Jeremiah 46:24

24 The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame; she shall be delivered into the hand of ¹a people from the north."

Jeremiah 46:24 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 46:24

The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded
Brought to shame before all the nations of the earth, being conquered by the Chaldeans; that is, the kingdom of Egypt, as the Targum; or the inhabitants of it, being subdued and carried captive: she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north;
the Chaldeans, who dwelt northward of Egypt, as is manifest from what follows.

Jeremiah 46:24 In-Context

22 "She makes a sound like a serpent gliding away; for her enemies march in force and come against her with axes like those who fell trees.

23 They shall cut down her forest, declares the LORD, though it is impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are without number.

24 The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame; she shall be delivered into the hand of a people from the north."

25 The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, said: "Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him.

26 I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their life, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Afterward Egypt shall be inhabited as in the days of old, declares the LORD.

Cross References

• 1. [See ver. 20 above]