Jeremiah 46:16

He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
many	הִרְבָּ֖ה hir.Bah	H7235	to increase (in whatever respect) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fall	כּוֹשֵׁ֑ל ko.Shel	H3782	to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
one	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
fell	נָפַ֞ל na.Fal	H5307	to fall · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
another	רֵעֵ֗הוּ re.'E.hu	H7453	an associate (more or less close) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Arise	ק֣וּמָה Ku.mah	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic he
again	וְנָשֻׁ֣בָה ve.na.Shu.vah	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common plural
people	עַמֵּ֗נוּ 'a.Me.nu	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
land	אֶ֙רֶץ֙ 'e.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
nativity	מֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔נוּ mo.lad.Te.nu	H4138	nativity (plural birth-place) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
from	מִפְּנֵ֖י mi.pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
oppressing	הַיּוֹנָֽה hai.yo.Nah	H3238	to rage or be violent · definite article + verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
sword	חֶ֥רֶב Che.rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular construct

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Cross-references

Leviticus 26:36-37 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken…
Jeremiah 51:9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth un…
Jeremiah 46:6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
Jeremiah 46:21 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not sta…
Jeremiah 50:16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn ev…

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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 46:16

He--Jehovah. made many to fall--literally, "multiplied the faller," that is, fallers. one fell upon another-- (Jer 46:6, Jer 46:12): even before the enemy strikes them (Lev 26:37). let us go again to our own people--the language of the confederates and mercenaries, exhorting one another to desert the Egyptian standard, and return to their respective homes (Jer 46:9, Jer 46:21). from the oppressing sword--from the cruel sword, namely, of the Chaldeans (compare Jer 25:38).

John Gill on Jeremiah 46:16

He made many to fall,.... That is, the Lord, by the hand of the Chaldeans, by whose sword multitudes fell in battle: yea, one fell upon another; they fell in heaps, denoting the multitude of the slain; or rather they fell in flight one upon another; one fell, and then another upon him, as usually they do, when men are frightened and flee precipitantly, as in Jeremiah 46:12; and they said, arise: not those that fell, which may seem at first sight; but either the strangers in the land of Egypt, as Kimchi, such as the Jews were; who, perceiving the destruction that was coming on Egypt, exhort one another to arise, and get out of it; or rather the auxiliaries of the Egyptians, as the Ethiopian…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Dove — In their wild state doves generally build their nests in the clefts of rocks, but when domesticated “dove-cots” are prepared for them (Cant. 2:14; Jer. 48:28; Isa. 60:8). The dove was placed on the…
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
Sword, The · Described as: Oppressive — Described as: Oppressive
War · 28:25-68;32:30; — 28:25-68;32:30;

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 46:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 46:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 46:16

John Gill on Jeremiah 46:16

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 46:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 46:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 46:16

John Gill on Jeremiah 46:16

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 46:13–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 46:15-17

Rashi on Jeremiah 46:16