Jeremiah 46

The original text was written in Hebrew. This chapter is divided into 28 verses.

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=35-37}} Some fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, i.e., 2QJer (2Q13; 1st century CE{{cite book

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There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint (with a different chapter and verse numbering), made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^Q; 6th century).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=73-74}}

The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.As reflected in the [http://mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English]. Jeremiah 46 is a part of the prophecies in Jeremiah 46-49 in the section of Prophecies against the nations (Jeremiah 46-51). {P}: open parashah; {S}: closed parashah.

: {P} 46:1-12 {P} 46:13-19 {S} 46:20-26 {P} 46:27-28 {P}

The order of chapters and verses of the Book of Jeremiah in the English Bibles, Masoretic Text (Hebrew), and Vulgate (Latin), differs in some places from that in the Septuagint (LXX, the Greek Bible used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and others) according to Rahlfs or Brenton. The following table is taken with minor adjustments from Brenton's Septuagint, page 971.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccel.org/bible/brenton/Jeremiah/appendix.html|title=Table of Order of Jeremiah in Hebrew and Septuagint|website=www.ccel.org}}

The order of Computer Assisted Tools for Septuagint/Scriptural Study (CATSS) based on Alfred Rahlfs' Septuaginta (1935) differs in some details from Joseph Ziegler's critical edition (1957) in Göttingen LXX. Swete's Introduction mostly agrees with Rahlfs' edition (=CATSS).

:The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations.{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|46:1|NKJV}} NKJV

• Cross reference: Jeremiah 25:13

This statement serves as an introduction to the oracles, as Jeremiah 1:2, 14:1 and 25:1 act as introductions to other sections.{{sfn|Coogan|2007|p=1149 Hebrew Bible}}

:Against Egypt.

:Concerning the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish, and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|46:2|NKJV}} NKJV

• Cross reference: 2 Chronicles 35:20

In May/June 605 BCE the army of Nebuchadnezzar, at the time the Crown Prince of Babylon, defeated the troops of Pharaoh Necho II at Carchemish, on the northern Euphrates {{cvt|95|km}} west of Haran ({{bibleverse|Genesis|11:31|KJV}}), and pursued the troop to the border of Egypt.{{sfn|Coogan|2007|p=1149 Hebrew Bible}}

:"Order the buckler and shield,

::And draw near to battle!{{bibleref2|Jeremiah|46:3|NKJV}} NKJV

For "order", some commentators read "prepare" or, more literally, "set in line".Streane, A. W., [https://biblehub.com/commentaries/cambridge/jeremiah/46.htm Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges] on Jeremiah 46, accessed 10 April 2019 O'Connor suggests that "it is not clear which army is being addressed, the Egyptian for the defence or the Babylonian for the attack".{{sfn|O'Connor|2007|p=522}} "Harness the horses" (verse 4, coupled with verse 9) suggests the appeal is addressed to the Egyptian armies, whereas the nineteenth century commentator Edward Plumptre argues that this verse is "a summons to the hosts of Nebuchadnezzar to prepare for their victory".Plumptre, E., [https://biblehub.com/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/46.htm Jeremiah 46] in Ellicott's Commentary for Modern Readers, accessed 10 April 2019

:Go up into Gilead and take balm,

::O virgin daughter of Egypt;

:in vain you shall use many medicines,

::for you will not be cured.{{bibleref2|Jeremiah|46:11|MEV}} Modern English Version

• "Virgin daughter": alluding to Egypt’s geographical isolation that provides safety and protection "enjoyed by a virgin living at home under her father’s protection"Huey, F. B. "Jeremiah, Lamentations" [NAC], p. 379; apud note [b] on Jeremiah 46:11 in NET Bible

This passage contains hope-restoring words for the dismayed exiles ({{bibleverse|Jeremiah|46:27|9|verse 27}}), that Israel (Jacob), unlike the 'exiled Egypt', will return after YHWH makes an end of all the nations 'among which I banished you' for punishment (verse 28).{{sfn|O'Connor|2007|pp=522–523}}

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• Egypt
• Babylon
• Carchemish
• Jehoiakim
• Judah
• Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
• Nile
• Necho II
• There Is a Balm in Gilead}}
• Related Bible part: Isaiah 19, Isaiah 20, Jeremiah 1, Jeremiah 14, Jeremiah 25

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• [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1146.htm Jeremiah 46 Hebrew with Parallel English]

• [http://www.latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=0&b=28&c=46 Jeremiah 46, English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate]

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