Jeremiah 46:2

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Contextual Overview

¹This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. ²To Egypt, concerning 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:³"Deploy your shields, small and large, and advance for battle! ⁴Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor! ⁵Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating, their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste, they never look back, terror is on every side! declares the LORD. ⁶The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall. ⁷Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn? ⁸Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, "I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people." ⁹Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth-Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow. ¹⁰That day belongs to the Lord, the GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance to avenge Himself against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the GOD of Hosts, in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

Bible Verse Review
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Against Egypt: Jeremiah 46:14, Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 25:19, Ezekiel 29:1 - Ezekiel 32:32

Pharaohnecho: 2 Kings 23:29, Pharaoh-nechoh, 2 Chronicles 35:20, 2 Chronicles 35:21, Necho

Carchemish: Isaiah 10:9

in the: Jeremiah 25:1, Jeremiah 36:1

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:1 - his days 2 Kings 24:7 - the king Jeremiah 35:1 - in the Jeremiah 46:10 - the north Ezekiel 29:2 - against all Zechariah 9:8 - because of him that passeth by

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."

Genesis 15:13
Then the LORD said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own; they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

Genesis 22:1
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he answered.

Genesis 22:11
Just then, the Angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied.

Genesis 31:11
In that dream the Angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' And I replied, 'Here I am.'

Genesis 46:3
"I am God," He said, "the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

Genesis 46:4
I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph's own hands will close your eyes."

Genesis 46:14
The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

Genesis 46:15
These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

Numbers 12:6
He said, "Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision, I will speak to him in a dream;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Against Egypt,.... This is the title of the first prophecy against Egypt; which is the first mentioned, because first accomplished; and because the Jews placed great confidence in and much relied on the Egyptians for help:

against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt; who is by Herodotus q called Necos; he was the son and successor of Psammitichus, and was succeeded by his son Psammis; and he by Apries, the same with Pharaohhophra, Jeremiah 44:30; the Targum calls this king Pharaoh the lame:

which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish; of which place

Jeremiah 44:30- :; this being in the land of the king of Assyria, as appears from the same place. Pharaohnecho, in Josiah's time, came up against him, in order to take it from him; but whether he did or no is not certain; see 2 Kings 23:29; however, he appeared at the same place a second time, against the king of Babylon, into whose hands it was now very probably fallen, with the whole Assyrian monarchy; and here, in this second battle, his army was routed, as follows:

which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; when he took away from the king of Egypt all that belonged to him between the Nile and Euphrates, so that he came no more out of his land, 2 Kings 24:7. Kimchi and Abarbinel think there was but one expedition of Pharaohnecho; and that the siege of Carchemish continued to the fourth year of Jehoiakim; when he met with an entire overthrow from the king of Babylon, which God suffered as a judgment on him for killing Josiah. This, according to Bishop Usher, was in the year of the world 3397, and before Christ 607; and, according to the Universal History, in the year of the world 3396, and before Christ 608.

q L. 2. sive Euterpe, c. 158.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Against ... - i. e., relating to, concerning. So Jeremiah 48:1; Jeremiah 49:1; see the note at Jeremiah 46:13.

Pharaoh-necho - See 2 Kings 23:29 note.

In - (at) Carchemish - (The Gargamis of the inscriptions, now Jerabis, on the Euphrates, about 16 miles south of Birejik.)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 46:2. 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.