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Jeremiah 46:1

Jeremiah
This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet

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:

3 “Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet
KJV
The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
WEB
The LORD’s word which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
ASV
The word of Jehovah which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
DARBY
The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
BLB
That which was the word of YHWH to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations,
ÅB
Dette er Herrens ord som kom til profeten Jeremias om hedningefolkene.
OTB
Dette er Herrens ord som kom til profeten Jeremias angående nasjonene:
B1930
Dette er Herrens ord som kom til profeten Jeremias om hedningefolkene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 1:10

    See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

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  • Zechariah 2:8

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—

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  • Numbers 23:9

    For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.

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  • Romans 3:29

    Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,

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  • Jeremiah 4:7

    A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.

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  • Genesis 10:5

    From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

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  • Jeremiah 25:15–38

    This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.

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