Jeremiah 46:8 meaning and explanation
Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people.’
Jeremiah 46:8, Berean Standard Bible
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In this oracle against Egypt, the LORD through Jeremiah pictures the nation as the Nile itself, swelling and churning over its banks. Egypt's army is marching north to Carchemish, and its boast is that it will flood the land and sweep away cities and peoples.
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