
which
was
by
the
river
Euphrates
at
Carchemish
and
which
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon
defeated
in
the
fourth
year
of
Jehoiakim
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah:
46:3 "Prepare
buckler
and
shield,
and
advance
for
battle!
46:4 Harness
the
horses;
mount,
O
horsemen!
Take
your
stations
with
your
helmets,
polish
your
spears,
put
on
your
armor!
46:5 Why
have
I
seen
it
They
are
dismayed
and
have
turned
backward.
Their
warriors
are
beaten
down
and
have
fled
in
haste;
they
look
not
back--
terror
on
every
side!
declares
the
LORD.
46:6 "The
swift
cannot
flee
away,
nor
the
warrior
escape;
in
the
north
by
the
river
Euphrates
they
have
stumbled
and
fallen.
46:7 "Who
is
this,
rising
like
the
Nile,
like
rivers
whose
waters
surge
46:8 Egypt
rises
like
the
Nile,
like
rivers
whose
waters
surge.
He
said,
'I
will
rise,
I
will
cover
the
earth,
I
will
destroy
cities
and
their
inhabitants.'
46:9 Advance,
O
horses,
and
rage,
O
chariots!
Let
the
warriors
go
out:
men
of
Cush
and
Put
who
handle
the
shield,
men
of
Lud,
skilled
in
handling
the
bow.
46:10 That
day
is
the
day
of
the
Lord
GOD
of
hosts,
a
day
of
vengeance,
to
avenge
himself
on
his
foes.
The
sword
shall
devour
and
be
sated
and
drink
its
fill
of
their
blood.
For
the
Lord
GOD
of
hosts
holds
a
sacrifice
in
the
north
country
by
the
river
Euphrates.
46:11 Go
up
to
Gilead,
and
take
balm,
O
virgin
daughter
of
Egypt!
In
vain
you
have
used
many
medicines;
there
is
no
healing
for
you.
46:12 The
nations
have
heard
of
your
shame,
and
the
earth
is
full
of
your
cry;
for
warrior
has
stumbled
against
warrior;
they
have
both
fallen
together."
46:13 The
word
that
the
LORD
spoke
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet
about
the
coming
of
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon
to
strike
the
land
of
Egypt:
46:14 "Declare
in
Egypt,
and
proclaim
in
Migdol;
proclaim
in
Memphis
and
Tahpanhes;
say,
'Stand
ready
and
be
prepared,
for
the
sword
shall
devour
around
you.'
46:15 Why
are
your
mighty
ones
face
down
They
do
not
stand
because
the
LORD
thrust
them
down.
46:16 He
made
many
stumble,
and
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,
because
of
the
sword
of
the
oppressor.'
46:17 Call
the
name
of
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
'Noisy
one
who
lets
the
hour
go
by.'
46:18 "As
I
live,
declares
the
King,
whose
name
is
the
LORD
of
hosts,
like
Tabor
among
the
mountains
and
like
Carmel
by
the
sea,
shall
one
come.
46:19 Prepare
yourselves
baggage
for
exile,
O
inhabitants
of
Egypt!
For
Memphis
shall
become
a
waste,
a
ruin,
without
inhabitant.
46:20 "A
beautiful
heifer
is
Egypt,
but
a
biting
fly
from
the
north
has
come
upon
her.
46:21 Even
her
hired
soldiers
in
her
midst
are
like
fattened
calves;
yes,
they
have
turned
and
fled
together;
they
did
not
stand,
for
the
day
of
their
calamity
has
come
upon
them,
the
time
of
their
punishment.
46:22 "She
makes
a
sound
like
a
serpent
gliding
away;
for
her
enemies
march
in
force
and
come
against
her
with
axes
like
those
who
fell
trees.
46:23 They
shall
cut
down
her
forest,
declares
the
LORD,
though
it
is
impenetrable,
because
they
are
more
numerous
than
locusts;
they
are
without
number.
46:24 The
daughter
of
Egypt
shall
be
put
to
shame;
she
shall
be
delivered
into
the
hand
of
a
people
from
the
north."
46:25 The
LORD
of
hosts,
the
God
of
Israel,
said:
"Behold,
I
am
bringing
punishment
upon
Amon
of
Thebes,
and
Pharaoh
and
Egypt
and
her
gods
and
her
kings,
upon
Pharaoh
and
those
who
trust
in
him.
46:26 I
will
deliver
them
into
the
hand
of
those
who
seek
their
life,
into
the
hand
of
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon
and
his
officers.
Afterward
Egypt
shall
be
inhabited
as
in
the
days
of
old,
declares
the
LORD.
46:27 "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.
46:28 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.
I
will
discipline
you
in
just
measure,
and
I
will
by
no
means
leave
you
unpunished."