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Jeremiah 46:2

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concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh-neco 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.

KJV

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.

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This verse in Jeremiah 46

Commentary

9 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Pharaoh-necho - This was the person who defeated the army of Josiah, in which engagement Josiah received a mortal wound, of which he died, greatly regretted, soon after at Megiddo. After this victory, he defeated the Babylonians, and took Carchemish; and, having fortified it, returned to his own country. Nabopolassar sent his son Nebuchadnezzar with an army against him, defeated him with immense slaughter near the river Euphrates, retook Carchemish, and subdued all the revolted provinces, according to the following prophecies.

This site's exposition

against the Gentiles

on Jeremiah 46:1-6

The heading marks Jeremiah's shift from oracles concerning Judah to the block of foreign-nation oracles that closes the book, opening with Egypt because Egypt was the power Judah's kings kept turning to for rescue. The date is fixed to the battle of Carchemish in 605 BC, where Nebuchadnezzar broke Pharaoh Necho's army and ended Egypt's bid to hold the old Assyrian territory, a battle 2 Kings 24:7 later confirms by noting that Egypt never again came out of her own land. The call to arms in verses 3 and 4, harness the horses, furbish the spears, put on the brigandines, is answered at once by the panic of verse 5, so that the muster and the rout stand side by side as one announcement rather than two events.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Theodoret of Cyrus

ON JEREMIAH 9:46 · Written before 458.

proposed

After completing his prophecies concerning the people of Israel, he foretells what will happen to the other nations, teaching that he is Creator, God and Lord of all. First, he recounts those things that pertain to Egypt and teaches the time of this prophecy. The …

The Reformation2 voices

A commentator

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

It is not known whether or not the design was to alleviate the sorrow of the people by this prophecy; and yet I am disposed to receive what the greater part of interpreters have held, that as at that time the people were in the greatest trouble, this prophecy was given in order that the faithful might know that God had not ceased to care for his people.

A commentator

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

proposed

Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho 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.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

A prophecy of the descent which Nebuchadnezzar should make upon the land of Egypt, and his success in it, which was accomplished some years after the destruction of Jerusalem,
Against Egypt,....
2 more voices on this verse

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

2Ch 35:20-24); but he was four years subsequently overcome at Carchemish, by Nebuchadnezzar, as is foretold here; and lost all the territory which had been subject to the Pharaohs west of the Euphrates, and between it and the Nile. The prediction would mitigate the Jews' grief for Josiah, and show his death was not to be unavenged (2Ki 24:7).

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Against ... - i. e., relating to, concerning. So Jer 48:1; Jer 49:1; see the note at Jer 46:13. Pharaoh-necho - See 2Ki 23:29 note. In - (at) Carchemish - (The Gargamis of the inscriptions, now Jerabis, on the Euphrates, about 16 miles south of Birejik.)

The words behind it

25 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • לְמִצְרַ֗יִםof Egypt

    lemitzrayimH4714 →641 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • חֵ֨יל[the] army of

    cheilH2428 →246 times

  • פַּרְעֹ֤הPharaoh

    parohH6547 →274 times

  • נְכוֹ֙Necho

    nekhoH5224 →

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt

    mitzrayimH4714 →641 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • הָיָ֥הit was

    hayahH1961 →3559 times

  • עַל־at

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • נְהַר־[the] river of

    nehar-H5104 →119 times

  • פְּרָ֖תEuphrates

    peratH6578 →19 times

  • בְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁat Carchemish

    bekharkemishH3751 →

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הִכָּ֗הhe struck down

    hikahH5221 →499 times

  • נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙Nebuchadnezzar

    nevukhadretzarH5019 →60 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • בָּבֶ֔לBabylon

    bavelH894 →262 times

  • בִּשְׁנַת֙in [the] year

    bishnatH8141 →877 times

  • הָֽרְבִיעִ֔ית<the> fourth

    hareviitH7243 →56 times

  • לִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםof Jehoiakim

    lihoyakimH3079 →37 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּJosiah

    yoshiyahuH2977 →53 times

  • מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

15 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Kings 23:29At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.8 works2 Kings 24:7Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.5 worksJeremiah 46:14“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’4 worksJeremiah 25:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.4 worksIsaiah 10:9“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?4 worksJeremiah 45:1This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:4 works
The other 9 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ezekiel 29:1–21In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,4 worksJeremiah 25:19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;4 worksJeremiah 36:1In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:4 worksJeremiah 46:10For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.4 works2 Chronicles 35:20–21After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.3 worksJeremiah 25:9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.3 works2 Kings 24:1During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.3 worksJeremiah 35:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:2 worksZechariah 9:8But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 45:1

    This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 36:1

      In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Jeremiah 36:4

      So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.

  • Through

    2 Kings 23:29

    At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him…

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 35:20–24

      After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.

  • Through

    Isaiah 10:9

    “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 35:20

      After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.

    • 2 Kings 16:9

      So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 25:1

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king…

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 24:1–2

      During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 46:14

    “Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 44:1

      This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:

    • Jeremiah 46:10

      For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the…

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Prophet Jeremiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, ON JEREMIAH 9:46.

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