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Jeremiah 46:7

Jeremiah 46:7
Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Who is this that cometh up as a flood,.... These are either the words of the prophet, who having a vision in prophecy of the march of the Egyptian army from the south to the north, which he compares…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

In Jer 46:3-6 we saw only a mighty army marshalling for battle, and its hasty flight. In Jer 46:7-12 the prophet tells us at whose defeat we have been present. A flood - the Nile. The metaphor…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 46:1-12

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Jeremiah 46:7-8

Who is this … Egypt riseth up like the Nile The mg. is to be preferred. Egypt's boast that she will spread herself in conquest over the earth is illustrated by the annual rise of the Nile, flooding…