Jeremiah 46:14

Egypt Memphis Migdol Tahpanhes

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.”

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:

“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.’

¹⁵ Why have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down.

¹⁶ They continue to stumble; indeed, they have fallen over one another. They say, ‘Get up! Let us return to our people and to the land of our birth, away from the sword of the oppressor.’

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.

Compare

BSB: “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.’
KJV: 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.
WEB: “Declare in Egypt, publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes; say, ‘Stand up, and prepare, for the sword has devoured around you.’
ASV: 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.
DARBY: Declare in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph, and in Tahpanhes; say, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword devoureth round about thee.
BLB: “Declare [it] in Egypt, and let it be heard in Migdol! And let it also be heard in Memphis, and in Tahpanhes say, ‘Stand fast and prepare yourselves, for the sword will devour those around you!’

ÅB: Kunngjør det i Egypt, la det høres i Migdol og la det høres i Memfis og Tahpanhes! Si: Still deg fram og gjør deg ferdig! For sverdet har fortært alt rundt omkring deg.
OTB: "Kunngjør dette i Egypt, og forkynn det i Migdol; erklær det også i Memfis og Tahpanhes: 'Innta deres posisjoner og forbered dere, for sverdet fortærer dem rundt dere.'
B1930: Kunngjør det i Egypten, la det høres i Migdol og la det høres i Memfis og Tahpanhes! Si: Still dig frem og gjør dig ferdig! For sverdet har fortært alt rundt omkring dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 46:10
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.
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Jeremiah 44:1
This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt —in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis —and in the land of Pathros:
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Jeremiah 43:8–9
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:
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Jeremiah 2:30
“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
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Isaiah 1:20
But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
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Nahum 2:13
“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will send your chariots up in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
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Jeremiah 46:3–4
“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!
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Joel 3:9–12
Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!
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