Jeremiah 46:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 46:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 46:2 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Neb..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 46:2 — KJV
“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)
Jeremiah 46:2 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 46:2
“The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:2: king, nebuchadrezzar, babylon
“In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:2: against, egypt, pharaohnecho
“And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:2: king, fourth, year
“And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:2: king, nebuchadrezzar, babylon
“In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 46:2: against, army, king
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