Jeremiah 46:15

Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
valiant	אַבִּירֶ֑יךָ 'a.bi.Rei.kha	H47	mighty (spoken of God) · adjective, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
away	נִסְחַ֣ף nis.Chaf	H5502	to scrape off · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
stood	עָמַ֔ד 'a.Mad	H5975	to stand · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
drive	הֲדָפֽוֹ ha.da.Fo	H1920	to push away or down · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 68:2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Isaiah 66:15-16 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames…
Psalms 18:14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Psalms 18:39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Jeremiah 46:5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for…
Exodus 6:1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong…
Deuteronomy 11:23 Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.
Judges 5:20-21 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 46:13–end

In these verses we have, I. Confusion and terror spoken to Egypt. The accomplishment of the prediction in the former part of the chapter disabled the Egyptians from making any attempts upon other nations; for what could they do when their army was routed? But still they remained strong at home, and none of their neighbours durst make any attempts upon them. Though the kings of Egypt came no more out of their land (Kg2 24:7), yet they kept safe and easy in their land; and what would they desire more than peaceably to enjoy their own? One would think all men should be content to do this, and not covet to invade their neighbours. But the measure of Egypt's iniquity is full, and now they shall n…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 46:15

thy valiant men--manuscripts, the Septuagint, and Vulgate read, "thy valiant one," Apis, the bull-shaped Egyptian idol worshipped at Noph or Memphis. The contrast thus is between the palpable impotence of the idol and the might attributed to it by the worshippers. The Hebrew term, "strong," or "valiant," is applied to bulls (Psa 22:12). Cambyses in his invasion of Egypt destroyed the sacred bull. drive them--(Compare Jer 46:5). The Hebrew word is used of a sweeping rain (Pro 28:3).

John Gill on Jeremiah 46:15

Why are thy valiant men swept away?.... 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 (i) says Apis with the Egyptians is believed to be a most powerful deity; yet could not save them; but the word signifies their nobles, thei…

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Dictionary and topics

Nebuchadnezzar — In the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means “Nebo, protect the crown!” or the “frontiers.” In an inscription he styles himself “Nebo’s favourite.” He was the son and successor of…
Nebuchadnezzar, Or Nebuchadrezzar — (may Nebo protect the crown), was the greatest and most powerful of the Babylonian kings. His name is explained to mean “Nebo is the protector against misfortune.” He was the son and successor of…
Babylon · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning
Noph · Prophecies against — Prophecies against
War · God in — God in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 46:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 46:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 46:15

John Gill on Jeremiah 46:15

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 46:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 46:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 46:15

John Gill on Jeremiah 46:15

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 46:15

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 46:13–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 46:15-17

Rashi on Jeremiah 46:15