Jeremiah 46:2–12

²About Egypt. ^dConcerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in ^ethe fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

^3f“Prepare buckler and shield,

and advance for battle!

^4gHarness the horses;

mount, O horsemen!

Take your stations with your helmets,

^fpolish your spears,

put on your armor!

⁵Why have I seen it?

They are dismayed

and have turned backward.

Their ^hwarriors are beaten down

and have fled in haste;

ⁱthey look not back—

^jterror on every side!

declares the Lord.

⁶“The swift cannot flee away,

nor the warrior escape;

^din the north by the river Euphrates

^kthey have stumbled and fallen.

⁷“Who is this, ^lrising like the Nile,

like rivers ^mwhose waters surge?

⁸Egypt rises like the Nile,

like rivers ^mwhose waters surge.

He said, ‘I will rise, I will cover the earth,

I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.’

⁹ⁿAdvance, O horses,

and rage, O chariots!

Let the warriors go out:

men of Cush and ^oPut who handle the shield,

^pmen of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.

^10qThat day is the day of the Lord God of hosts,

^ra day of vengeance,

^sto avenge himself on his foes.

^tThe sword shall devour and be sated

and drink its fill of their blood.

For the Lord God of hosts holds ^ua sacrifice

^vin the north country ^wby the river Euphrates.

^11xGo up to Gilead, and take ^xbalm,

O virgin daughter of Egypt!

In vain you have used many medicines;

^ythere is no healing for you.

¹²The nations have heard of your shame,

and the earth is full of your cry;

^zfor warrior has stumbled against warrior;

they have both fallen together.”