Jeremiah 46 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 46:12

The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
Jeremiah 46:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 46:12 in other translations

BSBThe nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry fills the earth, because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of them have fallen together.”
WEBThe nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry; for the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty, they both fall together.”
ASVThe nations have heard of thy shame, and the earth is full of thy cry; for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, they are fallen both of them together.
YLTNations have heard of thy shame, And thy cry hath filled the land, For the mighty on the mighty did stumble, Together they have fallen--both of them!'
DARBYThe nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the earth; for the mighty man stumbleth against the mighty, they are both fallen together.
BBEYour shame has come to the ears of the nations, and the earth is full of your cry: for the strong man is falling against the strong, they have come down together.
WebsterThe nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they have fallen both together.

What does Jeremiah 46:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. mighty ... stumbled against ... mighty ... fallen both together--Their very multitude shall prove an impediment in their confused flight, one treading on the other.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 The nations have heard of thy shame - Of thy disgrace, by this prodigious slaughter of thy troops.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 46:1-12

The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28) Verses 1-12 The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and interest they have, yet it shall be all in…

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Jeremiah 46:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'Uthey will hearH8085
גוֹיִם֙go.YimnationsH1471
קְלוֹנֵ֔ךְke.lo.Nekhshame yourH7036
וְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְve.tziv.cha.Tekhand outcry yourH6682
מָלְאָ֣הmal.'Ahit will be fullH4390
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
גִבּ֤וֹרgi.BorwarriorH1368
בְּגִבּוֹר֙be.gi.bOrover warriorH1368
כָּשָׁ֔לוּka.Sha.luthey will stumbleH3782
יַחְדָּ֖יוyach.DavtogetherH3162
נָפְל֥וּna.fe.Luthey will fallH5307
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם\׃\ \פshe.nei.Hemboth of themH8147

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Cross references for Jeremiah 46:12

  • Nahum 3:8-10

    Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

  • 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 14:2

    Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

  • Isaiah 19:2

    And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

  • Jeremiah 49:21

    The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.

  • Isaiah 10:4

    Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • 1 Samuel 5:12

    And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

  • Ezekiel 32:9-12

    I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known. Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall. For thus saith the Lord God; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee. By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.

  • Jeremiah 48:34

    From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

  • Jeremiah 51:54

    A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:

  • Zephaniah 1:10

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.

  • Isaiah 15:5-8

    My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer–elim.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
heard.
Eze 32:9-12; Na 3:8-10
thy cry.
14:2; 48:34; 49:21; 51:54; 1Sa 5:12; Isa 15:5-8; Zep 1:10
stumbled.
6; Isa 10:4; 19:2

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Context

  • Jeremiah 46:11

    Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.

  • Jeremiah 46:12

    The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.

  • Jeremiah 46:13

    The word that the Lord spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.

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Jeremiah 46:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Las gentes oyeron tu afrenta, y tu clamor hinchió la tierra: porque fuerte se encontró con fuerte, y cayeron ambos juntos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les nations ont entendu ta confusion, et ton cri a rempli la terre; car l’homme fort a trébuché sur l’homme fort, ils sont tombés tous deux ensemble.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Nationen haben deine Schande gehört, und die Erde ist voll deines Klagegeschreis; denn ein Held ist über den anderen gestrauchelt, sie sind gefallen beide zusammen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Audierunt gentes ignominiam tuam, et ululatus tuus replevit terram: quia fortis impegit in fortem, et ambo pariter conciderunt.