Jeremiah 46:1
What does Jeremiah 46:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 46:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The word of Jehovah which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The word of Jehovah which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet about the nations.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh-neco king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Zechariah 2:8
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
- Jeremiah 1:10
see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.
- Numbers 23:9
For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that dwelleth alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations.
- Jeremiah 25:15
For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto me: Take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
- Jeremiah 4:7
A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.
- Romans 3:29
Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:
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