Dual Panel1That which<834> came<1961> as the word<1697> of the LORD<3068> to Jeremiah<3414> the prophet<5030> concerning<5921> the nations<1471>.
2To Egypt<4714>, concerning<5921> the army<2428> of Pharaoh<6549> Neco<6549> king<4428> of Egypt<4714>, which<834> was by the Euphrates<6578> River<5104> at Carchemish<3751>, which<834> Nebuchadnezzar<5019> king<4428> of Babylon<894> defeated<5221> in the fourth<7243> year<8141> of Jehoiakim<3079> the son<1121> of Josiah<2977>, king<4428> of Judah<3063>:
3"Line<6186> up the shield<4043> and buckler<6793>, And draw<5066> near<5066> for the battle<4421>!
4"Harness<631> the horses<5483>, And mount<5927> the steeds<6571>, And take<3320> your stand<3320> with helmets<3553> on! Polish<4838> the spears<7420>, Put<3847> on the scale-armor<5630>!
5"Why<4069> have I seen<7200> it? They are terrified<2844>, They are drawing<5472> back<268>, And their mighty<1368> men<1368> are defeated<3807> And have taken<5127> refuge<5127> in flight<4498>, Without<3808> facing<6437> back<6437>; Terror<4032> is on every<5439> side<5439>!" Declares<5002> the LORD<3068>.
6Let not the swift<7031> man<7031> flee<5127>, Nor<408> the mighty<1368> man<1368> escape<4422>; In the north<6828> beside<5921><3027> the river<5104> Euphrates<6578> They have stumbled<3782> and fallen<5307>.
7Who<4310> is this<2088> that rises<5927> like the Nile<2975>, Like the rivers<5104> whose waters<4325> surge<1607> about?
8Egypt<4714> rises<5927> like the Nile<2975>, Even like the rivers<5104> whose waters<4325> surge<1607> about; And He has said<559>, "I will rise<5927> and cover<3680> that land<776>; I will surely destroy<6> the city<5892> and its inhabitants<3427>."
9Go<5927> up, you horses<5483>, and drive<1984> madly<1984>, you chariots<7393>, That the mighty<1368> men<1368> may march<3318> forward<3318>: Ethiopia<3568> and Put<6316>, that handle<8610> the shield<4043>, And the Lydians<3866>, that handle<8610> and bend<1869> the bow<7198>.
10For that day<3117> belongs to the Lord<136> GOD<3068> of hosts<6635>, A day<3117> of vengeance<5360>, so as to avenge<5358> Himself on His foes<6862>; And the sword<2719> will devour<398> and be satiated<7646> And drink<7301> its fill<7301> of their blood<1818>; For there will be a slaughter<2077> for the Lord<136> GOD<3068> of hosts<6635>, In the land<776> of the north<6828> by the river<5104> Euphrates<6578>.
11Go<5927> up to Gilead<1568> and obtain<3947> balm<6875>, O virgin<1330> daughter<1323> of Egypt<4714>! In vain<7723> have you multiplied<7235> remedies<7499>; There<369> is no<369> healing<8585> for you.
12The nations<1471> have heard<8085> of your shame<7036>, And the earth<776> is full<4390> of your cry<6682> of distress; For one warrior<1368> has stumbled<3782> over another<1368>, And both<8147> of them have fallen<5307> down<5307> together<3164>.
13This is the message<1697> which<834> the LORD<3068> spoke<1696> to Jeremiah<3414> the prophet<5030> about the coming<935> of Nebuchadnezzar<5019> king<4428> of Babylon<894> to smite<5221> the land<776> of Egypt<4714>:
14"Declare<5046> in Egypt<4714> and proclaim<8085> in Migdol<4024>, Proclaim<8085> also in Memphis<5297> and Tahpanhes<8471>; Say<559>, 'Take<3320> your stand<3320> and get<3559> yourself ready<3559>, For the sword<2719> has devoured<398> those around<5439> you.'
15"Why<4069> have your mighty<47> ones<47> become<5502> prostrate<5502>? They do not stand<5975> because<3588> the LORD<3068> has thrust<1920> them down<1920>.
16"They have repeatedly<7235> stumbled<3782>; Indeed<1571>, they have fallen<5307> one<376> against<413> another<7453>. Then they said<559>, 'Get<6965> up! And let us go<7725> back<7725> To our own people<5971> and our native<4138> land<776> Away from the sword<2719> of the oppressor<3238>.'
17"They cried<7121> there<8033>, 'Pharaoh<6547> king<4428> of Egypt<4714> is but a big<7588> noise<7588>; He has let the appointed<4150> time<4150> pass<5674> by!'
18"As I live<2416>," declares<5002> the King<4428> Whose name<8034> is the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, "Surely<3588> one shall come<935> who looms up like Tabor<8396> among the mountains<2022>, Or like Carmel<3760> by the sea<3220>.
19"Make<6213> your baggage<3627> ready<6213> for exile<1473>, O daughter<1323> dwelling<3427> in Egypt<4714>, For Memphis<5297> will become<1961> a desolation<8047>; It will even be burned<3341> down<3341> and bereft<4480><369> of inhabitants<3427>.
20"Egypt<4714> is a pretty<3304> heifer<5697>, But a horsefly<7171> is coming<935> from the north<6828>--it is coming<935>!
21"Also<1571> her mercenaries<7917> in her midst<7130> Are like fattened<4770> calves<5695>, For even<1571> they too<1571> have turned<6437> back<6437> and have fled<5127> away together<3164>; They did not stand<5975> their ground. For the day<3117> of their calamity<343> has come<935> upon them, The time<6256> of their punishment<6486>.
22"Its sound<6963> moves<1980> along like a serpent<5175>; For they move<1980> on like an army<2428> And come<935> to her as woodcutters<2404> with axes<7134>.
23"They have cut<3772> down<3772> her forest<3293>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>; "Surely<3588> it will no<3808> more be found<2713>, Even though<3588> they are now more<4480> numerous<7231> than<4480> locusts<697> And are without<369> number<4557>.
24"The daughter<1323> of Egypt<4714> has been<954> put<954> to shame<954>, Given<5414> over to the power<3027> of the people<5971> of the north<6828>."
25The LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, the God<430> of Israel<3478>, says<559>, "Behold<2009>, I am going to punish<6485> Amon<528> of Thebes<4996>, and Pharaoh<6547>, and Egypt<4714> along with her gods<430> and her kings<4428>, even Pharaoh<6547> and those who trust<982> in him.
26"I shall give<5414> them over to the power<3027> of those who are seeking<1245> their lives<5315>, even into the hand<3027> of Nebuchadnezzar<5019> king<4428> of Babylon<894> and into the hand<3027> of his officers<5650>. Afterwards<310><3651>, however, it will be inhabited<7931> as in the days<3117> of old<6924>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>.
27"But as for you, O Jacob<3290> My servant<5650>, do not fear<3372>, Nor<408> be dismayed<2865>, O Israel<3478>! For, see<2009>, I am going to save<3467> you from afar<7350>, And your descendants<2233> from the land<776> of their captivity<7628>; And Jacob<3290> will return<7725> and be undisturbed<8252> And secure<7599>, with no<369> one<369> making him tremble<2729>.
28"O Jacob<3290> My servant<5650>, do not fear<3372>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>, "For I am with you. For I will make<6213> a full<3617> end<3617> of all<3605> the nations<1471> Where<834><8033> I have driven<5080> you, Yet I will not make<6213> a full<3617> end<3617> of you; But I will correct<3256> you properly<4941> And by no<3808> means<5352> leave<5352> you unpunished<5352>."