Jeremiah 46:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them. ”

Jeremiah 46:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Translate it: “Why is thy mighty one cast down? He stood not, because Yahweh thrust him down.” The “mighty one” is explained by the Septuagint to be the bull Apis. Thus: (1) the chief deity of Eg...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 46-51. The Foreign Prophecies. These form the third principal division of the Book of Jeremiah. As already seen ( Jeremiah 1:5 ; Jeremiah 1:10 ; Jeremiah 25:15 ), Jeremiah's prophetic ho...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

valiant men. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "one" (singular), perhaps referring to Apis their sacred bull. swept away . laid prostrate (singular) C...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

By these words the Prophet expresses more clearly what I have just referred to, that the Egyptians would not be able to resist, though they might have gathered auxiliaries on every side, becaus...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them. They stood not, because the Lord did drive them - The Lord panic-struck them, and drove them back.
Jeremiah 46:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Why are thy valiant men swept away— Why is the valiant one swept away? He could not stand because the Lord drove him. The prophet speaks of Pharaoh-necho. Houbigant.
Jeremiah 46:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them. Why are thy valiant men. Manuscripts, the Septuagint, and Vulgate read ['ªbiyrªkaa] 'thy valiant one,' Api...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Against Egypt 1. Against the Gentiles] RV 'concerning the nations 'around.
Jeremiah 46:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Why are thy valiant men swept away? — Better, Why is thy strong bull dragged away! The Hebrew verbs are in the singular, and the adjective is given in the same number both in the LXX. and Vulgate...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XVII EGYPT Jeremiah 43:8-13 , Jeremiah 44:30 , Jeremiah 46:1-28 "I will visit Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods and their kings: even Pharaoh and all them that trus...
Jeremiah 46:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The third and last section of the division containing the account of the prophet's ministry is occupied with his messages concerning the nations. The first of these has to do with Egypt, and consist...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If the Reader will compare scripture with scripture, which is always the most profitable way of reading the word of God; he will find, that what Jeremiah is here engaged in, Isaiah had been before hi...
Jeremiah 46:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Why are thy valiant [men] swept away ?.... As with a mighty torrent, or a sweeping rain; so the word is used in Proverbs 28:3 ; to which the Chaldean army may be compared; which came with such irre...
Jeremiah 46:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Why are thy valiant [men] swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them. Ver. 15. They stood not, because the Lord did drive them. ] He struck a panic terror into them; and then no w...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Publish in Migdol, and in Noph, and Tahpanhes Concerning these three cities, see note on Jeremiah 44:1 . The meaning is, publish this prophecy over all the land of Egypt; or these three places are...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Egypt. B. C. 608. 12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The prophet first propoundeth a question, then returneth answer to himself. Egypt was full of valiant men, yet, saith the prophet, they shall be swept away, or broken down, as fruit or grass is beate...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

B). Oracle Concerning Nebuchadrezzar's Later Penetration Into Egypt Which Will Not However Be Terminal ( Jeremiah 46:13-26 ). This prophecy here has in mind a much later excursion of Nebuchadrezza...
Jeremiah 46:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter.— First Part: Jeremiah 46:1-12 , in the fourth year of Jehoiakim; written at Jerusalem, immediately before the battle of Charchemish....
Jeremiah 46:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 46:1 . The Gentiles. The succeeding six Chapter s ought to have followed the twenty fifth chapter of this book, as they do in the Vatican and Alexandrian copies of the Septuagint. Jerem...
Jeremiah 46:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This chapter, the first of a series, consists of two prophecies united, though it is probable enough that the latter was intended to supplement the former, for Jeremiah 46:2-24 are...
Jeremiah 46:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Second Prophecy Against Egypt
Jeremiah 46:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 11:23 ; Exodus 6:1 ; Isaiah 66:15 ; Isaiah 66:16 ; Jeremiah 46:21 ; Jeremiah 46:5 ; Judges 5:20 ; Judges 5:21 ; Psalms 114:2-7 ; Psalms 18:14 ; Psalms 18:39 ; Psalms 44:2 ; P...

Jeremiah 46:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 46:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 46:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 46:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 46:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 46:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 46:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 46:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 46:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 46:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 46:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 46:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge