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They too will turn and flee together, they will not stand their ground, for the day of disaster is coming upon them, the time for them to be punished. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/46.htm">New Living Translation</a> Egypt’s mercenaries have become like fattened calves. They, too, will turn and run, for it is a day of great disaster for Egypt, a time of great punishment. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/46.htm">English Standard Version</a> Even her hired soldiers in her midst are like fattened calves; yes, they have turned and fled together; they did not stand, for the day of their calamity has come upon them, the time of their punishment. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them—the time of their punishment. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/46.htm">King James Bible</a> Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/46.htm">New King James Version</a> Also her mercenaries are in her midst like fat bulls, For they also are turned back, They have fled away together. They did not stand, For the day of their calamity had come upon them, The time of their punishment. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Also her mercenaries in her midst Are like fattened calves, For they too have turned away and have fled together; They did not stand their ground. For the day of their disaster has come upon them, The time of their punishment. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/46.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Also her mercenaries in her midst Are like fattened calves, For even they too have turned back and have fled away together; They did not stand their ground. For the day of their calamity has come upon them, The time of their punishment. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Also her mercenaries in her midst Are like fattened calves, For even they too have turned back and have fled away together; They did not stand their ground. For the day of their calamity has come upon them, The time of their punishment. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Also her mercenaries in her midst Are like fattened calves, For even they have turned back and have fled away together; They did not stand their ground. For the day of their disaster has come upon them, The time of their punishment. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Also her mercenaries in her army Are like fattened calves, For they too have turned back and have fled together; They did not stand [their ground], Because the day of their disaster has come upon them, The time of their punishment. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Even her mercenaries among her are like stall-fed calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee; they will not take their stand, for the day of their calamity is coming on them, the time of their punishment. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Even her mercenaries among her are like stall-fed calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee; they will not take their stand, for the day of their calamity is coming on them, the time of their punishment. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/46.htm">American Standard Version</a> Also her hired men in the midst of her are like calves of the stall; for they also are turned back, they are fled away together, they did not stand: for the day of their calamity is come upon them, the time of their visitation. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The foreign soldiers you hired will turn and run. But they are doomed, like well-fed calves being led to the butcher. * <a href="/erv/jeremiah/46.htm">English Revised Version</a> Also her hired men in the midst of her are like calves of the stall; for they also are turned back, they are fled away together, they did not stand: for the day of their calamity is come upon them, the time of their visitation. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Egypt's hired soldiers are like fattened calves. They will turn and run away together. They won't stand their ground. The day of destruction is coming. At that time they will be punished. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/46.htm">Good News Translation</a> Even her hired soldiers are helpless as calves. They did not stand and fight; all of them turned and ran. The day of their doom had arrived, the time of their destruction. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/46.htm">International Standard Version</a> Even the mercenary troops in her ranks are like a fattened calf. They too will turn around, and will flee together. They won't stand, for the day of their disaster is coming on them, the time of their punishment. <a href="/net/jeremiah/46.htm">NET Bible</a> Even her mercenaries will prove to be like pampered, well-fed calves. For they too will turn and run away. They will not stand their ground when the time for them to be destroyed comes, the time for them to be punished. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Also her hired men in the midst of her are like calves of the stall; for they also are turned back, they are fled away together, they did not stand: for the day of their calamity has come on them, the time of their visitation. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also have turned back, and have fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity had come upon them, and the time of their visitation.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/jeremiah/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them—the time of their punishment. <a href="/web/jeremiah/46.htm">World English Bible</a> Also her hired men in the middle of her are like calves of the stall, for they also are turned back. They have fled away together. They didn’t stand, for the day of their calamity has come on them, the time of their visitation. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Even her hired ones in her midst [are] as calves of the stall, "" For even they have turned, "" They have fled together, they have not stood, "" For the day of their calamity has come on them, "" The time of their inspection. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Even her hired ones in her midst are as calves of the stall, For even they have turned, They have fled together, they have not stood, For the day of their calamity hath come on them, The time of their inspection. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Also her hirelings in the midst of her as calves of the stall; for also they turned, they fled together: they stood not, for the day of their calamity came upon them, the time of their reviewing.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Her hirelings also that lived in the midst of her, like fatted calves are turned back, and are fled away together, and they could not stand, for the day of their slaughter is come upon them, the time of their visitation. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Her hired hands also, who move within her midst, like fatted calves have been turned back, and they have fled at the same time, and they are not able to stand firm. For the day of their passing away has overwhelmed them; it is the time of their visitation. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/46.htm">New American Bible</a> Even the mercenaries in her ranks are like fattened calves; They too turn and flee together— they do not stand their ground, For their day of ruin comes upon them, their time of punishment. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Even her mercenaries in her midst are like fatted calves; they too have turned and fled together, they did not stand; for the day of their calamity has come upon them, the time of their punishment.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Also her hired men in the midst of her are like fatted bullocks; for they have turned back and fled together; they did not stand, because the day of their defeat was come upon them and the time of their punishment. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Her hired men within her were as fattened calves, also they turned and fled as one, and they did not stand, because the day of their breaking came upon them, the time of their sentence<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Also her mercenaries in the midst of her Are like calves of the stall, For they also are turned back, they are fled away together, They did not stand; For the day of their calamity is come upon them, The time of their visitation. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Also her hired soldiers in the midst of her are as fatted calves fed in her; for they also have turned, and fled with one accord: they stood not, for the day of destruction was come upon them, and the time of their retribution. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=13982" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/46.htm">The Judgment on Egypt</a> …20Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is coming against her. 21<a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Even</a> <a href="/hebrew/7916.htm" title="7916: śə·ḵi·re·hā (Adj-mpc:: 3fs) -- Hired. From sakar; a man at wages by the day or year.">the mercenaries</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: ḇə·qir·bāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">among her</a> <a href="/hebrew/4770.htm" title="4770: mar·bêq (N-ms) -- A stall. From an unused root meaning to tie up; a stall.">are like fattened</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: kə·‘eḡ·lê (Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">calves.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">too</a> <a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="6437: hip̄·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc.">will turn back;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: nā·sū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">they will flee,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ā·mā·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">stand their ground,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/343.htm" title="343: ’ê·ḏām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Distress, calamity. From the same as 'uwd; oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin.">of calamity</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">is coming</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon them—</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘êṯ (N-csc) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">the time</a> <a href="/hebrew/6486.htm" title="6486: pə·qud·dā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Oversight, mustering, visitation, store. Feminine passive participle of paqad; visitation.">of their punishment.</a> 22Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Isaiah 19:11-15</a> The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”? / Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt. / The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray. ... <a href="/ezekiel/30-1.htm">Ezekiel 30:1-9</a> Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’ / For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. ... <a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Nahum 3:8-10</a> Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water? / Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies. / Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1-3</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. / Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers. / But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together. <a href="/ezekiel/29-6.htm">Ezekiel 29:6-7</a> Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. / When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched. <a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm">Isaiah 20:3-5</a> Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, / so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame. / Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed. <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-5</a> “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. ... <a href="/ezekiel/30-10.htm">Ezekiel 30:10-12</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. / He and his people with him, the most ruthless of the nations, will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain. / I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1-4</a> This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them. / “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. / Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. ... <a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8-9</a> “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor. / Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem. <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18-19</a> The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity. / So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.” <a href="/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16-17</a> In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them. / The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it. <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Isaiah 30:7</a> Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still. <a href="/ezekiel/29-19.htm">Ezekiel 29:19-20</a> Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army. / I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3</a> Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Also her hired men are in the middle of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come on them, and the time of their visitation.her hired<a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Jeremiah 46:9,16</a> Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow… <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a> And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.<a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6</a> For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.like<a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Jeremiah 50:11,27</a> Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; … <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Isaiah 34:7</a> And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.<a href="/proverbs/15-17.htm">Proverbs 15:17</a> Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.<a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Amos 6:4</a> That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;they did<a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Jeremiah 46:5,15,16</a> Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD… the day<a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Jeremiah 18:17</a> I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a> But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.<a href="/psalms/37-13.htm">Psalm 37:13</a> The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Bullocks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Fatted</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Fattened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-15.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-7.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-4.htm">Stall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-15.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Visitation</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Bullocks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-18.htm">Fatted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-3.htm">Fattened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/hosea/8-9.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Stall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Visitation</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 46</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/46-1.htm">Jeremiah prophesies the overthrow of Pharaoh's army at Euphrates</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/46-13.htm">and the conquest of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar</a> 27. <a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">He comforts Jacob in his chastisement</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/46.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/46.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. This phrase refers to the foreign soldiers hired by Egypt, who are compared to fattened calves. In ancient times, mercenaries were often employed by nations to bolster their military strength. The imagery of "fattened calves" suggests that these mercenaries are well-fed and pampered, yet ultimately unprepared for the coming conflict. This metaphor implies complacency and impending slaughter, as fattened calves are typically prepared for sacrifice. The use of mercenaries highlights Egypt's reliance on external forces rather than trusting in God, contrasting with Israel's call to depend on divine protection.They too will turn back; together they will flee, This indicates the mercenaries' lack of loyalty and courage. Despite their initial confidence, they will retreat in the face of danger. Historically, mercenaries were known for their lack of commitment to the cause they were hired to fight for, often fleeing when the battle turned against them. This reflects the broader theme of misplaced trust in human strength and alliances, a recurring issue in the Old Testament where nations often sought help from others instead of relying on God.they will not stand their ground, The inability to stand firm in battle signifies defeat and failure. This phrase underscores the futility of relying on human power and military might without divine support. In biblical history, standing one's ground was often associated with faithfulness and divine backing, as seen in the stories of David and other faithful leaders. The mercenaries' failure to stand reflects the broader judgment against Egypt for its arrogance and idolatry.for the day of calamity is coming upon them— This phrase introduces the concept of divine judgment. The "day of calamity" is a common biblical motif representing a time when God enacts justice and punishment on nations for their sins. In the context of Jeremiah, this refers to the impending invasion by Babylon, which God uses as an instrument of judgment against Egypt. The prophetic literature often speaks of such days as inevitable and divinely ordained, emphasizing God's sovereignty over nations.the time of their punishment. The culmination of the prophecy is the punishment that Egypt will face. This punishment is not arbitrary but a response to Egypt's actions, including its pride, idolatry, and oppression of God's people. The concept of divine retribution is central to the prophetic message, where nations are held accountable for their deeds. This serves as a warning to all nations about the consequences of turning away from God's ways, reinforcing the biblical principle that God is just and righteous in His judgments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The nation being addressed in this prophecy. Egypt was a powerful kingdom known for its wealth and military might. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mercenaries.htm">Mercenaries</a> Hired soldiers from other nations who fought for Egypt. They are compared to "fattened calves," indicating their readiness for slaughter. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet delivering God's message of judgment against Egypt. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The rising power under King Nebuchadnezzar, which would execute God's judgment on Egypt. 5. <a href="/topical/d/day_of_disaster.htm">Day of Disaster</a> Refers to the impending judgment and defeat that Egypt would face.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_human_strength_is_futile.htm">Reliance on Human Strength is Futile</a> Just as Egypt's mercenaries failed them, relying on human strength and alliances without God leads to failure. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God's control over nations and their destinies is evident. He uses even pagan nations like Babylon to accomplish His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_divine_justice.htm">The Inevitability of Divine Justice</a> The "day of disaster" underscores that God's justice will ultimately prevail, and no one can escape His judgment. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_readiness.htm">Spiritual Readiness</a> Like the "fattened calves," we must be spiritually prepared, not for slaughter, but for the coming of the Lord. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god_alone.htm">Trust in God Alone</a> In times of trouble, our trust should be in God, not in worldly powers or resources.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 46</a> <a href="/q/why_devastation_in_lamentations_1_15.htm">If God promised to protect His people, how do we reconcile that with the devastation in Lamentations 1:15?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_21_2_contradict_divine_protection.htm">How can Jeremiah 21:2 claim the Lord would not rescue Jerusalem when other passages promise divine protection for the city?</a> <a href="/q/why_hope_in_god_despite_abandonment.htm">(Psalm 27:10) Why does the text offer hope in God's unfailing care when the Bible elsewhere shows faithful people experiencing abandonment or disaster?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_the_faithful_suffer_severely.htm">(Psalm 44:17-19) How is it consistent with other biblical texts that the righteous suffer so severely despite remaining faithful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) Her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks.--Literally, bullocks of the stall. The prophet harps, as it were, on the same image. The mercenaries--Ionians, Carians, and others--in the army of Pharaoh-Hophra, who had their camp at Bubastis (Herod. ii. 152, 163), should be like a drove of terrified cattle, fed to the full, driven to the slaughter-house.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - Also her hired men are in the midst of her, etc.; rather, also her hirelings in the midst of her are like, etc. These seem to be distinguished from the mercenaries mentioned in ver. 9, the Ethiopians, Libyans, and Arabs, who were never adopted into the midst of the Egyptian people. On the other hand, the description will exactly apply to the Caftans and Ionians in the service of Psammetichus and Apries (Herod., 2:152, 163), who were "for many years" settled "a little below the city of Bubastis, on the Pelusiac mouth of the Nile." In this fertile country, itself comparable to "a very fair heifer" (ver. 20), these pampered and privileged mercenaries became "like calves of the stall." They did not stand, etc.; rather, they have not stood (firm), for the day of their destruction is come upon them. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Even גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and the mercenaries שְׂכִרֶ֤יהָ (śə·ḵi·re·hā) Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7916.htm">Strong's 7916: </a> A man at wages among her בְקִרְבָּהּ֙ (ḇə·qir·bāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> The nearest part, the center are like fattened מַרְבֵּ֔ק (mar·bêq) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4770.htm">Strong's 4770: </a> A stall calves. כְּעֶגְלֵ֣י (kə·‘eḡ·lê) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> A, calf, one nearly grown They הֵ֧מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They too גַם־ (ḡam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and will turn back; הִפְנ֛וּ (hip̄·nū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm">Strong's 6437: </a> To turn, to face, appear, look together יַחְדָּ֖יו (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> A unit, unitedly they will flee; נָ֥סוּ (nā·sū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> To flit, vanish away they will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no stand their ground, עָמָ֑דוּ (‘ā·mā·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of their calamity אֵידָ֛ם (’ê·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_343.htm">Strong's 343: </a> Oppression, misfortune, ruin is coming בָּ֥א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go upon them— עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the time עֵ֥ת (‘êṯ) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> Time, now, when of their punishment. פְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃ (pə·qud·dā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6486.htm">Strong's 6486: </a> Oversight, mustering, visitation, store <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Jeremiah 46:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Jeremiah 46:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Jeremiah 46:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Jeremiah 46:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Jeremiah 46:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Jeremiah 46:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Jeremiah 46:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Jeremiah 46:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Jeremiah 46:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Jeremiah 46:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-21.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 46:21 Also her hired men in the midst (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/46-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 46:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 46:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 46:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 46:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>