Yēlìmǐshū 46:15

15 Nǐde zhuàngshì wèihé beì chōng qù ne . tāmen zhàn lì bù zhù . yīnwei Yēhéhuá qū zhú tāmen ,

Yēlìmǐshū 46:15 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 46:15

Why are thy valiant [men] swept away?
&c.] As with a mighty torrent, or a sweeping rain; so the word is used in ( Proverbs 28:3 ) ; to which the Chaldean army may be compared; which came with such irresistible force as to drive the Egyptians from their posts, so that they could not stand their ground. The Septuagint renders it,

``why does Apis flee from thee? thy choice ox does not continue.''

Which was the god of the Egyptians, they worshipped in the form of an ox; this could not protect them, though thought by them to be very mighty and powerful; so Aelianus ^F9 says Apis with the Egyptians is believed to be a most powerful deity; yet could not save them; but the word signifies their nobles, their mighty men of war, their generals and officers, at least their valiant soldiers; who yet were not able to stand the tide of power that came against them. The reason was, because the Lord did drive them;
by means of the Chaldeans; he dispirited them; he put them into a panic, and they fled from their posts; there is no standing against the Lord.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 De Animal. l. 11. c. 10.

Yēlìmǐshū 46:15 In-Context

13 Yēhéhuá duì xiānzhī Yēlìmǐ suǒ shuō de huà , lún dào Bābǐlún wáng Níbùjiǎnísǎ yào lái gōngjī Āijí dì ,

14 Nǐmen yào chuányáng zaì Āijí , xuāngào zaì Mìduó , bàogào zaì nuó Fú , dá bǐ nì shuō , yào zhàn qǐ chū duì , zì zuò zhúnbeì , yīnwei dāo jiàn zaì nǐ sìwéi shīxíng tūn miè de shì .

15 Nǐde zhuàngshì wèihé beì chōng qù ne . tāmen zhàn lì bù zhù . yīnwei Yēhéhuá qū zhú tāmen ,

16 Shǐ duō rén bàn diē . tāmen yĕ bǐcǐ zhuàng dǎo , shuō , qǐlai ba . wǒmen zaì wǎng bĕn mín bĕn dì qù , hǎo duǒbì qīyē de dāo jiàn .

17 Tāmen zaì nàli hǎnjiào shuō , Āijí wáng fǎlǎo bú guō shì gè shēngyīn ( huò zuò yǐjing baì wáng ) . tā yǐ cuò guo suǒ déng de shíhou le .