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Jeremiah 46:10

Euphrates

8 Egypt 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.’

9 Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth— Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

For 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.

11 Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.

12 The nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry fills the earth, because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of them have fallen together.”

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BSB
For 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
For that day is of the Lord, GOD of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge himself of his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satiated, and will drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, GOD of Armies, has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
ASV
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.
DARBY
For this is the day of the Lord Jehovah of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may be avenged of his adversaries; and the sword shall devour, and it shall be sated and made drunk with their blood; for the Lord Jehovah of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country, by the river Euphrates.
BLB
And that day [is] unto the Lord YHWH of hosts! A day of vengeance, to avenge Himself on His adversaries! And the sword will devour and be satisfied and made drunk with their blood; for a sacrifice [is] unto the Lord YHWH of Hosts in the land of the north, by the River Euphrates.
ÅB
Men den dag er for Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, en hevnens dag, til hevn over hans fiender, og sverdet skal fortære og mettes og bli drukkent av deres blod; for en offerslakting holder Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, i landet i nord ved elven Eufrat.
OTB
For den dagen tilhører Herren, Herren Allmektig—en hevnens dag, for å hevne seg på sine fiender. Sverdet vil fortære og bli tilfredsstilt, og drikke seg mett på blod. For Herren, Herren Allmektig, vil ofre i landet i nord ved Eufrat-elven.
B1930
Men den dag er for Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, en hevnens dag, til hevn over hans fiender, og sverdet skal fortære og mettes og bli drukkent av deres blod; for en offerslakting holder Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, i landet i nord ved elven Eufrat.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:42

    I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh— the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”

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  • Joel 1:15

    Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

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  • Jeremiah 46:2

    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:

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  • Zephaniah 1:7–8

    Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.

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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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  • 2 Kings 24:7

    Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

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  • Jeremiah 50:15

    Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.

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  • Revelation 19:17–21

    Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,

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