Jeremiah 46:17

17 "They cried there, 'Pharaoh king of Egypt is but 1a big noise; He has let the appointed time pass by!'

Jeremiah 46:17 In-Context

15 "Why have your mighty ones become prostrate? They do not stand because the LORD has thrust them down.
16 "They have repeatedly stumbled; Indeed, they have fallen one against another. Then they said, 'Get up! And let us go back To our own people and our native land Away from the sword of the oppressor.'
17 "They cried there, 'Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a big noise; He has let the appointed time pass by!'
18 "As I live," declares the King Whose name is the LORD of hosts, "Surely one shall come who looms up like Tabor among the mountains, Or like Carmel by the sea.
19 "Make your baggage ready for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt, For Memphis will become a desolation; It will even be burned down and bereft of inhabitants.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Exodus 15:9, 10; 1 Kings 20:10, 11; Isaiah 19:11-16

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some ancient versions read "Call the name of Pharaoh a big noise"
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