Jeremiah 46:1-28
AGAINST EGYPT 1. Against the Gentiles] RV 'concerning the nations 'around.... [ Continue Reading ]
AGAINST EGYPT 1. Against the Gentiles] RV 'concerning the nations 'around.... [ Continue Reading ]
CARCHEMISH] see Intro, and 2 Chronicles 35:20 also on Jeremiah 47:1. 3-6. A lively description of the preparation and advance, followed by the defeat at Carchemish.... [ Continue Reading ]
BRIGANDINES] RV 'coats of mail.'... [ Continue Reading ]
SEEN THEM DISMAYED] RV 'seen it? They are dismayed.'... [ Continue Reading ]
A FLOOD] RV 'the Nile,'their own sacred river in its annual overflow. So in Jeremiah 46:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ETHIOPIANS, etc.] mercenary troops forming the chief part of the Egyptian armies.... [ Continue Reading ]
A DAY OF VENGEANCE] on the Egyptians. They are to be the SACRIFICE, because of their treachery to Judah.... [ Continue Reading ]
The medical science of Egypt was in high repute.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LAND] RV 'the earth.'... [ Continue Reading ]
The second part of the prophecy con-corning Egypt suggests by its tone a more intimate acquaintance, and is probably to be ascribed to the time of the prophet's residence in that country.... [ Continue Reading ]
See on Jeremiah 44:1 and Jeremiah 2:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY SAID] the mercenaries: see on Jeremiah 2:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TIME APPOINTED] the period of grace is over.... [ Continue Reading ]
Omit the second _is._ The v. means that Nebuchadnezzar shall resemble Tabor and Carmel, standing out conspicuous as compared with neighbouring rulers.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Is like_] RV 'is.'This probably is an allusion to the sacred bull Apis, worshipped at Memphis. DESTRUCTION] RM 'the gadfly.' THE NORTH] i.e. Chaldea.... [ Continue Reading ]
LIKE A SERPENT] rustling as it escapes through the thick underwood. Such shall be the sound of Egypt as it flees away.... [ Continue Reading ]
HER FOREST] her beauty: cp. Jeremiah 21:14. GRASSHOPPERS] RV 'locusts.'... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MULTITUDE OF NO] RV 'Amon of No,'i.e. the god worshipped there. NO] i.e. Thebes in Upper Egypt. PROPHECIES CONCERNING THE NATIONS The custom of placing in a group, as here, prophecies against heathen nations is illustrated by Isaiah (Jeremiah 13-33), Ezekiel (Jeremiah 25-32), and Amos (Jeremiah... [ Continue Reading ]