Jeremiah 46 - Compare Translations
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Jeremiah 46:1
KJVThe word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
WEBYahweh’s word which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
YLTThat which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations,
Jeremiah 46:2
KJVAgainst Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
WEBOf Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
YLTFor Egypt, concerning the force of Pharaoh-Necho king of Egypt, that hath been by the river Phrat, in Carchemish, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath smitten, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
Jeremiah 46:3
KJVOrder ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
WEB“Prepare the buckler and shield,
YLT`Set ye in array shield and buckler, And draw nigh to battle.
Jeremiah 46:4
KJVHarness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
WEBHarness the horses, and get up, you horsemen,
YLTGird the horses, and go up, ye horsemen, And station yourselves with helmets, Polish the javelins, put on the coats of mail.
Jeremiah 46:5
KJVWherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the Lord.
WEBWhy have I seen it?
YLTWherefore have I seen them dismayed -- They are turned backward, And their mighty ones are beaten down, And [to] a refuge they have fled, and not turned the face? Fear [is] round about -- an affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 46:6
KJVLet not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
WEB“Don’t let the swift flee away,
YLTThe swift do not flee, nor do the mighty escape, Northward, by the side of the river Phrat, They have stumbled and fallen.
Jeremiah 46:7
KJVWho is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
WEB“Who is this who rises up like the Nile,
YLTWho is this? as a flood he cometh up, As rivers do his waters shake themselves!
Jeremiah 46:8
KJVEgypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
WEBEgypt rises up like the Nile,
YLTEgypt, as a flood cometh up, And as rivers the waters shake themselves. And he saith, I go up; I cover the land, I destroy the city and the inhabitants in it.
Jeremiah 46:9
KJVCome up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
WEBGo up, you horses!
YLTGo up, ye horses; and boast yourselves, ye chariots, And go forth, ye mighty, Cush and Phut handling the shield, And Lud handling -- treading the bow.
Jeremiah 46:10
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Jeremiah 46:11
KJVGo up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
WEBGo up into Gilead, and take balm, virgin daughter of Egypt.
YLTGo up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt, In vain thou hast multiplied medicines, Healing there is none for thee.
Jeremiah 46:12
KJVThe nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
WEBThe nations have heard of your shame,
YLTNations have heard of thy shame, And thy cry hath filled the land, For the mighty on the mighty did stumble, Together they have fallen -- both of them!'
Jeremiah 46:13
KJVThe word that the Lord spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
WEBThe word that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon should come and strike the land of Egypt.
YLTThe word that Jehovah hath spoken unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the coming in of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, to smite the land of Egypt:
Jeremiah 46:14
KJVDeclare 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,
YLT`Declare ye in Egypt, and sound in Migdol, Yea, sound in Noph, and in Tahpanhes say: Station thyself, yea, prepare for thee, For a sword hath devoured around thee,
Jeremiah 46:15
KJVWhy are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the Lord did drive them.
WEBWhy are your strong ones swept away?
YLTWherefore hath thy bull been swept away? He hath not stood, because Jehovah thrust him away.
Jeremiah 46:16
KJVHe made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
WEBHe made many to stumble.
YLTHe hath multiplied the stumbling, Yea one hath fallen upon his neighbour, And they say: Rise, and we turn back to our people, And unto the land of our birth, Because of the oppressing sword.
Jeremiah 46:17
KJVThey did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.
WEBThey cried there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise;
YLTThey have cried there: Pharaoh king of Egypt [is] a desolation, Passed by hath the appointed time.
Jeremiah 46:18
KJVAs 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,
YLTI live -- an affirmation of the King, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name, Surely as Tabor [is] among mountains, And as Carmel by the sea -- he cometh in,
Jeremiah 46:19
KJVO thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
WEBYou daughter who dwells in Egypt,
YLTGoods for removal make for thee, O inhabitant, daughter of Egypt, For Noph becometh a desolation, And hath been burnt up, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 46:20
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Jeremiah 46:21
KJVAlso her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.
WEBAlso her hired men in the middle of her are like calves of the stall;
YLTEven her hired ones in her midst [are] as calves of the stall, For even they have turned, They have fled together, they have not stood, For the day of their calamity hath come on them, The time of their inspection.
Jeremiah 46:22
KJVThe voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
WEBIt’s sound will go like the serpent;
YLTIts voice as a serpent goeth on, For with a force they go, And with axes they have come in to her, As hewers of trees.
Jeremiah 46:23
KJVThey shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
WEBThey will cut down her forest,” says Yahweh,
YLTThey have cut down her forest, An affirmation of Jehovah -- for it is not searched, For they have been more than the grasshopper, And they have no numbering.
Jeremiah 46:24
KJVThe daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
WEBThe daughter of Egypt will be disappointed;
YLTAshamed hath been the daughter of Egypt, She hath been given into the hand of the people of the north.
Jeremiah 46:25
KJVThe 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:
WEBYahweh 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.
YLTSaid hath Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am seeing after Amon of No, And after Pharaoh, and after Egypt, And after her gods, and after her kings, And after Pharaoh, and after those trusting in him,
Jeremiah 46:26
KJVAnd I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord.
WEBI will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants. Afterwards it will be inhabited, as in the days of old,” says Yahweh.
YLTAnd I have given them into the hand of those seeking their life, And into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of his servants, And afterwards it is inhabited, As [in] days of old -- an affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 46:27
KJVBut fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
WEB“But don’t you be afraid, Jacob my servant.
YLTAnd thou, thou dost not fear, my servant Jacob, Nor [art] thou dismayed, O Israel, For lo, I am saving thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity, And Jacob hath turned back, And hath been at rest, and been at ease, And there is none disturbing.
Jeremiah 46:28
KJVFear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the Lord: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
WEBDon’t be afraid, O Jacob my servant,” says Yahweh;
YLTThou, thou dost not fear, My servant Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah -- for with thee I [am], For I make an end of all the nations Whither I have driven thee, And of thee I do not make an end, And I have reproved thee in judgment, And do not entirely acquit thee!'
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