Jeremiah 46:2–12

Prophecies against Egypt

²About Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco, Egypt’s king, ^hwhich was defeated at Carchemish ⁱon the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Judah’s King Jehoiakim son of Josiah: ^j

³Deploy small shields ^kand large;

draw near for battle!

⁴Harness the horses;

mount the steeds; ^l

take your positions with helmets on!

Polish the lances;

put on armor! ^m

⁵Why have I seen this?

They are terrified,

they are retreating,

their warriors are crushed,

they flee headlong,

they never look back,

terror is on every side! ⁿ

This is the Lord’s declaration.

⁶The swift cannot flee,

and the warrior cannot escape! ^o

In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River,

they stumble and fall. ^p

⁷Who is this, rising like the Nile, ^q

like rivers whose waters churn?

⁸Egypt rises like the Nile, ^r

and its waters churn like rivers.

He boasts, “I will go up, I will cover the earth;

I will destroy cities with their residents.”

⁹Rise up, you cavalry!

Race furiously, you chariots!

Let the warriors go out—

Cush and Put, ^s

who are able to handle shields,

and the Ludim, ^t

who are able to handle and string the bow. ^u

¹⁰That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Hosts,

a day of vengeance to avenge Himself

against His adversaries.

The sword will devour and be satisfied;

it will drink its fill of their blood,

because it will be a sacrifice ^vto the Lord, the God of Hosts,

in the northern land by the Euphrates River. ^w

¹¹Go up to Gilead and get balm, ^x

Virgin Daughter Egypt!

You have multiplied remedies in vain;

there is no healing for you.

¹²The nations have heard of your dishonor, ^y

and your outcry fills the earth,

because warrior stumbles against warrior

and together both of them have fallen.