Jeremiah 46:6 Parallel Translations

"The infantry can't flee. The warriors can't escape. They stumble and fall in the north by the Euphrates River.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.

ASV:

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.

BBE:

Let not the quick-footed go in flight, or the man of war get away; on the north, by the river Euphrates, they are slipping and falling.

DBY:

Let not the swift flee away, neither let the mighty man escape! Toward the north, hard by the river Euphrates, they have stumbled and fallen.

ERV:

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled, and fallen.

JPS:

The swift cannot flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.

WBS:

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape! they shall stumble, and fall towards the north by the river Euphrates.

WEB:

Don't let the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.

YLT:

The swift do not flee, nor do the mighty escape, Northward, by the side of the river Phrat, They have stumbled and fallen.

Jeremiah 46:6 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 30:16 And you said, "No, for we will flee on horses," Therefore you shall flee! "And we will ride on swift horses," Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.

Jeremiah 46:12 The nations have heard of your shame, And the earth is full of your cry of distress; For one warrior has stumbled over another, And both of them have fallen down together.

Jeremiah 46:16 "They have repeatedly stumbled; Indeed, they have fallen one against another. Then they said, 'Get up! And let us go back To our own people and our native land Away from the sword of the oppressor.'

Daniel 11:19 "So he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be found no more. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

46:6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the {e} north by the river Euphrates.
(e) The Babylonians will discomfit them at the river Euphrates.

WES:

46:6 Let not the swift - It is in vain for the swift to flee away, the mighty men shall not escape, but they shall stumble and fall at Carchemish, which was near the river Euphrates, and northward from Egypt.

MHC:

46:1-12 The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and interest they have, yet it shall be all in vain. The wounds God inflicts on his enemies, cannot be healed by medicines. Power and prosperity soon pass from one to another in this changing world.

CONC:

Beside Escape Euphrates Euphra'tes Fall Fallen Falling Flee Flight Mighty North Northward Phrat Quick-footed River Slipping Strong Stumble Stumbled Swift Towards War Warrior

Escape Euphrates Euphra'tes Fall Fallen Flee Flight Hard Mighty North Northward Phrat Quick-Footed River Side Slipping Strong Stumble Stumbled Swift Towards War Warrior

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