1 The word of Jehovah which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- which came to Jeremiah H3414 (יִרְמְיָה) — Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
- the prophet H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- against the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
2 Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh-neco 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Against Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- against the army H2428 (חַיִל) — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- of Pharaoh–necho H6549 (פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה) — Paroh-Nekoh (or -Neko), an Egyptian king
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- which was by the river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- Euphrates H6578 (פְּרָת) — Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East
- in Carchemish H3751 (כַּרְכְּמִישׁ) — Karkemish, a place in Syria
- which Nebuchadnezzar H5019 (נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר) — Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
- of Babylon H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- smote H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- in the fourth H7243 (רְבִיעִי) — fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
- year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- of Jehoiakim H3079 (יְהוֹיָקִים) — Jehojakim, a Jewish king
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Josiah H2977 (יֹאשִׁיָּה) — Joshijah, the name of two Israelites
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
3 Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Order H6186 (עָרַךְ) — to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
- ye the buckler H4043 (מָגֵן) — a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
- and shield H6793 (צִנָּה) — a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing)
- and draw near H5066 (נָגַשׁ) — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to p…
- to battle H4421 (מִלְחָמָה) — a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare)
4 Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Harness H631 (אָסַר) — to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
- the horses H5483 (סוּס) — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
- and get up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- ye horsemen H6571 (פָּרָשׁ) — a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry
- and stand forth H3320 (יָצַב) — to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
- helmets H3553 (כּוֹבַע) — a helmet (as arched)
- furbish H4838 (מָרַק) — to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinse
- the spears H7420 (רֹמַח) — a lance (as thrown); especially the iron point
- put on H3847 (לָבַשׁ) — properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
- the brigandines H5630 (סִרְיֹן) — a coat of mail
5 Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wherefore have I seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- them dismayed H2844 (חַת) — concretely, crushed; also afraid; abstractly, terror
- turned H5472 (סוּג) — properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize)
- away back H268 (אָחוֹר) — the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West
- and their mighty ones H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- are beaten down H3807 (כָּתַת) — to bruise or violently strike
- and are fled H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- apace H4498 (מָנוֹס) — a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing
- and look not back H6437 (פָּנָה) — to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
- fear H4032 (מָגוֹר) — a fright (objective or subjective)
- round about H5439 (סָבִיב) — (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Let not the swift H7031 (קַל) — light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
- flee away H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- nor the mighty man H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- escape H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
- they shall stumble H3782 (כָּשַׁל) — to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
- and fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- toward the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- by H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- the river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- Euphrates H6578 (פְּרָת) — Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East
7 Who is this that riseth up like the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- cometh up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- as a flood H2975 (יְאֹר) — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river o…
- whose waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- are moved H1607 (גָּעַשׁ) — to agitate violently
- as the rivers H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
8 Egypt riseth up like the Nile, and his waters toss themselves like the rivers: and he saith, I will rise up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy cities and the inhabitants thereof.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- riseth up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- like a flood H2975 (יְאֹר) — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river o…
- waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- are moved H1607 (גָּעַשׁ) — to agitate violently
- like the rivers H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- and he saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I will go up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- will cover H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- I will destroy H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and the inhabitants H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
9 Go up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Put, that handle the shield; and the Ludim, that handle and bend the bow.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Come up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- ye horses H5483 (סוּס) — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
- and rage H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- ye chariots H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
- and let the mighty men H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- come forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- the Ethiopians H3568 (כּוּשׁ) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
- and the Libyans H6316 (פּוּט) — Put, a son of Ham, also the name of his descendants or their region, and of a Persian tribe
- that handle H8610 (תָּפַשׂ) — to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
- the shield H4043 (מָגֵן) — a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
- and the Lydians H3866 (לוּדִי) — a Ludite or inhabitants of Lud (only in plural)
- bend H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- the bow H7198 (קֶשֶׁת) — a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
10 For that day is a day of the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- a day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of vengeance H5360 (נְקָמָה) — avengement, whether the act or the passion
- that he may avenge H5358 (נָקַם) — to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish
- him of his adversaries H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- and the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- shall devour H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and it shall be satiate H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- and made drunk H7301 (רָוָה) — to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
- with their blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- for the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- hath a sacrifice H2077 (זֶבַח) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
- in the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- country H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- by the river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- Euphrates H6578 (פְּרָת) — Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East
11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no healing for thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Go up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- into Gilead H1568 (גִּלְעָד) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
- and take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- balm H6875 (צְרִי) — distillation, i.e. balsam
- O virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- the daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- in vain H7723 (שָׁוְא) — evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also…
- shalt thou use many H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- medicines H7499 (רְפֻאָה) — a medicament
- thou shalt not be cured H8585 (תְּעָלָה) — a channel (into which water is raised for irrigation); also a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a wound)
12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and the earth is full of thy cry; for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, they are fallen both of them together.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- have heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- of thy shame H7036 (קָלוֹן) — disgrace; (by implication) the pudenda
- and thy cry H6682 (צְוָחָה) — a screech (of anguish)
- hath filled H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- for the mighty man H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- hath stumbled H3782 (כָּשַׁל) — to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
- against the mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- they are fallen H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- both H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
13 The word that Jehovah spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- that Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- to Jeremiah H3414 (יִרְמְיָה) — Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
- the prophet H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- how Nebuchadnezzar H5019 (נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר) — Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Babylon H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- should come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- smite H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand forth, and prepare thee; for the sword hath devoured round about thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Declare H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- ye in Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- and publish H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- in Migdol H4024 (מִגְדּוֹל) — Migdol, a place in Egypt
- in Noph H5297 (נֹף) — Noph, the capital of Upper Egypt
- and in Tahpanhes H8471 (תַּחְפַּנְחֵס) — Tachpanches, Techaphneches or Tachpenes, a place in Egypt
- say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- ye, Stand fast H3320 (יָצַב) — to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
- and prepare H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- thee; for the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- shall devour H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- round about H5439 (סָבִיב) — (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
15 Why are thy strong ones swept away? they stood not, because Jehovah did drive them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Why are thy valiant H47 (אַבִּיר)
- swept away H5502 (סָחַף) — to scrape off
- they stood H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- not, because Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- did drive H1920 (הָדַף) — to push away or down
16 He made many to stumble, yea, they fell one 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He made many H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- to fall H3782 (כָּשַׁל) — to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
- yea, one H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- fell H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- upon another H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- and they said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Arise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- and let us go again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- to our own people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and to the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of our nativity H4138 (מוֹלֶדֶת) — nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family
- from H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the oppressing H3238 (יָנָה) — to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat
- sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
17 They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath let the appointed time pass by.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They did cry H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- there, Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- a noise H7588 (שָׁאוֹן) — uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction
- he hath passed H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- the time appointed H4150 (מוֹעֵד) — properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite…
18 As I live, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts, surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I live H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- the King H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- whose name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- Surely as Tabor H8396 (תָּבוֹר) — Tabor, a mountain in Palestine, also a city adjacent
- among the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- and as Carmel H3760 (כַּרְמֶל) — Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
- by the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- shall he come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
19 O thou daughter that dwellest in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity; for Memphis shall become a desolation, and shall be burnt up, without inhabitant.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O thou daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- dwelling H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- furnish H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thyself to go into captivity H1473 (גּוֹלָה) — exile; concretely and collectively exiles
- thyself to go into captivity H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- for Noph H5297 (נֹף) — Noph, the capital of Upper Egypt
- shall be waste H8047 (שַׁמָּה) — ruin; by implication, consternation
- and desolate H3341 (יָצַת) — to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate
- without an inhabitant H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
20 Egypt is a very fair heifer; but destruction out of the north is come, it is come.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- a very fair H3304 (יְפֵה־פִיָּה) — very beautiful
- heifer H5697 (עֶגְלָה) — a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)
- destruction H7171 (קֶרֶץ) — extirpation (as if by constriction)
- cometh H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- it cometh out H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- of the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
21 Also her hired men in the midst of her are like calves of the stall; for they also are turned back, they are fled away together, they did not stand: for the day of their calamity is come upon them, the time of their visitation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Also her hired men H7916 (שָׂכִיר) — a man at wages by the day or year
- in the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- of her like fatted H4770 (מַרְבֵּק) — a stall (for cattle)
- bullocks H5695 (עֵגֶל) — a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
- for they also are turned back H6437 (פָּנָה) — to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
- are fled away H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- they did not stand H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- because the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of their calamity H343 (אֵיד) — oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin
- was come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- the time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- of their visitation H6486 (פְּקֻדָּה) — visitation (in many senses, chiefly official)
22 The sound thereof shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- thereof shall go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- like a serpent H5175 (נָחָשׁ) — a snake (from its hiss)
- for they shall march H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- with an army H2428 (חַיִל) — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- and come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- against her with axes H7134 (קַרְדֹּם) — an axe
- as hewers H2404 (חָטַב) — to chop or carve wood
- of wood H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
23 They shall cut down her forest, saith Jehovah, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They shall cut down H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- her forest H3293 (יַעַר) — a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- though it cannot be searched H2713 (חָקַר) — properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately
- because they are more H7231 (רָבַב) — properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad
- than the grasshoppers H697 (אַרְבֶּה) — a locust (from its rapid increase)
- innumerable H4557 (מִסְפָּר) — a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
- innumerable H369 (אַיִן) — a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
24 The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- shall be confounded H3001 (יָבֵשׁ) — to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
- she shall be delivered H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- into the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- of the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- of the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
25 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:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- the God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Behold, I will punish H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- the multitude H528 (אָמוֹן) — Amon (i.e. Ammon or Amn), a deity of Egypt
- the multitude H527 (אָמוֹן) — a throng of people
- of No H4996 (נֹא) — No (i.e. Thebes), the capital of Upper Egypt
- and Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
- and Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- with their gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and their kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- even Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
- them that trust H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
26 and 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 afterwards it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will deliver H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them into the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- of those that seek H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- their lives H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- and into the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- of Nebuchadnezzar H5019 (נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר) — Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Babylon H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- of his servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- and afterward H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- it shall be inhabited H7931 (שָׁכַן) — to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- as in the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of old H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
27 But fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- not thou, O my servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and be not dismayed H2865 (חָתַת) — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
- O Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- for, behold, I will save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- thee from afar off H7350 (רָחוֹק) — remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
- and thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- from the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of their captivity H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
- and Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- shall return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- and be in rest H8252 (שָׁקַט) — to repose (usually figurative)
- and at ease H7599 (שָׁאַן) — to loll, i.e. be peaceful
- afraid H2729 (חָרַד) — to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)
28 Fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; 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 I will correct thee in measure, and will in no wise leave thee unpunished.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- thou not, O Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- my servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- with thee; for I will make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- a full end H3617 (כָּלָה) — a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction
- of all the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- whither I have driven H5080 (נָדַח) — to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
- thee: but I will not make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- of thee, but correct H3256 (יָסַר) — to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
- thee in measure H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- yet will I not leave thee wholly H5352 (נָקָה) — to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
- unpunished H5352 (נָקָה) — to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated