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Jeremiah 46:25

in Jeremiah 46

The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saith: Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her gods, and her kings; even Pharaoh, and them that trust in him:

KJV

The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:

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This verse in Jeremiah 46

Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

Theodoret of Cyrus

ON JEREMIAH 9:46 · Written before 458.

The Egyptians call Zeus Ammon. For this reason it is also called the Ammonian land. They have furnished the largest sacred precinct for this deity. He calls Ammon "Egypt's son" on the grounds that Ammon was a god created by it, since a statue is …

This site's exposition

Egypt is a beautiful heifer

on Jeremiah 46:20-26

“Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her,” and her mercenaries “are like fattened calves” who flee. The LORD will punish “Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh,” yet verse 26 ends, “Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old.”

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith,.... These titles are often given to the Lord, and set before prophecies that come from him; and, according to Kimchi, the reason why he is here spoken of as the God of Israel was, because the vengeance threatened to the Egyptians should come upon them, as a punishment for using Israel ill; as Shishak king of Egypt, and Pharaohnecho, who slew Josiah: behold, I will punish the multitude of No; the inhabitants of it, which were many, called "populous No", Nah 3:8; a famous city in Egypt.

The Nineteenth Century4 voices

The multitude of No - Rather, Amon of No. Ammon or Jupiter-Ammon was the first of the supreme triad of Thebes. He was the deity invisible and unfathomable, whose name signifies “the concealed.” No-Amon, is the sacred city of Thebes, the capital of Upper Egypt. First then Yahweh’s anger falls upon the representatives of the highest divine and human powers, Amon of No and Pharaoh. It next punishes Egypt generally, and her gods and her kings, for each city had its special divinity, and inferior rulers were placed in the several parts of the country.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Prophecy of the invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar, which took place sixteen years after the taking of Jerusalem. Having spent thirteen years in the siege of Tyre, and having obtained nothing for his pains, he is promised by God Egypt for his reward in humbling Tyre (Eze 29:17-20;

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A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

multitude--Hebrew, "Amon" (Na 3:8, Margin, "No-Ammon"), the same as Thebes or Diospolis in Upper Egypt, where Jupiter Ammon had his famous temple. In English Version, "multitude" answers to "populous No" (Na 3:8; The reference to "their gods" which follows, makes the translation more likely, "Ammon of No," that is, No and her idol Ammon; so the Chaldee Version.

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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

The multitude of No - אמון מנא Amon minno, the Amon of No, called by the Greeks Διοσπολις, or Jupiter’s city. It was the famous Thebes, celebrated anciently for its hundred gates. Amon was the name by which the Egyptians called Jupiter, who had a famous temple at Thebes. The word Pharaoh is twice repeated here; and Dr. Dahler thinks that one may design Pharaoh Hophrah, and the other Amasis, the new king.

The words behind it

23 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.

  • אָמַר֩he says

    ʾamarH559 →5305 times

  • יְהוָ֨הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • צְבָא֜וֹתof hosts

    tzevaotH6635 →485 times

  • אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of

    ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • הִנְנִ֤יhere I

    hiniH2005 →316 times

  • פוֹקֵד֙[am] about to visit [judgment]

    fokedH6485 →303 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • אָמ֣וֹןAmon

    ʾamonH528 →

  • מִנֹּ֔אfrom Thebes

    mino'H4996 →

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • פַּרְעֹה֙Pharaoh

    parohH6547 →274 times

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt

    mitzrayimH4714 →641 times

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • אֱלֹהֶ֖יהָgods its

    ʾeloheihaH430 →2601 times

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • מְלָכֶ֑יהָkings its

    melakheihaH4428 →2525 times

  • וְעַ֨ל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • פַּרְעֹ֔הPharaoh

    parohH6547 →274 times

  • וְעַ֥לand on

    vealH5921 →5755 times

  • הַבֹּטְחִ֖יםthe [ones who] trust

    habotechimH982 →120 times

  • בּֽוֹ׃in <the> him

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

Related verses

18 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.

Ezekiel 30:14I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.5 worksZephaniah 2:11The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.4 worksJeremiah 43:12I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.4 worksExodus 12:12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.3 worksIsaiah 20:5–6Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.3 worksJeremiah 49:3Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ezekiel 32:9–12‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know.2 worksIsaiah 19:1This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.2 worksJeremiah 17:5–6This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.2 worksJeremiah 42:14–16and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’2 worksEzekiel 30:13–16This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.2 worksIsaiah 31:1–3Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.2 worksIsaiah 30:2–3They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.2 worksEzekiel 39:6–7I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.2 worksNahum 3:8–9Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?2 worksDaniel 11:8He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,2 works1 Samuel 5:7And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”2 worksJeremiah 51:18They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.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

    Exodus 12:12

    On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am…

    it leads to

    • Numbers 33:4

      who were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them; for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods.

    • Psalms 82:6

      I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

    • Exodus 12:23

      When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow…

    • Psalms 82:1

      God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

    • Isaiah 19:1

      This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will…

  • Through

    Zephaniah 2:11

    The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.

    it leads to

    • Zechariah 13:2

      And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and…

    • Micah 4:1–3

      In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to…

    • Zechariah 14:9–21

      On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 46 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Theodoret of Cyrus, ON JEREMIAH 9:46.

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