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Jeremiah 46:10 For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.
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The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the LORD Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/46.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For this is the day of the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, a day of vengeance on his enemies. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, yes, until it is drunk with your blood! The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, will receive a sacrifice today in the north country beside the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />That day is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, to avenge himself on his foes. The sword shall devour and be sated and drink its fill of their blood. For the Lord GOD of hosts holds a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For this <i>is</i> the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For this <i>is</i> the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of armies, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the sword will devour and be satisfied, And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord GOD of armies, In the land of the north at the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord GOD of hosts, In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord GOD of hosts, In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Indeed, that day belongs to Lord Yahweh of hosts, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His adversaries; And the sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a sacrifice to Lord Yahweh of hosts In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance, that He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. And the sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood; For the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice [like that of a great sin offering] In the north country by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That day belongs to the Lord, the GOD of Armies, a day of vengeance to avenge himself against his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satisfied; it will drink its fill of their blood, because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the GOD of Armies, in the northern land by the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That day belongs to the Lord, the GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance to avenge Himself against His adversaries. The sword will devour and be satisfied; it will drink its fill of their blood, because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the GOD of Hosts, in the northern land by the Euphrates River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For that day is a day of the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But the LORD All-Powerful will win this battle and take revenge on his enemies. His sword will eat them and drink their blood until it is full. They will be killed in the north near the Euphrates River, as a sacrifice to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For that day is a day of the Lord, the LORD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood: for the Lord, the LORD of hosts, hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That day belongs to the Almighty LORD of Armies. It is a day of vengeance when he will take revenge on his enemies. His sword will devour until it has had enough, and it will drink their blood until it's full. The Almighty LORD of Armies will offer them as sacrifices in the north by the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This is the day of the Sovereign LORD Almighty: today he will take revenge; today he will punish his enemies. His sword will eat them until it is full, and drink their blood until it is satisfied. Today the Almighty sacrifices his victims in the north, by the Euphrates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That day belongs to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. It is a day of vengeance to take vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour and be satisfied, and will drink its fill of their blood. For the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north, by the Euphrates river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But that day belongs to the Lord God who rules over all. It is the day when he will pay back his enemies. His sword will devour them until its appetite is satisfied! It will drink their blood until it is full! For the Lord GOD who rules over all will offer them up as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For that day is of the Lord, the LORD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, the LORD of hosts, has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Perath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For that day is of the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge himself of his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satiated, and will drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And that day [is] to Lord YHWH of Hosts "" A day of vengeance, "" To be avenged of His adversaries, "" And the sword has devoured, and been satisfied, "" And it has been watered from their blood, "" For a sacrifice [is] to Lord YHWH of Hosts, "" In the land of the north, by the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And that day is to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts A day of vengeance, To be avenged of His adversaries, And the sword hath devoured, and been satisfied, And it hath been watered from their blood, For a sacrifice is to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, In the land of the north, by the river Phrat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And that the day to the Lord Jehovah of armies, a day of vengeance to be avenged of his adversaries: and the sword consumed and was satiated, and drunk their blood to the full; for a sacrifice to the Lord Jehovah of armies in the land of the north by the river Phrath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For this is the day of the Lord the God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may revenge himself of his enemies: the sword shall devour, and shall be filled, and shall be drunk with their blood: for there is a sacrifice of the Lord God of hosts in the north country, by the river Euphrates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For this is the day of the Lord, the God of hosts, a day of vengeance, so that he may vindicate himself of his enemies. The sword will devour, and be satiated, and be inebriated with their blood. For there is a victim of the Lord, the God of hosts, in the land of the north, beside the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Today belongs to the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, vengeance on his foes! The sword devours and is sated, drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts holds a sacrifice in the land of the north, on the River Euphrates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />That day is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of retribution, to gain vindication from his foes. The sword shall devour and be sated, and drink its fill of their blood. For the Lord GOD of hosts holds a sacrifice in the land of the north by the river Euphrates.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And let that day be the day of the LORD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge himself of his enemies; and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood: for the LORD of hosts shall bring slaughter in the north country by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And that day will be for LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts a day of vengeance that he pays to his enemies, and the sword will devour and it shall be filled and shall be drunk with their blood, because LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts shall make slaughter in the north land on the river Euphrates<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD of hosts shall have on that day A day of vengeance, that He may avenge Him of His adversaries; And the sword shall devour and be satiate, And shall be made drunk with their blood; For the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice In the north country by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And that day <i>shall be</i> to the Lord our God a day of vengeance, to take vengeance on his enemies: and the sword of the Lord shall devour, and be glutted, and be drunken with their blood: for the Lord <i>has</i> a sacrifice from the land of the north at the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=13852" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/46.htm">The Judgment on Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">For that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: wə·hay·yō·wm (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day belongs</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: la·ḏō·nāy (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">to the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts,</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.">a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5360.htm" title="5360: nə·qā·māh (N-fs) -- Vengeance. Feminine of naqam; avengement, whether the act of the passion.">of vengeance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5358.htm" title="5358: lə·hin·nā·qêm (Prep-l:: V-Nifal-Inf) -- To avenge, take vengeance. A primitive root; to grudge, i.e. Avenge or punish.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: miṣ·ṣā·rāw (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">His foes.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">The sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">will devour</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: wə·śā·ḇə·‘āh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">until it is satisfied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7301.htm" title="7301: wə·rā·wə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To be saturated, drink one's fill. A primitive root; to slake the thirst.">until it is quenched</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: mid·dā·mām (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">with their blood.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: la·ḏō·nāy (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ze·ḇaḥ (N-ms) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">will hold a sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: ṣā·p̄ō·wn (N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">of the north</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: nə·har- (N-msc) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">the River</a> <a href="/hebrew/6578.htm" title="6578: pə·rāṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A river of W. Asia. From an unused root meaning to break forth; rushing; Perath, a river of the East.">Euphrates.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a></span><br />The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3-5</a></span><br />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 sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down. / Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7-8</a></span><br />Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests. / “On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-15</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a></span><br />Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-9</a></span><br />Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Revelation 14:19-20</a></span><br />So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath. / And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm">Ezekiel 21:9-15</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished— / it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick. / The sword is appointed to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished, to be placed in the hand of the slayer. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14-16</a></span><br />These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. / “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” / And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2-3</a></span><br />The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies. / The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-17.htm">Revelation 6:17</a></span><br />For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.</p><p class="hdg">the day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6</a></b></br> Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this <i>is</i> the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6</a></b></br> Howl ye; for the day of the LORD <i>is</i> at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6,8</a></b></br> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, <i>and</i> with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea… </p><p class="hdg">the sword</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42</a></b></br> I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; <i>and that</i> with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-8</a></b></br> For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Ezekiel 39:17-21</a></b></br> And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, <i>even</i> a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood… </p><p class="hdg">the north</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm">Jeremiah 46:2,6</a></b></br> Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">2 Kings 24:7</a></b></br> And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/30-16.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-31.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-16.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-5.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-16.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">North</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">River</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-14.htm">Satiate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Satiated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-7.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-12.htm">Vengeance</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-5.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-18.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-36.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-12.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-18.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-20.htm">North</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-32.htm">River</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-35.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Satiate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-10.htm">Satiated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-15.htm">Vengeance</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/46-1.htm">Jeremiah prophesies the overthrow of Pharaoh's army at Euphrates</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/46-13.htm">and the conquest of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">He comforts Jacob in his chastisement</a></span><br></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'; 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The "day" refers to a specific time of divine intervention and judgment. The title "LORD GOD of Hosts" underscores God's supreme command over heavenly armies, indicating His power to execute judgment. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6</a> and <a href="/joel/2.htm">Joel 2:1</a>, where the "day of the Lord" is a time of reckoning and divine justice.<p><b>a day of vengeance against His foes</b><br>The "day of vengeance" signifies a time when God enacts justice against those who oppose Him. This is not merely punitive but serves to uphold divine righteousness. The idea of God taking vengeance is consistent with passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a> and <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>, where God reserves the right to repay. In the context of Jeremiah, this vengeance is directed against Egypt, a nation that had historically oppressed Israel.<p><b>The sword will devour until it is satisfied</b><br>The imagery of the sword "devouring" conveys the thoroughness and inevitability of God's judgment. The sword is often a symbol of divine judgment in the Bible, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28</a> and <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>. This phrase suggests a complete and unrelenting execution of justice, leaving no room for escape or mercy for those who are judged.<p><b>until it is quenched with their blood</b><br>This graphic imagery highlights the severity of the judgment. The notion of the sword being "quenched" with blood indicates the fulfillment of divine wrath. It reflects the seriousness of sin and the consequences that follow, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a> and <a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Revelation 14:20</a>, where bloodshed is a result of divine judgment.<p><b>For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice</b><br>The concept of a "sacrifice" here is metaphorical, representing the destruction of Egypt as an offering to God. Sacrifices in the Old Testament were acts of worship and atonement, but here it signifies the complete giving over of Egypt to divine judgment. This is reminiscent of <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a>, where the judgment of Edom is described in sacrificial terms.<p><b>in the land of the north by the River Euphrates</b><br>The "land of the north" refers to the geographical location of Babylon, which was north of Israel and a significant power in the region. The River Euphrates was a major boundary and a site of many historical battles. This setting underscores the historical context of Babylon's rise and Egypt's decline, as Babylon would eventually conquer Egypt. The mention of the Euphrates connects to other prophecies, such as those in <a href="/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/50.htm">Jeremiah 50</a>, where Babylon plays a central role in God's plan for judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god_of_hosts.htm">The Lord GOD of Hosts</a></b><br>This title emphasizes God's supreme authority and power over all heavenly and earthly armies. It underscores His role as a divine warrior executing judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A prophetic term often used to describe a time of divine intervention, judgment, and salvation. In this context, it refers to God's judgment against Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_foes.htm">The Foes</a></b><br>These are the enemies of God, specifically referring to the Egyptians and their allies who opposed God's people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a></b><br>Symbolizes the instrument of God's judgment, often used metaphorically in the Bible to represent divine justice and warfare.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_river_euphrates.htm">The River Euphrates</a></b><br>A significant geographical location, often associated with major historical and prophetic events in the Bible. It was near this river that the battle against Egypt took place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_justice.htm">Understanding Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's vengeance is not arbitrary but is a response to sin and rebellion. It serves as a reminder of His holiness and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>The title "Lord GOD of Hosts" reminds us of God's ultimate control over all events and nations. We can trust in His sovereign plans even when the world seems chaotic.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a></b><br>The "day of the Lord" is a sobering reminder that God will hold all accountable. It calls us to live righteously and be prepared for His return.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_people.htm">God's Faithfulness to His People</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God is working to protect and vindicate His people. This encourages us to remain faithful, knowing that God is on our side.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Understanding the seriousness of God's judgment should lead us to repentance and a deeper commitment to following Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._18_fit_with_god's_omniscience.htm">Jeremiah 18 portrays God as learning from people's actions; how does that reconcile with the belief in His omniscience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_babylon_if_god_used_it.htm">Jeremiah 51:7 calls Babylon a 'golden cup' in God's hand; if God used Babylon, why should the nation be punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_jer._15_3_punishments_conflict_with_god's_love.htm">The graphic punishments in Jeremiah 15:3 seem excessively harsh. Do they conflict with the concept of a just and loving God found elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_babylonian_response_in_jer._41_4-10.htm">Why does the biblical text not describe any Babylonians intervening or retaliating, given their regional power at the time? (Jeremiah 41:4-10)</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>(10) <span class= "bld">This is the day of the Lord God of hosts.--</span>The prophet contemplates the issue of all these great preparations, and sees that they will end in a disastrous overthrow, the righteous retribution for long years of cruelty and outrage. In doing so he falls back upon the language of earlier prophets (<a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm" title="For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion.">Isaiah 34:8</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm" title="Hold your peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, he has bid his guests.">Zephaniah 1:7</a>), in part also upon that of <a href="/deuteronomy/32-42.htm" title="I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges on the enemy.">Deuteronomy 32:42</a>. There is to be a "great sacrifice," and the army of Egypt is the destined victim; and the banks of the Euphrates (<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>Carchemish) are to be as the altar.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The contrast.</span> <span class="accented">And yet that day is</span> (<span class="accented">the day</span>) <span class="accented">of the Lord, Jehovah Sabdoth</span> (the rendering of the Authorized Version, <span class="cmt_word">For this is the day,</span> etc., is clearly a mistake). The "day of Jehovah" is an expression so familiar to us that we are in danger of losing a part of its sublime meaning. It is, in brief, "that crisis in the history of the world when Jehovah will interpose to rectify the evils of the present, bringing joy and glory to the humble believer, and misery and shame to the proud and disobedient .... This great crisis is called a day, in antithesis to the ages of the Divine long suffering: it is <span class="accented">Jehovah's</span> day, because, without a special Divine interposition, there would be no issue out of the perplexities and miseries of human life." We may say, with equal truth, that there are many "days of the Lord," and that there is only one. Every great revolution is a fresh stage in the great judgment day; "<span class="accented">die Weltgesehichte ist das Weltgericht"</span> (Schiller). The <span class="accented">loci classici</span> for the expression in the prophets are <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18, 20</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7, 14</a>; <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1, 11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6, 9</a> (in <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a>, the phraseology closely resembles that of our passage - "for there is a day unto Jehovah Sabaoth;" Jehovah, that is, hath it in readiness in the supersensible world, where there is no time, and where all God's purposes have an ideal, but no less real existence. We might, in fact, render our passage, "but that day (is the day that belongeth) unto the Lord," etc.). The Lord here, as generally elsewhere, is that expressive form which intimates the universal lordship of the God who has revealed himself to Israel. <span class="cmt_word">The sword.</span> A comparison with <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a> suggests that it is "the sword of the Lord" which is meant - a symbolic phrase for the Divine vengeance, which meets us again in <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Deuteronomy 32:41, 42</a>; <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Judges 7:20</a> (comp. <a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">Joshua 5:13</a>); <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5, 6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Isaiah 66:16</a>; <a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Zechariah 13:7</a>. If Jehovah can be spoken of as having an Arm, a Hand, and a Bow, why not also as having a sword? Both expressions represent the self-revealing side of the Divine nature, and are not merely poetical ornaments, but correspond to awful objective realities. Divine vengeance exists, and must exercise itself on all who oppose the Divine will. <span class="cmt_word">Hath a sacrifice.</span> The same figurative expression occurs in <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a>, and, developed at considerable length, in <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Ezekiel 39:17-20</a>, where the slaughtered foes are described as fatted beasts, rams, lambs, he-goats, bullocks - animals employed in the Jewish sacrifices. This, then, is the purpose for which this immense host "rolls up from Africa" - it is that it may fall by the Euphrates, at once as a proof of God's justice, and as a warning to transgressors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">That</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֜וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽהַיּ֨וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">belongs to the Lord,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאדֹנָ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the GOD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts,</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֤וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of vengeance</span><br /><span class="heb">נְקָמָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(nə·qā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5360.htm">Strong's 5360: </a> </span><span class="str2">Avengement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to avenge Himself</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהִנָּקֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hin·nā·qêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5358.htm">Strong's 5358: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grudge, avenge, punish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against His foes.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצָּרָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> </span><span class="str2">Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The sword</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֙רֶב֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will devour</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָכְלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until it is satisfied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׂ֣בְעָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śā·ḇə·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until it is quenched</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָוְתָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·wə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7301.htm">Strong's 7301: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be saturated, drink one's fill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with their blood.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדָּמָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dā·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will be a sacrifice</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֠בַח</span> <span class="translit">(ze·ḇaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the Lord,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאדֹנָ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the GOD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts,</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the north</span><br /><span class="heb">צָפ֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·p̄ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the River</span><br /><span class="heb">נְהַר־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·har-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Euphrates.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּרָֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·rāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6578.htm">Strong's 6578: </a> </span><span class="str2">Euphrates -- a river of west Asia</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 46:10 For that day is a day (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 46:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 46:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/46-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 46:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 46:11" /></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>