Jeremiah 46 · Verse 7

Jeremiah 46:7

Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
Jeremiah 46:7, King James Version

Jeremiah 46:7 in other translations

BSBWho is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn?
WEB“Who is this who rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge?
ASVWho is this that riseth up like the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?
YLTWho is this? as a flood he cometh up, As rivers do his waters shake themselves!
DARBYWho is this that riseth up as the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?
BBEWho is this coming up like the Nile, whose waters are lifting their heads like the rivers?
WebsterWho is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?

What does Jeremiah 46:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. as a flood--(Jr 47:2; Is 8:7, 8; Da 11:22). The figure is appropriate in addressing Egyptians, as the Nile, their great river, yearly overspreads their lands with a turbid, muddy flood. So their army, swelling with arrogance, shall overspread the region south of Euphrates; but it, like the Nile, shall retreat as fast as it advanced.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Who is this that cometh up as a flood - The vast concourse of people is here represented as a river: for instance, the Jordan, suddenly swollen with the rains in harvest, rolling its waters along, and overflowing the whole country. A fine image to represent the incursions of vast armies carrying all before them. Such was the army of Pharaoh-necho in its march to Carchemish.

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 46:7 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.

מִי\־mi-who?H4310
זֶ֖הzeh[is] thisH2088
כַּיְאֹ֣רkay.'Or[who] like the RiverH2975
יַֽעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.Lehhe risesH5927
כַּנְּהָר֕וֹתka.ne.ha.Rotlike <the> riversH5104
יִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּyit.ga.'a.Shuthey surgeH1607
מֵימָֽיו\׃mei.Mavwaters hisH4325

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Cross references for Jeremiah 46:7

  • Jeremiah 47:2

    Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.

  • Daniel 11:22

    And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

  • Isaiah 8:7-8

    Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

  • Revelation 12:15

    And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

  • Daniel 9:26

    And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

  • Amos 8:8

    Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

  • Song of Solomon 3:6

    Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

  • Song of Solomon 8:5

    Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

  • Isaiah 63:1

    Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Who.
So 3:6; 8:5; Isa 63:1
as a flood.
47:2; Isa 8:7,8; Da 9:26; 11:22; Am 8:8; Re 12:15

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Context

  • 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 46:7

    Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?

  • Jeremiah 46:8

    Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.

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Jeremiah 46:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Quién es éste que como río sube, y cuyas aguas se mueven como ríos?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qui est celui-ci qui monte comme le Nil, et dont les eaux s’agitent comme les fleuves?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wer ist es, der heraufzieht wie der Nil, wie Ströme wogen seine Gewässer?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quis est iste, qui quasi flumen ascendit, et veluti fluviorum intumescunt gurgites ejus?