Jeremiah 46:25

Egypt Thebes

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.

²⁴ The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north.”

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.

²⁷ But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.

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 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.
KJV: The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
WEB: The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her gods and her kings, even Pharaoh, and those who trust in him.
ASV: Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saith: Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her gods, and her kings; even Pharaoh, and them that trust in him:
DARBY: Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saith, Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, and her gods, and her kings; yea, Pharaoh and them that confide in him.
BLB: YHWH of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am bringing punishment against Amon of Thebes, and upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt, and upon their gods, and upon their kings—and upon Pharaoh, and upon those trusting in him.

ÅB: Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud, sier: Se, jeg hjemsøker Amon fra No og Farao og Egypt og dets guder og dets konger, både Farao og dem som setter sin lit til ham,
OTB: Herren Allmektig, Israels Gud, sier: "Jeg er i ferd med å bringe dom over Amon, guden i Theben, over farao, over Egypt og hennes guder og hennes konger, og over dem som stoler på farao.
B1930: Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud, sier: Se, jeg hjemsøker Amon fra No og Farao og Egypten og dets guder og dets konger, både Farao og dem som setter sin lit til ham,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Zephaniah 2:11
The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.
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Isaiah 20:5–6
Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
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Exodus 12:12
On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
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Jeremiah 43:12–13
I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.
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Jeremiah 42:14–16
and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’
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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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Nahum 3:8–9
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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Ezekiel 30:13–16
This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.
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