Jeremiah 46:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 46:16-17

Jeremiah 46:16-17. He made many to fall Or, as the Vulgate renders הרבה כושׁל , multiplicavit ruentes, he multiplied those falling, or more literally, the faller, as in the margin, the word being singular. Blaney connects this with the next clause, as the LXX. do, and reads the verse thus: “He hath caused many to stumble, yea, to fall; they said therefore one to another, Arise, and let us return to our people, and to our native country, because of the oppressor’s sword.” These are... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 46:13-28

A second message concerning Egypt (46:13-28)Jeremiah now foresees another defeat of Egypt by Babylon, this one not on foreign soil but in the land of Egypt itself (13). Egyptian cities fall as the Babylonian armies advance. Egypt’s gods are not able to hold back the enemy. Hired soldiers flee from the battle-front and look for safety in their own countries (14-16). Pharaoh is accused of being a loud-mouthed boaster who does nothing when the hour for action comes (17).Babylon towers over Egypt... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 46:16

fall = be stumbling. one . . . upon another. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:37 ). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 46:16

Jeremiah 46:16. He made many to fall— The number of those who fall is increased; lo, each one meets his neighbor, and says, Arise, let us return, &c. Houbigant. See chap. Jeremiah 25:38. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 46:16

16. He—Jehovah. made many to fall—literally, "multiplied the faller," that is, fallers. one fell upon another— (Jeremiah 46:6; Jeremiah 46:12): even before the enemy strikes them (Jeremiah 46:12- :). 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 (Jeremiah 46:9; Jeremiah 46:21). from the oppressing sword—from the cruel sword, namely, of the Chaldeans (compare Jeremiah... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 46:13-24

2. Egypt’s defeat in Egypt 46:13-24Shortly after the battle of Carchemish, Nebuchadnezzar returned to Babylon for his coronation. His father Nabopolassar had died in August of 605 B.C. Almost immediately, Nebuchadnezzar returned to Palestine with his army to subdue Canaan. From there he moved southwest against Egypt, about 568-567 B.C. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 46:15-16

The Egyptian gods were unable to stand against the aggressor. The bulls of Egypt-symbols of the nation, its gods, and its leaders-were in humiliating retreat. The Lord had overthrown them repeatedly. The allies of Egypt would speak of going home."In this oracle it is deity against deity, bull against bull, king against king." [Note: Smothers, p. 293.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 46:1-28

Against Egypt1. Against the Gentiles] RV ’concerning the nations ’around.2. Carchemish] see Intro, and 2 Chronicles 35:20-24 also on Jeremiah 47:1.3-6. A lively description of the preparation and advance, followed by the defeat at Carchemish. 4. Brigandines] RV ’coats of mail.’5. Seen them dismayed] RV ’seen it? They are dismayed.’7. A flood] RV ’the Nile,’their own sacred river in its annual overflow. So in Jeremiah 46:8.9. The Ethiopians, etc.] mercenary troops forming the chief part of the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 46:1-64

Prophecies Concerning the NationsThe custom of placing in a group, as here, prophecies against heathen nations is illustrated by Isaiah (Jeremiah 13-33), Ezekiel (Jeremiah 25-32), and Amos (Jeremiah 1, 2). For the position of the prophecies at the end of the book as compared with that which they hold in the LXX, see Intro, and on Jeremiah 25:11. We may divide them thus:—(a) Jeremiah 46-49 (mostly of the fourth year of Jehoiakim). This section contains prophe-oies concerning Egypt and five other... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 46:16

(16) Arise, and let us go again to our own people.—The case contemplated is that of the settlers in Egypt, the Lydians, Ionians, and Carians (see Note on Jeremiah 46:9) whom Psammetichus had encouraged, or the fugitives from Judæa of Jeremiah 43:5-7. These should find that it was no longer a safe home for them. The “oppressing sword” is beyond question the right rendering, but it is curious that both the LXX. and Vulgate have taken the adjective in different senses: the former giving “from the... read more

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