The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
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Gill's Exposition
The nations have heard of thy shame,.... Their shameful defeat and overthrow by the Chaldean army; so, after the manner of prophecy, the thing is related as done; the battle fought, and the victory…
Barnes' Notes
The land - The earth; the world rings with the cry of grief. Against the mighty - Against the mighty man, i. e., one mighty man against another. The champions hired to fight Egypt’s battle get in one…
The first verse is the title of that part of this book, which relates to the neighbouring nations, and follows here. It is the word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah against the Gentiles; for God is…
Cambridge Bible
thy shame The LXX, "thy voice," requires but a slight alteration of MT. and one which improves the parallelism.
the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty The heroes fighting on the Egyptian side…
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