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Jeremiah 46:2 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Jeremiah 46:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 46 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Jeremiah 46:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 46:2
Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho—Chapters 46-51 contain oracles against foreign nations, asserting Yahweh's sovereignty over all kingdoms. Pharaoh-necho (פַּרְעֹה נְכוֹ) was Necho II (610-595 BC), who killed godly King Josiah at Megiddo (2 Kings 23:29) and briefly controlled Judah.By the river Euphrates in Carchemish (עַל־נְהַר־פְּרָת בְּכַרְכְּמִישׁ)—This locates the decisive Battle of Carchemish (605 BC), where Nebuchadnezzar crushed Egyptian forces, ending Egypt's Neo-Assyrian imperial ambitions. Which Nebuchadrezzar...smote fulfills 25:9's prophecy that Babylon would domina...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 46:2
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“when he had seen him.”
“and his servants”
“in the tenth month”
“king of Judah”
“and publish in Migdol”
“when he wrote these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah”
“in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah”
“when Josiah had prepared the temple”
“I will send and take all the families of the north”