Jeremiah 46:20

Egypt is like [SIM] a beautiful young cow, but the army of a powerful king from the northeast will come to attack it like a horsefly [MET] bites a cow.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.

In Context

19All you people who live in Egypt, pack your possessions/clothes and prepare to be exiled. Memphis city will be destroyed; it will become a ruin, and no one will be living there.

21The ◄mercenaries/soldiers from other countries who have been hired► will become like [SIM] fat calves; but they also will turn around and run away; they will not stand there and fight, because it will be a day when there will be a great disaster in Egypt, a day when their people will be greatly punished.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 1:14Yahweh replied, “ Yes! It means that from the north great trouble/destruction will spread [MET] over this land, like boiling water [MET] pouring from a pot.

Jeremiah 46:6Even the fastest runners will try to run away, but even the greatest of their warriors will not escape. In the north, by the Euphrates River, they will stumble and fall.

Jeremiah 46:24The people of Egypt will be humiliated; they will be conquered by people from the northeast.’

Jeremiah 50:11“You people of Babylon who ◄plundered/stole everything valuable from► my chosen people, now you are very happy [DOU]. You run around joyfully like [SIM] a calf in a meadow, and are happy like [SIM] male horses are happy when they are neighing.

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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