Jeremías 46:6

6 El más veloz no puede huirni el más fuerte, escapar.En el norte, a orillas del río Éufratestrastabillan y caen.

Jeremías 46:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 46:6

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty men escape
Those that were swift of foot, like Asahel, or carried but light armour, let not such trust to their swiftness or light carriage; nor let the mighty man think to escape by reason of his great strength, to make his way through the enemy, and get out of his hands. Or this may be rendered as future, "the swift shall not flee away" ^F20 so the Targum; neither the one nor the other shall escape by the nimbleness of their heels, or the stoutness of their hearts: they shall stumble and fall toward the north, by the river Euphrates;
which lay north of Judea, where the prophet was, to whom this word came; and also was to the north of Egypt, whose destruction is here threatened: the place where this route and slaughter would be made was Carchemish, which was situated by that river; on the north side of which city, according to Abarbinel, the battle was; and which sense is mentioned by Kimchi, which the other follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (owny la) "non fugiet", Pagninus, Montanus; "non effugiet", Munster, Tigurine version.

Jeremías 46:6 In-Context

4 ¡Ensillen los caballos,monten los corceles!¡Alístense, pónganse los cascos!¡Afilen las lanzas, vístanse las corazas!

5 Pero ¿qué es lo que veo?Sus guerreros están derrotados;aterrados retroceden.Sin mirar atrás, huyen despavoridos.¡Cunde el terror por todas partes!—afirma el SEÑOR—.

6 El más veloz no puede huirni el más fuerte, escapar.En el norte, a orillas del río Éufratestrastabillan y caen.

7 »¿Quién es ese que sube como el Nilo,como ríos de aguas agitadas?

8 Es Egipto, que trepa como el Nilo,como ríos de aguas agitadas.Dice Egipto: “Subiré y cubriré toda la tierra;destruiré las ciudades y sus habitantes”.