English Bible Presentation Sharing - Jeremiah Book, chapter 46, verse 16 in Nlt Version

Jeremiah 46 : 1 (NLT)

The following messages were given to Jeremiah the prophet from the LORD concerning foreign nations.

Jeremiah 46 : 2 (NLT)

This message concerning Egypt was given in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, the king of Judah, on the occasion of the battle of Carchemish when Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, and his army were defeated beside the Euphrates River by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

Jeremiah 46 : 3 (NLT)

"Prepare your shields, and advance into battle!

Jeremiah 46 : 4 (NLT)

Harness the horses, and mount the stallions. Take your positions. Put on your helmets. Sharpen your spears, and prepare your armor.

Jeremiah 46 : 5 (NLT)

But what do I see? The Egyptian army flees in terror. The bravest of its fighting men run without a backward glance. They are terrorized at every turn," says the LORD.

Jeremiah 46 : 6 (NLT)

"The swiftest runners cannot flee; the mightiest warriors cannot escape. By the Euphrates River to the north, they stumble and fall.

Jeremiah 46 : 7 (NLT)

"Who is this, rising like the Nile at floodtime, overflowing all the land?

Jeremiah 46 : 8 (NLT)

It is the Egyptian army, overflowing all the land, boasting that it will cover the earth like a flood, destroying cities and their people.

Jeremiah 46 : 9 (NLT)

Charge, you horses and chariots; attack, you mighty warriors of Egypt! Come, all you allies from Ethiopia, Libya, and Lydia who are skilled with the shield and bow!

Jeremiah 46 : 10 (NLT)

For this is the day of the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, a day of vengeance on his enemies. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, yes, until it is drunk with your blood! The Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, will receive a sacrifice today in the north country beside the Euphrates River.

Jeremiah 46 : 11 (NLT)

"Go up to Gilead to get medicine, O virgin daughter of Egypt! But your many treatments will bring you no healing.

Jeremiah 46 : 12 (NLT)

The nations have heard of your shame. The earth is filled with your cries of despair. Your mightiest warriors will run into each other and fall down together."

Jeremiah 46 : 13 (NLT)

Then the LORD gave the prophet Jeremiah this message about King Nebuchadnezzar's plans to attack Egypt.

Jeremiah 46 : 14 (NLT)

"Shout it out in Egypt! Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, for the sword will devour everyone around you.

Jeremiah 46 : 15 (NLT)

Why have your warriors fallen? They cannot stand, for the LORD has knocked them down.

Jeremiah 46 : 16 (NLT)

They stumble and fall over each other and say among themselves, 'Come, let's go back to our people, to the land of our birth. Let's get away from the sword of the enemy!'

Jeremiah 46 : 17 (NLT)

There they will say, 'Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is a loudmouth who missed his opportunity!'

Jeremiah 46 : 18 (NLT)

"As surely as I live," says the King, whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies, "one is coming against Egypt who is as tall as Mount Tabor, or as Mount Carmel by the sea!

Jeremiah 46 : 19 (NLT)

Pack up! Get ready to leave for exile, you citizens of Egypt! The city of Memphis will be destroyed, without a single inhabitant.

Jeremiah 46 : 20 (NLT)

Egypt is as sleek as a beautiful young cow, but a horsefly from the north is on its way!

Jeremiah 46 : 21 (NLT)

Egypt's mercenaries have become like fattened calves. They, too, will turn and run, for it is a day of great disaster for Egypt, a time of great punishment.

Jeremiah 46 : 22 (NLT)

Egypt flees, silent as a serpent gliding away. The invading army marches in; they come against her with axes like woodsmen.

Jeremiah 46 : 23 (NLT)

They will cut down her people like trees," says the LORD, "for they are more numerous than locusts.

Jeremiah 46 : 24 (NLT)

Egypt will be humiliated; she will be handed over to people from the north."

Jeremiah 46 : 25 (NLT)

The LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: "I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes, and all the other gods of Egypt. I will punish its rulers and Pharaoh, too, and all who trust in him.

Jeremiah 46 : 26 (NLT)

I will hand them over to those who want them killed-- to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his army. But afterward the land will recover from the ravages of war. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Jeremiah 46 : 27 (NLT)

"But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel. For I will bring you home again from distant lands, and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet, and no one will terrorize them.

Jeremiah 46 : 28 (NLT)

Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant, for I am with you," says the LORD. "I will completely destroy the nations to which I have exiled you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you, but with justice; I cannot let you go unpunished."