Jeremiah 46 · Verse 2

Jeremiah 46:2

Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh–necho 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.
Jeremiah 46:2, King James Version

Jeremiah 46:2 in other translations

BSBconcerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:
WEBOf Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
ASVOf 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.
YLTFor Egypt, concerning the force of Pharaoh-Necho king of Egypt, that hath been by the river Phrat, in Carchemish, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath smitten, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
DARBYOf Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh-Necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah.
BBEOf Egypt: about the army of Pharaoh-neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, overcame in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
WebsterAgainst Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, who was by the river Euphrates in Carshemish, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.

What does Jeremiah 46:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Inscription of the first prophecy. Pharaoh-necho--He, when going against Carchemish (Cercusium, near the Euphrates), encountered Josiah, king of Judah (the ally of Assyria), at Megiddo, and slew him there (2Ki 23:29; 2Ch 35:20-24); but he was four years subsequently overcome at Carchemish, by Nebuchadnezzar, as is foretold here; and lost all the territory which had been subject to the Pharaohs west of the Euphrates, and between it and the Nile. The prediction would mitigate the Jews' grief for Josiah, and show his death was not to be unavenged (2Ki 24:7). He is famed as having fitted out a fleet of discovery from the Red Sea, which doubled the Cape of Good Hope and returned to Egypt by the Mediterranean.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Pharaoh-necho - This was the person who defeated the army of Josiah, in which engagement Josiah received a mortal wound, of which he died, greatly regretted, soon after at Megiddo. After this victory, he defeated the Babylonians, and took Carchemish; and, having fortified it, returned to his own country. Nabopolassar sent his son Nebuchadnezzar with an army against him, defeated him with immense slaughter near the river Euphrates, retook Carchemish, and subdued all the revolted provinces, according to the following prophecies.

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 46:2 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.

לְמִצְרַ֗יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimof EgyptH4714
עַל\־'al-onH5921
חֵ֨ילcheil[the] army ofH2428
פַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
נְכוֹ֙ne.KhoNechoH5224
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
הָיָ֥הha.Yahit wasH1961
עַל\־'al-atH5921
נְהַר\־ne.har-[the] river ofH5104
פְּרָ֖תpe.RatEuphratesH6578
בְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁbe.khar.ke.Mishat CarchemishH3751
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
הִכָּ֗הhi.Kahhe struck downH5221
נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.re.TzarNebuchadnezzarH5019
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶ֔לba.VelBabylonH894
בִּשְׁנַת֙bish.Natin [the] yearH8141
הָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'It<the> fourthH7243
לִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.Kimof JehoiakimH3079
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huJosiahH2977
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָֽה\׃ye.hu.DahJudahH3063

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Cross references for Jeremiah 46:2

  • 2 Kings 23:29

    In his days Pharaoh–nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

  • Ezekiel 29:1-21

    In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt: Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales. …

  • Jeremiah 25:1

    The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;

  • Jeremiah 45:1

    The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

  • Jeremiah 25:19

    Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;

  • Jeremiah 46:14

    Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.

  • Jeremiah 36:1

    And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

  • Isaiah 10:9

    Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

  • 2 Chronicles 35:20-21

    After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him. But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

  • Jeremiah 25:9

    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Against Egypt.
14; 25:9,19; Eze 29:1-32:32
Pharaoh-necho.
2Ki 23:29
Pharaoh-nechoh.
2Ch 35:20,21
Necho.
Carchemish.
Isa 10:9
in the.
25:1; 36:1

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Context

  • Jeremiah 46:1

    The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;

  • Jeremiah 46:2

    Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh–necho 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.

  • Jeremiah 46:3

    Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

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Jeremiah 46:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En orden á Egipto: contra el ejército de Faraón Nechâo rey de Egipto, que estaba cerca del río Eufrates en Carchêmis, al cual hirió Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia el año cuarto de Joacim hijo de Josías, rey de Judá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Sur l’Égypte. Touchant l’armée du Pharaon Neco, roi d’Égypte, qui était près du fleuve Euphrate, à Carkemish, laquelle Nebucadretsar, roi de Babylone, battit en la quatrième année de Jehoïakim, fils de Josias, roi de Juda.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Über Ägypten. Wider die Heeresmacht des Pharao Neko, des Königs von Ägypten, welche zu Karchemis war, am Strome Euphrat, welche Nebukadrezar, der König von Babel, schlug im vierten Jahre Jojakims, des Sohnes Josias, des Königs von Juda.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ad Ægyptum, adversum exercitum Pharaonis Nechao regis Ægypti, qui erat juxta fluvium Euphraten in Charcamis, quem percussit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis, in quarto anno Joakim filii Josiæ regis Juda.