Jérémie 46:15

15 Pourquoi tes vaillants hommes sont-ils emportés? Ils ne tiennent pas ferme, car l'Eternel les renverse.

Jérémie 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.

Jérémie 46:15 In-Context

13 La parole qui fut adressée par l'Eternel à Jérémie, le prophète, sur l'arrivée de Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, qui voulait frapper le pays d'Egypte.

14 Annoncez-le en Egypte, Publiez-le à Migdol, Publiez-le à Noph et à Tachpanès! Dites: Lève-toi, prépare-toi, Car l'épée dévore autour de toi!

15 Pourquoi tes vaillants hommes sont-ils emportés? Ils ne tiennent pas ferme, car l'Eternel les renverse.

16 Il en fait chanceler un grand nombre; Ils tombent l'un sur l'autre, et ils disent: Allons, retournons vers notre peuple, Dans notre pays natal, Loin du glaive destructeur!

17 Là, on s'écrie: Pharaon, roi d'Egypte, Ce n'est qu'un bruit; il a laissé passer le moment.