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Jeremiah 46:10

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10 For 1that day belongs to the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of 2vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the 3sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a 4slaughter for the Lord GOD of hosts, In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.
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Jeremiah 46:10 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 46:10

For this [is] the day of the Lord God of hosts
Or, "but this is the day" F25 notwithstanding this great apparatus for war, and those many auxiliaries the Egyptians would have, yet it would not be their day, in which they should get the better of their enemies; but the Lord's day; the day he had appointed; who is the Lord God of all armies, above and below; and who would bring his own armies together when he pleased, and give them victory: a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his enemies:
the enemies of his people, as the Targum; the Egyptians, who had been of old the implacable enemies of his people Israel; though now, contrary to his will, they too much trusted to them, and relied on them; according to Kimchi, this vengeance was taken on them for killing Josiah: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with
their blood;
that is, the sword of the Chaldeans shall destroy the Egyptians in such vast numbers, that there shall be no more to be slain; or there shall be no desire in the enemy to slay any more; they shall be glutted with their blood. All the phrases are designed to show the carnage that should be made; the vast destruction of the people; the large numbers that should be slain: for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the
river Euphrates;
near Carchemish, situated by the river Euphrates, which lay north of Egypt; see ( Jeremiah 46:6 ) . Here is an allusion to the sacrifices of great persons, which are many; the Lord of hosts had a sacrifice, or a great slaughter of men, his enemies; inflicted punishment on them, wherein his power, justice, and holiness, were displayed; see ( Isaiah 34:6 ) .

FOOTNOTES:

F25 (awhh Mwyh) "dies autem", V. L. "atque dies", Junius & Tremellius; "sed dies ille", Schmidt.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 46:10 In-Context

8 Egypt rises like the Nile, Even like the rivers whose waters surge about; And He has said, "I will rise and cover that land; I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants."
9 Go up, you horses, and drive madly, you chariots, That the mighty men may march forward: Ethiopia and Put, that handle the shield, And the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
10 For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord GOD of hosts, In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.
11 Go up to Gilead and obtain balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain have you multiplied remedies; There is no healing for you.
12 The nations have heard of your shame, And the earth is full of your cry of distress; For one warrior has stumbled over another, And both of them have fallen down together.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Joel 1:15
  • 2. Jeremiah 50:15, 18
  • 3. Deuteronomy 32:42; Isaiah 31:8; Jeremiah 12:12
  • 4. Isaiah 34:6; Zephaniah 1:7

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD
  • [b]. Lit "be saturated with"
  • [c]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD
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