Jeremias 26:6

6 Let not the swift flee, and let not the mighty man escape to the north: the at Euphrates are become feeble, and they have fallen.

Jeremias 26:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 26:6

Then will I make this house like Shiloh
Where the ark was until it was taken by the Philistines; and then the Lord forsook his tabernacle there, ( Psalms 78:60 ) ; and so he threatens to do the like to the temple at Jerusalem, should they continue in their disobedience to him; (See Gill on Jeremiah 7:12) and (See Gill on Jeremiah 7:14); and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth;
that is, the city of Jerusalem, which should be taken up, and used proverbially in all countries; who, when they would curse anyone, should say, the Lord make thee as Jerusalem, or do unto thee as he has done to Jerusalem.

Jeremias 26:6 In-Context

4 and harness the horses: mount, ye horsemen, and stand ready in your helmets; advance the spears, and put on your breast-plates.

5 Why do they fear, and turn back? even because their mighty men shall be slain: they have utterly fled, and being hemmed in they have not rallied, saith the Lord.

6 Let not the swift flee, and let not the mighty man escape to the north: the at Euphrates are become feeble, and they have fallen.

7 Who is this shall come up as a river, and as rivers roll waves?

8 The waters of Egypt shall come up like a river: and he said, I will go up, and will cover the earth, and will destroy the dwellers in it.