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Jeremiah 46:6

“The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.

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ASV

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.

KJV

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
יָנ֣וּסya.Nushe fleeH5127 →
הַקַּ֔לha.Kalthe swift [one]H7031 →
וְאַל־ve.'al-and may notH408 →
יִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.Lethe escapeH4422 →
הַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.Borthe warriorH1368 →
צָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahnorth -wardH6828 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
יַ֣דyad[the] side ofH3027 →
נְהַר־ne.har-[the] river ofH5104 →
פְּרָ֔תpe.RatEuphratesH6578 →
כָּשְׁל֖וּka.she.Luthey will stumbleH3782 →
וְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luand they will fallH5307 →

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Daniel 11:19After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.Jeremiah 46:12The nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry fills the earth, because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of them have fallen together.”Amos 9:1–3I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.Jeremiah 46:20Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her.Jeremiah 46:16They continue to stumble; indeed, they have fallen over one another. They say, ‘Get up! Let us return to our people and to the land of our birth, away from the sword of the oppressor.’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.Isaiah 8:15Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”Amos 2:14–15Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.Jeremiah 1:14Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.Jeremiah 6:1“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.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.Judges 4:15–21And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.Psalms 147:10–11He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.Jeremiah 4:6Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.Isaiah 30:16–17“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.Psalms 33:16–17No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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