KJV King James Version
The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
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Jeremiah 46:1
The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet
WEB World English Bible
The word of Yahweh which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
ASV American Standard Version
The word of Jehovah which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations,
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 46
1 The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
2 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.
3 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with [your] helmets; furbish the spears, [and] put on the brigandines.
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Jeremiah 1:10See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.Zechariah 2:8For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.Romans 3:29[Is he] the God of the Jews only? [is he] not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:Jeremiah 4:7The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; [and] thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.Numbers 23:9For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.Jeremiah 25:15-38For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.Genesis 10:5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
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