Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 46:25

Albert Barnes Commentary

Jeremiah 46:25

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Jeremiah 46:25

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saith: Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her gods, and her kings; even Pharaoh, and them that trust in him:" — Jeremiah 46:25 (ASV)

The multitude of No - Rather, Amon of No. Ammon or Jupiter-Ammon was the first of the supreme triad of Thebes. He was the deity invisible and unfathomable, whose name signifies “the concealed.” No-Amon is the sacred city of Thebes, the capital of Upper Egypt.

First, then, Yahweh’s anger falls upon the representatives of the highest divine and human powers: Amon of No and Pharaoh. It next punishes Egypt generally, and her gods and her kings, for each city had its special divinity, and inferior rulers were placed in the several parts of the country. Finally, Pharaoh is again mentioned, with “all who trust in him,” that is, the Jews, who had made Egypt their confidence and not God.