Jeremiah 46:18
in Jeremiah 46As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
As I live, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts, surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
KJV
As I live, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
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This verse in Jeremiah 46
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAs I live, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts,.... A greater King than either Nebuchadnezzar or Pharaoh; the Lord of the armies of heaven and earth; and who has them all at his command and service; swears by his life, by himself, because he can swear by no greater, to the truth of what follows; for this is the form of an oath: surely, as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
This site's exposition
about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt
on Jeremiah 46:13-19
This second oracle foretells Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion of Egypt. It names Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes, the towns where the Jews of 44:1 had settled, so the judgment reaches the refuge they chose. The invader comes “like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea,” landmarks seen from far off.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century4 voices
As Tabor is among the mountains - This mountain is situated in the plain of Esdraelon in Galilee, on the confines of the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar, Jos 19:22. It stood by itself, separated from all the other mountains by deep valleys, and is the highest of the whole. And as Carmel by the sea - Carmel is a mountain on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern frontier of the tribe of Asher.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
As the mountains Tabor and Carmel tower high above the other hills of Palestine, so Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 46:26) when he comes shall prove himself superior to all his foes. Carmel forms a bold promontory jutting out into the Mediterranean. Tabor is the higher of the two; therefore it is said to be "among the mountains"; and Carmel "by the sea." the King . . .
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
As Tabor is - Omit “is.” “He shall come like a Tabor among the mountains, and like a Carmel by the sea.” Tabor rises in the form of a truncated cone to the height of about 1,350 feet above the plain of Esdraelon, its total height above the sea level being 1,805 feet. Its shape and the wide extent of the plain around it make it a far more conspicuous object than other mountains in sight of equal elevation. Similarly, Carmel is a most commanding mountain, because it rises from the edge of the wide expanse of the Mediterranean.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חַי־ | chai- | [by] [the] life | H2416 → | 498 times |
| אָ֙נִי֙ | ʾani | of me | H589 → | 874 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | [is] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֖וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| שְׁמ֑וֹ | shemo | name his | H8034 → | 864 times |
| כִּ֚י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| כְּתָב֣וֹר | ketavor | like Tabor | H8396 → | |
| בֶּֽהָרִ֔ים | beharim | among the mountains | H2022 → | 546 times |
| וּכְכַרְמֶ֖ל | ukhekharmel | and like Carmel | H3760 → | |
| בַּיָּ֥ם | baiyam | at the sea | H3220 → | 396 times |
| יָבֽוֹא׃ | yavo' | he will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
חַי־[by] [the] life
chai-H2416 →498 times
אָ֙נִי֙of me
ʾaniH589 →874 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוָ֥ה[is] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
שְׁמ֑וֹname his
shemoH8034 →864 times
כִּ֚יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
כְּתָב֣וֹרlike Tabor
ketavorH8396 →
בֶּֽהָרִ֔יםamong the mountains
beharimH2022 →546 times
וּכְכַרְמֶ֖לand like Carmel
ukhekharmelH3760 →
בַּיָּ֥םat the sea
baiyamH3220 →396 times
יָבֽוֹא׃he will come
yavo'H935 →2568 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Judges 4:6She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten…
it leads to
- Acts 13:47
For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
- Hebrews 11:32
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
- Judges 8:18
Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
- Joshua 19:37
Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,
- Joshua 21:32
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
- Acts 13:47
Through
Isaiah 48:2who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
it leads to
- Micah 3:11
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster…
- Romans 2:17
Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
- Micah 3:11
Through
Jeremiah 48:15Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 50:27
Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come—the time of their punishment.
- Jeremiah 50:27
Where this verse is studied
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; 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 and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).