Jer 46:1-12 | ESV | STEP | The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations .

1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet ^aconcerning the nations.

2 About Egypt. ^bConcerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in ^cthe fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

3 ^d“Prepare buckler and shield,
and advance for battle!
4 ^eHarness the horses;
mount, O horsemen!
Take your stations with your helmets,
^fpolish your spears,
put on your armor!
5 Why have I seen it?
They are dismayed
and have turned backward.
Their ^gwarriors are beaten down
and have fled in haste;
^hthey look not back—
ⁱterror on every side!

declares the Lord.
6 “The swift cannot flee away,
nor the warrior escape;
^jin the north by the river Euphrates
^kthey have stumbled and fallen.
7 “Who is this, ^lrising like the Nile,
like rivers ^mwhose waters surge?
8 Egypt rises like the Nile,
like rivers ⁿwhose waters surge.
He said, ‘I will rise, I will cover the earth,
I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.’
9 ^oAdvance, O horses,
and rage, O chariots!
Let the warriors go out:
men of Cush and ^pPut who handle the shield,
^qmen of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.
10 ^rThat day is the day of the Lord God of hosts,
^sa day of vengeance,
^tto avenge himself on his foes.
^uThe sword shall devour and be sated
and drink its fill of their blood.
For the Lord God of hosts holds ^va sacrifice
^win the north country ^xby the river Euphrates.
11 ^yGo up to Gilead, and take ^zbalm,
O virgin daughter of Egypt!
In vain you have used many medicines;
^aathere is no healing for you.
12 The nations have heard of your shame,
and the earth is full of your cry;
^abfor warrior has stumbled against warrior;
they have both fallen together.”