Jeremiah 46:17
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.’
There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’
18 As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
19 Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.
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
- There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’
- KJV
- They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.
- WEB
- They cried there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he has let the appointed time pass by.’
- ASV
- They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath let the appointed time pass by.
- DARBY
- There did they cry, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath let the time appointed go by.
- BLB
- They call out there: ‘Pharaoh, king of Egypt, a loud noise; he has let pass by’ the appointed time!
- ÅB
- Da roper de: Farao, Egypts konge, er ødelagt! Han lot den rette tid gå forbi.
- OTB
- Der vil de utbryte: 'Farao, kongen av Egypt, er ikke annet enn en høylytt støy; han har gått glipp av sin mulighet.'
- B1930
- Da roper de: Farao, Egyptens konge, er ødelagt! Han lot den rette tid gå forbi.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 19:11–16
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
Read in contextExodus 15:9
The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
Read in context1 Kings 20:10
Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
Read in contextIsaiah 37:27–29
Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.
Read in contextEzekiel 31:18
Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”
Read in contextEzekiel 29:3
Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
Read in contextIsaiah 31:3
But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
Read in context1 Kings 20:18
“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”
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