Jeremiah 46:1

The LORD's Message About the Nations

1 A message came to me from the Lord. It was about the nations.

Jeremiah 46:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 46:1

The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against
the Gentiles.
] Or "nations"; distinguished from the Jews; not all the nations of the world, but some hereafter mentioned, as the Egyptians, Philistines, Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Syrians, Arabians, Persians, and Chaldeans: or "concerning the nations" ^F16; the above mentioned; though the prophecies delivered out concerning them are all against them, and not in their favour. Mention is made of Jeremiah's prophesying against all the nations in ( Jeremiah 25:13 ) ; after which follow the several prophecies contained in the next chapters in the Septuagint and Arabic versions, as they stand in the Polyglot Bible.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (Mywg le) "super gentes", Montanus; "de gentibus", Cocceius.

Jeremiah 46:1 In-Context

1 A message came to me from the Lord. It was about the nations.

2 Here is what the LORD says about Egypt. Here is his message against the army of Pharaoh Neco. He was king of Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylonia, won the battle over his army. That happened at Carchemish on the Euphrates River. It was in the fourth year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah. He was the son of Josiah. The message says,

3 "Egyptians, prepare your shields! Prepare large and small shields alike! March out for battle!

4 Get the horses and chariots ready to ride! Take up your battle positions! Put your helmets on! Shine up your spears! Put on your armor!

5 What do I see? The Egyptians are terrified. They are pulling back. Their soldiers are losing. They run away as fast as they can. They do not look back. There is terror on every side," announces the Lord.