Jeremiah 46:21

Also her mercenaries are in the midst of her 1 like young calves of the stall; 1 for they also are turned back, 1 and are fled away together; 1 they did not stand, 1 because the day of their calamity was come upon them, 1 and the time of their pekuddat. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.

In Context

20Mitzrayim is like a very fair eglah, 1 but a gadfly comes; it comes out of the tzafon. 1

22The noise thereof + 46:22 the sound of Egypt fleeing shall go like a nachash; 1 for they [her enemies] shall march in force, 1 and come against her with axes, 1 as choppers of wood. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:15But Yeshurun grew fat, and kicked; 1 thou art grown fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; 1 then he forsook G-d which made him, 1 and lightly esteemed the Tzur of his Yeshu'ah (Salvation). 1

2 Kings 7:6For Adonoi had made the Machaneh Aram to hear a noise of chariots and a noise of susim, even the noise of a chayil gadol (a great army); and they said one to another, Hinei, the Melech Yisroel hath hired against us the Melachim of the Chittim, and the Melachim of the Mitzrayim, to come upon us.

Proverbs 15:17Better is a meal of yarak (vegetables) where love is, 1 than a fatted calf and sinah (hatred) therewith. 1

Isaiah 34:7And the re'emim (wild oxen) shall fall with them, 1 and the bull calves with the bulls; 1 and their land shall be soaked with dahm, 1 and their aphar (dust) enriched with chelev. 1

Jeremiah 46:5What do I see? They are filled with terror and retreat! 1 And their gibborim are beaten down, 1 and are fled speedily, and look not back; 1 for fear was all around, saith Hashem. 1

Jeremiah 46:15Why are your valiant swept away? 1 They stood not, 1 because Hashem did drive them away. 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 46:14-28

The Judgment of Egypt. ( b. c. 608.) 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 are fallen both together. 13 The word that the Lord spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite 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 round about thee. 15 Why are thy… Read the whole commentary →

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