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Jeremiah 46:2

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:

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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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לְמִצְרַ֗יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimof EgyptH4714 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
חֵ֨ילcheil[the] army ofH2428 →
פַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhPharaohH6547 →
נְכוֹ֙ne.KhoNechoH5224 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
הָיָ֥הha.Yahit wasH1961 →
עַל־'al-atH5921 →
נְהַר־ne.har-[the] river ofH5104 →
פְּרָ֖תpe.RatEuphratesH6578 →
בְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁbe.khar.ke.Mishat CarchemishH3751 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
הִכָּ֗הhi.Kahhe struck downH5221 →
נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarNebuchadnezzarH5019 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
בָּבֶ֔לba.VelBabylonH894 →
בִּשְׁנַת֙bish.Natin [the] yearH8141 →
הָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'It<the> fourthH7243 →
לִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.Kimof JehoiakimH3079 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huJosiahH2977 →
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →

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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.2 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.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.’Jeremiah 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.Isaiah 10:9“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?Jeremiah 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:Ezekiel 29:1–21In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,Jeremiah 25:19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;Jeremiah 36:1In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:Jeremiah 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.2 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.Jeremiah 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.2 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.Jeremiah 35:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:Zechariah 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.

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