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In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/46.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The swiftest runners cannot flee; the mightiest warriors cannot escape. By the Euphrates River to the north, they stumble and fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“The swift cannot flee away, nor the warrior escape; in the north by the river Euphrates they have stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north 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 />“Do not let the swift flee away, Nor the mighty man escape; They will stumble and fall Toward the north, 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 />Let not the swift man flee, Nor the warrior escape. In the north beside the river Euphrates They have stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let not the swift man flee, Nor the mighty man escape; In the north beside the river Euphrates They have stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let not the swift man flee, Nor the mighty man escape; In the north beside the river Euphrates They have stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let not the swift man flee, Nor the mighty man escape; In the north beside the river Euphrates They have stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not let the swift man run, Nor the mighty man escape; In the north by the river Euphrates They have stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River, they stumble and fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River, they stumble and fall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are strong and run fast, but you can't escape. You fall in battle near the Euphrates River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled, and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The infantry can't flee. The warriors can't escape. They stumble and fall 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 />Those who run fast cannot get away; the soldiers cannot escape. In the north, by the Euphrates, they stumble and fall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The swift cannot flee, nor can the strong escape. In the north, beside the Euphrates River, they stumble and fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But even the swiftest cannot get away. Even the strongest cannot escape. There in the north by the Euphrates River they stumble and fall in defeat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Do not let the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Perath have they stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape! they shall stumble, and fall towards 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 />“Don’t let the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape. In the north by the river Euphrates they have stumbled and fallen. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The swift do not flee, nor do the mighty escape, "" Northward, by the side of the Euphrates River, "" They have stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The swift do not flee, nor do the mighty escape, Northward, by the side of the river Phrat, They have stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The swift shall not flee away, and the strong shall not escape: to the north upon the hand of the river Phrath they stumbled and fell.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let not the swift flee away, nor the strong think to escape: they are overthrown, and fallen down, towards the north 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 />Let not the swift take flight; let not the strong ones think to save themselves. They have been conquered and ruined, toward the north, near the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The swift cannot flee, nor the warrior escape: There up north, on the banks of the Euphrates they stumble and fall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The swift cannot flee away, nor can the warrior escape; in the north by the river Euphrates they have stumbled and fallen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The swift cannot flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they have all stumbled and fallen 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 />He who is fast shall not escape, and he who is mighty in power shall not save himself. They stumbled on the side of the river Euphrates, and they all fell<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The swift cannot flee away, Nor the mighty man escape; In the north by the river Euphrates Have they stumbled and fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let not the swift flee, and let not the mighty man escape to the north: the <i>forces</i> at Euphrates are become feeble, and they have fallen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/46-6.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=13810" 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">5</span>Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7031.htm" title="7031: haq·qal (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Light, swift, fleet. Contracted from qalal; light; rapid.">“The swift</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: yā·nūs (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">flee,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: hag·gib·bō·wr (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">and the warrior</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: yim·mā·lêṭ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">escape!</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">In the north</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></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> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: kā·šə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">they stumble</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄ā·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">and fall.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn?…<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/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="/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14-16</a></span><br />Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life. / The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life. / Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-17</a></span><br />No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. / A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-16.htm">Isaiah 30:16</a></span><br />“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Isaiah 10:3</a></span><br />What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-14.htm">Isaiah 13:14</a></span><br />Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36-37</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Ezekiel 30:21-22</a></span><br />“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword. / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/2-8.htm">Nahum 2:8</a></span><br />Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1-7</a></span><br />Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. / The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! / Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-18</a></span><br />The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Matthew 24:16-18</a></span><br />then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14-16</a></span><br />So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Luke 21:21</a></span><br />Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.</p><p class="hdg">not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/4-15.htm">Judges 4:15-21</a></b></br> And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all <i>his</i> chariots, and all <i>his</i> host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off <i>his</i> chariot, and fled away on his feet… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16,17</a></b></br> There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-10.htm">Psalm 147:10,11</a></b></br> He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man… </p><p class="hdg">stumble</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Jeremiah 46:12</a></b></br> The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, <i>and</i> they are fallen both together.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Jeremiah 20:11</a></b></br> But the LORD <i>is</i> with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: <i>their</i> everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Jeremiah 50:32</a></b></br> And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.</p><p class="hdg">toward</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></b></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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-14.htm">Jeremiah 1:14</a></b></br> Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6</a></b></br> Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">North</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-17.htm">Northward</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Phrat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Quick-Footed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm">River</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Slipping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Swift</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm">War</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Warrior</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-15.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Northward</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Phrat</a> <a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Quick-Footed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">River</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Side</a> <a href="/john/8-59.htm">Slipping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-9.htm">Swift</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">War</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Warrior</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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In the context of <a href="/jeremiah/46.htm">Jeremiah 46</a>, this refers to the Egyptian army, known for its swift chariots and cavalry. Despite their speed, they are unable to escape the impending disaster. This echoes the broader biblical theme that human efforts are powerless against God's will, as seen in <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-17</a>, where it is stated that a king is not saved by his great army, nor a warrior by his great strength.<p><b>and the warrior cannot escape!</b><br>The emphasis here is on the inability of even the most skilled and valiant soldiers to avoid defeat. Historically, this refers to the Egyptian forces under Pharaoh Necho II, who were defeated by the Babylonians. This serves as a reminder of the limitations of human might and the sovereignty of God over nations and their destinies. It parallels the message in <a href="/isaiah/31.htm">Isaiah 31:1-3</a>, where reliance on human power rather than God is condemned.<p><b>In the north by the River Euphrates</b><br>Geographically, the River Euphrates was a significant boundary and a site of many historical battles. The reference to "the north" indicates the location of the battle of Carchemish, where the Egyptians were defeated by the Babylonians in 605 BC. This battle was pivotal in shifting the balance of power in the ancient Near East. The Euphrates is often mentioned in biblical prophecy as a boundary of the Promised Land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a>) and a symbol of God's judgment (<a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12</a>).<p><b>they stumble and fall.</b><br>This phrase signifies the complete downfall and defeat of the Egyptian forces. The imagery of stumbling and falling is often used in the Bible to describe the consequences of pride and disobedience to God (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>). It also foreshadows the ultimate defeat of all who oppose God's plans, as seen in the eschatological visions of Revelation. This serves as a type of Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death, where all enemies will be made a footstool for His feet (<a href="/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12-13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment of God upon Judah and the surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The nation being addressed in this prophecy, known for its military might and historical significance as a superpower in the ancient Near East.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_river_euphrates.htm">The River Euphrates</a></b><br>A significant geographical landmark in the ancient world, often associated with major battles and the boundaries of empires.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_swift_and_the_warrior.htm">The Swift and the Warrior</a></b><br>Symbolic representations of human strength and military prowess, which are ultimately futile against God's decrees.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_battle.htm">The Battle</a></b><br>This refers to the historical context of the Egyptian army's defeat, likely at the hands of the Babylonians, as part of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_strength.htm">The Futility of Human Strength</a></b><br>Human efforts and military might are insufficient against the sovereign will of God. We must recognize the limitations of our own strength and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's plans and purposes will prevail, even over the most powerful nations. We should live in reverence and obedience to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god_over_human_alliances.htm">Trust in God Over Human Alliances</a></b><br>Our trust should be placed in God rather than in human alliances or resources. This calls for a heart posture of faith and dependence on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_god's_plans.htm">The Inevitability of God's Plans</a></b><br>Just as the swift and the warrior could not escape, we cannot thwart God's plans. We should align our lives with His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_readiness.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Readiness</a></b><br>In light of God's sovereignty, we should be spiritually prepared and vigilant, knowing that our ultimate security is in Him.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let not the swift flee away.</span> A strong way of expressing that even the swiftest <span class="accented">cannot</span> expect to flee, just as, in <a href="/isaiah/2-9.htm">Isaiah 2:9</a>, "forgive them not" means "thou canst not forgive them." Nothing seems to have struck the Jews so much as the unparalleled swiftness of the Chaldean warriors (<a href="/hebrews/1-6.htm">Hebrews 1:6, 8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a>). <span class="cmt_word">They shall stumble;</span> literally, <span class="accented">they have stumbled</span>; it is most probably the prophetic perfect ("they shall certainly fall"), though Ewald denies this, and consequently maintains that the prophecy was written <span class="accented">after the</span> battle of Car-chemish. <span class="cmt_word">Toward the north;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "in the northern region," or, more loosely, "in the north" (comp. ver. 10). Carchemish was, of course, far to the north of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/46-6.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">The swift</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקַּ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7031.htm">Strong's 7031: </a> </span><span class="str2">Light, swift, fleet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flee,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָנ֣וּס</span> <span class="translit">(yā·nūs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the warrior</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּבּ֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gib·bō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, warrior, tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">escape!</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמָּלֵ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(yim·mā·lêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">In the north</span><br /><span class="heb">צָפ֙וֹנָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular | third person 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">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</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">פְּרָ֔ת</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 /><br /><span class="word">they stumble</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּשְׁל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·šə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fall.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָפָֽלוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·p̄ā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 46:6 Don't let the swift flee away (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 46:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 46:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/46-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 46:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 46:7" /></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>