This message concerning Egypt was given in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, the king of Judah, on the occasion of the battle of Carchemish when Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, and his army were defeated beside the Euphrates River by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Against ... - That is, relating to, concerning. So Jeremiah 48:1; Jeremiah 49:1; see the note at Jeremiah 46:13.

Pharao…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho. —This Egyptian king was the last of its great native sovereigns. He was the sixt…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jeremiah begins here to prophesy against foreign nations and continues to do so until the second to last chapter. This is not to say that he then b…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Against Egypt
This is the title of the first prophecy against Egypt; which is the first mentioned, because first acc…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The whole word of God is against those who do not obey the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begi…