John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 46:21
All her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks ,.... Or, "bullocks of the stall" F11 כעגלי מרבק "velut vituli saginae", Montanus, Cocceius, ; soldiers of other countries, that were hired into the service of Egypt, and lived so deliciously there, that they were unfit for war, and were like fatted beasts prepared for the slaughter. The Targum and Jarchi interpret it, her princes F12 So R. Sol. Urbin. Ohel Moed, fol. 50. 2. ; who had the care of this heifer,... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 46:12-28
In these verses we have, I. Confusion and terror spoken to Egypt. The accomplishment of the prediction in the former part of the chapter disabled the Egyptians from making any attempts upon other nations; for what could they do when their army was routed? But still they remained strong at home, and none of their neighbours durst make any attempts upon them. Though the kings of Egypt came no more out of their land (2 Kgs. 24:7), yet they kept safe and easy in their land; and what would they... read more