History & Narratives Verses
The great stories of the Bible — patriarchs, kings, battles, miracles, and God's faithfulness through history.
The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
Against 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.
Wherefore 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. {beaten...: Heb. broken in pieces} {fled...: Heb. fled a flight}
Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
Egypt 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.
Go 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. {thou shalt...: Heb. no cure shall be unto thee}
The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come {and} smite the land of Egypt.
Declare 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.
They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt {is but} a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.
O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant. {furnish...: Heb. make thee instruments of captivity}
Egypt {is like} a very fair heifer, {but} destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.