Jeremiah 46:11 meaning and explanation

Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.

Jeremiah 46:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah 46 is a prophecy against Egypt, delivered after Babylon crushed Pharaoh Neco's army at Carchemish in 605 BC. In verse 11 the LORD speaks tauntingly to Egypt, personified as the "Virgin Daughter of Egypt," a poetic title for a nation not yet conquered.

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