Jeremiah 46

1This is the word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. 2For Egypt: “This is about the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt that was at Carchemish by the Euphrates river. This was the army that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: 3Get the small shields and the large shields ready, and go forward to fight. 4Put the harness on the horses; mount up on the horses and take your stand with your helmets on; 5What am I seeing here? They are filled with terror and are running away, for their soldiers are defeated. 6the swift cannot run away, and the soldiers cannot escape. 7Who is this who rises like the Nile, whose waters toss up and down like the rivers? 8Egypt rises like the Nile, like rivers of water that rise and fall. 9Go up, horses. Be angry, you chariots. Let the soldiers go out, 10That day will be the day of vengeance for the Lord Yahweh of hosts, and he will avenge himself on his foes. 11Go up to Gilead and obtain medicine, virgin daughter of Egypt. 12The nations have heard of your disgrace. The earth is filled with your laments, 13This is the word that Yahweh told Jeremiah the prophet when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came and attacked the land of Egypt: 14“Announce in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes. 15Why are your mighty ones face-down on the ground? They will not stand, because I, Yahweh, have pushed them to the ground. 16He increases the numbers of those who stumble. Each soldier falls against the next one. They are saying, 'Get up. Let us go home. 17They proclaimed there, 'Pharaoh the king of Egypt is only a noise, one who has let his opportunity slip away.' 18As I live—declares the King, whose name is Yahweh of hosts— 19Pack for yourselves baggage to carry into exile, you who live in Egypt. 20Egypt is a very beautiful young cow, but a stinging insect is coming from the north. It is coming. 21The hired soldiers in her midst are like a fattened bull, but they will also turn away and run away. 22Egypt hisses like a snake and crawls away, for her enemies are marching against her. 23They will cut down the forests—this is Yahweh's declaration—although it is very dense. 24The daughter of Egypt will be made ashamed. She will be given into the hand of people from the north.” 25Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says, “See, I am about to punish Amon of Thebes, Pharaoh, Egypt and her gods, her kings the Pharaohs, and those who trust in them. 26I am giving them into the hand of the ones seeking their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his servants. Then after this Egypt will be inhabited as in previous days—this is Yahweh's declaration. 27But you, my servant Jacob, do not fear. Do not be dismayed, Israel, for see, I am about to bring you back from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Then Jacob will return, find peace, and be secure, and there will be no one to terrify him.