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Jeremiah 46:12

10 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.

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.”

13 This is the word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:

14 “Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.”
KJV
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.
WEB
The nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry; for the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty, they both fall together.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the earth; for the mighty man stumbleth against the mighty, they are both fallen together.
BLB
The nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry has filled the land; for mighty one against mighty one has stumbled—together” have fallen the two of them!
ÅB
Folkeslag hører om din skam, og jorden er full av ditt skrik; for den ene stridsmann snubler over den andre, de faller begge to.
OTB
Nasjonene har hørt om din skam; dine rop fyller jorden. En kriger har snublet over en annen; begge har falt sammen."
B1930
Folkeslag hører om din skam, og jorden er full av ditt skrik; for den ene stridsmann snubler over den andre, de faller begge to.

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Cross references

  • Nahum 3:8–10

    Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?

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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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  • Jeremiah 14:2

    “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

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  • Isaiah 19:2

    “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

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  • Jeremiah 49:21

    At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.

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  • Isaiah 10:4

    Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

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  • 1 Samuel 5:12

    Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

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  • Ezekiel 32:9–12

    ‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know.

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