Jeremiah 46:18

Carmel Tabor (Mountain)

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.’

¹⁷ There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’

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.

²⁰ Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her.

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: 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.
KJV: As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
WEB: “As I live,” says the King, whose name is the LORD of Armies, “surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so he will come.
ASV: As I live, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts, surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
DARBY: [As] I live, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts, surely as Tabor among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
BLB: [As] I live, a declaration of the King, YHWH of Hosts [is] His name—surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, he will come.

ÅB: Så sant jeg lever, sier kongen, han hvis navn er Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Som Tabor iblant fjellene og som Karmel ved havet kommer han[^2].
OTB: "Sannelig, så sant jeg lever," erklærer Kongen, hvis navn er Herren, hærskarenes Gud, "en vil komme som er som Tabor blant fjellene, eller som Karmel ved havet.
B1930: Så sant jeg lever, sier kongen, han hvis navn er Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Som Tabor iblandt fjellene og som Karmel ved havet kommer han. / < Nebukadnesar.>

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 48:15
Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
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Joshua 19:22
The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.
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Judges 4:6
She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
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Isaiah 47:4
Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name— is the Holy One of Israel.
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Malachi 1:14
“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
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Isaiah 48:2
who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
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Psalms 89:12
North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
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Jeremiah 51:17
Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
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