During his reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the River Euphrates. King Josiah went to confront him, and at Megiddo when Neco saw him he killed him.
Jeremiah 46:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the bank of the River Euphrates, they stumble and fall. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let not the swift flee nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates they stumble and fall. American Standard Version (1901) Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen. Common English Bible The swift can’t flee; the mighty can’t escape. Up north by the Euphrates River, they stagger and fall. Catholic Public Domain Version Let not the swift take flight; let not the strong ones think to save themselves. They have been conquered and ruined, toward the north, near the river Euphrates. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let not the swift flee away nor the strong think to escape: they are overthrown and fallen down, towards the north, by the river Euphrates. |
During his reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the River Euphrates. King Josiah went to confront him, and at Megiddo when Neco saw him he killed him.
Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, for the king of Babylon took everything that had belonged to the king of Egypt, from the Brook of Egypt to the River Euphrates.
Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favour to the skilful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.
Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be snared and captured.
Then the Lord said to me, ‘Disaster will be poured out from the north on all who live in the land.
But the Lord is with me like a violent warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed, an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.
I am going to send for all the families of the north” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #”and send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, against its residents, and against all these surrounding nations, and I will completely destroy them and make them an example of horror and scorn, and ruins for ever.
Lift up a signal flag towards Zion. Run for cover! Don’t stand still! For I am bringing disaster from the north – a crushing blow.
That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Armies, a day of vengeance to avenge himself against his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satisfied; it will drink its fill of their blood, because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the God of Armies, in the northern land by the River Euphrates.
The nations have heard of your dishonour, and your cries fill the earth, because warrior stumbles against warrior and together both of them have fallen.
He continues to stumble. Indeed, each falls over the other. They say, ‘Get up! Let’s return to our people and to our native land, away from the oppressor’s sword.’
The arrogant will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. I will set fire to his cities, and it will consume everything around him.
‘Run for cover out of Jerusalem, Benjaminites. Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; raise a smoke signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster threatens from the north, even a crushing blow.
He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, fall, and be no more.
A flood of forces will be swept away before him; they will be broken, as well as the covenant prince.