Jeremiah 46:17

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.

Literal

They call out there: ‘Pharaoh, king of Egypt, a loud noise; he has let pass by’ the appointed time!

Latin

Vocate nomen Pharaonis regis Ægypti: tumultum adduxit tempus.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Jeremiah 46:15–17

The Lord made the Egyptian soldiers afraid, and they could not stay organized as they fled from Carchemish through Canaan to their homes in Egypt. Back in Egypt, they strongly criticized Pharaoh Neco, calling him a loudmouth.

Jeremiah 46:13–24

The defeat at Carchemish caused chaos in Egypt and its armies. The Lord was judging Egypt.

Theme notes and profiles

Nebuchadnezzar II Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 19:11–16
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
1 Kings 20:10
Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
Exodus 15:9
The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
Isaiah 31:3
But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
1 Kings 20:18
“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”
Ezekiel 29:3
Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
Isaiah 37:27–29
Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.
Ezekiel 31:18
Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”

People

Neco: Egyptian Pharaoh during the reigns of Josiah and Jehoiakim

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Hophra Jeremiah (Person) Memphis Nations Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Necho, Nechoh, Neco, Necoh Oholah and Oholibah

Topics

Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Babylon: Empire of Prophecies of Conquests By Noph: Prophecies Against War: God Uses, As a Judgment

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