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Jeremiah 46:24

Egypt

22 Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees.

23 They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.

The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north.”

25 The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.

26 I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.

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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 Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north.”
KJV
The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
WEB
The daughter of Egypt will be disappointed; she will be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.”
ASV
The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
DARBY
The daughter of Egypt is put to shame; she is delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
BLB
The daughter of Egypt will be put to shame, [and] she will be given into the hand of the people of the north.”
ÅB
Egypts datter blir til skamme; hun blir gitt i hendene på et folk fra nord.
OTB
Datter Egypt vil bli gjort til skamme, overgitt i hendene på folket fra nord."
B1930
Egyptens datter blir til skamme; hun blir gitt i hendene på et folk fra nord.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 1:15

    For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.

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  • Ezekiel 29:1–21

    In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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  • Jeremiah 46:11

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

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  • Jeremiah 46:19–20

    Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.

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  • Psalms 137:8

    O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.

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