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KJV
King James Version
The word of Jehovah
which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning
the nations.
The word of the
LORD
which came to Jeremiah the prophet against
the Gentiles;
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.
Against
Egypt ,
against
the army of Pharaohnecho
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.
Prepare
ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Order
ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Harness the horses ,
and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats
of
mail
.
Harness the horses ;
and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and
put on the brigandines
.
Wherefore have I seen it?
they
are
dismayed and are
turned backward;
and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror
is
on
every
side
, saith Jehovah
.
Wherefore have I seen them
dismayed and turned away
back?
and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for
fear
was
round
about
, saith the
LORD
.
Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in
the north by the river Euphrates have
they
stumbled
and
fallen
.
Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they
shall
stumble,
and
fall
toward
the north by the river Euphrates.
Who is this that riseth
up like
the
Nile
, whose waters toss
themselves
like
the rivers?
Who is this that cometh
up as
a
flood
, whose waters are
moved
as
the rivers?
Egypt riseth up like the
Nile
, and his waters toss
themselves
like the rivers :
and he saith, I will rise
up, I
will cover the earth; I will destroy cities
and the inhabitants thereof.
Egypt riseth up like a
flood
, and his waters are
moved
like the rivers ;
and he saith, I will go
up, and
will cover the earth; I will destroy the
city
and the inhabitants thereof.
Go
up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men go
forth :
Cush
and Put
, that handle the shield; and the Ludim
, that handle and bend the bow.
Come
up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come
forth ;
the
Ethiopians
and the
Libyans
, that handle the shield; and the Lydians
, that handle and bend the bow.
For that
day
is `a
day '
of the Lord ,
Jehovah
of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate ,
and shall
drink
its
fill
of
their blood ;
for the Lord ,
Jehovah
of hosts ,
hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
For this
is the
day of the Lord GOD
of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour ,
and it
shall
be satiate and made
drunk
with
their blood :
for the Lord GOD
of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain dost
thou use many medicines; there
is
no
healing
for thee
.
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin ,
the
daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt
thou use many medicines; for thou
shalt
not
be
cured
.
The nations have heard of thy shame, and the
earth
is
full
of
thy cry ;
for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, they are fallen both of
them
together.
The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath
filled
the
land:
for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and
they are fallen both together.
The word that Jehovah
spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how that
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
The word that the
LORD
spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis
and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand forth
, and prepare thee; for the sword hath
devoured
round about thee.
Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph
and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast
, and prepare thee; for the sword shall
devour
round about thee.
Why are thy strong
ones
swept away? they stood not, because Jehovah
did drive them.
Why are thy valiant
men
swept away? they stood not, because the
LORD
did drive them.
He made many to stumble
, yea, they
fell
one upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
He made many to fall
, yea, one fell
upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
They cried
there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath let
the appointed
time pass
by
.
They did
cry
there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed
the time appointed
.
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.
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.
O thou daughter that
dwellest
in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity ;
for Memphis
shall
become
a
desolation,
and
shall be burnt
up,
without inhabitant.
O thou daughter dwelling
in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity :
for Noph
shall be waste
and
desolate
without an
inhabitant.
Egypt is a very fair heifer ;
`
but '
destruction out of the north is
come,
it
is
come
.
Egypt is like
a very fair heifer ,
but destruction cometh;
it
cometh
out of the north.
Also her hired men in the midst of her are
like calves
of
the
stall
; for they also are turned back, they
are fled away together ,
they did not stand :
for
the day of their calamity is
come upon them, the time of their visitation.
Also her hired men are
in the midst of her like fatted
bullocks
; for they also are turned back, and
are fled away together :
they did not stand ,
because
the day of their calamity was
come upon them, and
the time of their visitation.
The sound
thereof shall go like the
serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
The voice
thereof shall go like a
serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah
, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts
, and are innumerable.
They shall cut down her forest, saith the
LORD
, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers
, and are innumerable.
The daughter of Egypt shall be put
to
shame
; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded
; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
Jehovah
of hosts, the God of Israel, saith :
Behold, I will punish Amon
of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her
gods, and her
kings; even Pharaoh, and them that trust in him:
The
LORD
of hosts, the God of Israel, saith ;
Behold, I will punish the
multitude
of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their
gods, and their
kings; even Pharaoh, and all
them that trust in him:
and I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants ;
and afterwards
it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith Jehovah
.
And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants :
and afterward
it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the
LORD
.
But fear not thou, O Jacob
my servant, neither
be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo
, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall
be quiet
and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob
, and
be not
dismayed, O Israel: for, behold
, I will save thee from afar off
, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in
rest
and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Fear not
thou, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah;
for I am with thee :
for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee ;
but I will not make a full end of thee, but I
will
correct thee in measure ,
and
will in
no
wise
leave thee unpunished.
Fear thou not
, O Jacob my servant, saith the
LORD:
for I am with thee ;
for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee :
but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure ;
yet
will I
not
leave thee wholly
unpunished.
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