Jeremiah 46:2

For Egypt: “This is about the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt that was at Carchemish by the Euphrates river. This was the army that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: 1

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Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.

In Context

1This is the word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.

3Get the small shields and the large shields ready, and go forward to fight. 1

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Cross References

2 Kings 24:7The king of Egypt did not attack any more out of his land, because the king of Babylon had conquered all the lands that had been controlled by the king of Egypt, from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

Isaiah 10:9Is not Kalno like Carchemish? 1 Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? 1

Isaiah 19:19In that day there will be an altar to Yahweh in the middle of the land of Egypt, and a stone pillar at the border to Yahweh.

Jeremiah 25:9see, I am about to send out a command to gather all the peoples of the north—this is Yahweh's declaration—with Nebuchadnezzar my servant, king of Babylon, and bring them against this land and its inhabitants, and against all the nations around you. For I will set them apart for destruction. I will turn them into a horror, an object for hissing, and an unending desolation.

Jeremiah 36:1It came about in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, and he said,

Jeremiah 46:14“Announce in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes. 1 'Take your station and prepare yourself, for the sword will devour those around you.' 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 46:2-13

The Judgment of Egypt. ( b. c. 608.) 1 The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; 2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote 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. 4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the… Read the whole commentary →

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