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Jeremiah 46:5

World English Bible

Why have I seen it?
They are dismayed and are turned backward.
Their mighty ones are beaten down,
have fled in haste,
and don’t look back.
Terror is on every side,”
says Yahweh.

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Jeremiah 46:5 in other translations

Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 46:5 · American Standard Version

Jeremiah 46:5 in context

  1. 3“Prepare the buckler and shield,
    and draw near to battle!
  2. 4Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen,
    and stand up with your helmets.
    Polish the spears,
    put on the coats of mail.
  3. 5Why have I seen it?
    They are dismayed and are turned backward.
    Their mighty ones are beaten down,
    have fled in haste,
    and don’t look back.
    Terror is on every side,”
    says Yahweh.
  4. 6“Don’t let the swift flee away,
    nor the mighty man escape.
    In the north by the river Euphrates
    they have stumbled and fallen.
  5. 7“Who is this who rises up like the Nile,
    whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?