Jeremías 46:15

15 ¿Por qué yacen postrados tus guerreros?¡No pueden mantenerse en pie,porque el SEÑOR los ha derribado!

Jeremías 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.

Jeremías 46:15 In-Context

13 Esta es la palabra del SEÑOR, que vino a Jeremías el profeta cuando Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, vino para atacar el país de Egipto:

14 «Anuncien esto en Egipto,proclámenlo en Migdol, Menfis y Tafnes:“¡A sus puestos! ¡Manténganse alerta!¡La espada devora a su alrededor!”

15 ¿Por qué yacen postrados tus guerreros?¡No pueden mantenerse en pie,porque el SEÑOR los ha derribado!

16 Tropiezan una y otra vez,se caen uno sobre otro.Se dicen: “¡Levántate,volvamos a nuestra gente,a la tierra donde nacimos,lejos de la espada del opresor!”

17 Allí gritan: “¡El faraón es puro ruido!¡el rey de Egipto ya perdió su oportunidad!”