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No Secret Shame
Commentators agree that Egypt's defeat was not a private affair. The verse says, "The nations have heard of thy shame," indicating a catastrophic judgment so significant that the whole world would know. This public humiliation served as a powerful testament to God's sovereignty over even the mightiest empires of the day.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 46:12
18th Century
Theologian
The land – The earth; the world rings with the cry of grief.
Against the mighty – Against the mighty man, i.e., one mighty man…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 46:12
16th Century
Theologian
He concludes this prophecy by saying that the report of this slaughter would be known everywhere among all nations. If the Egyptians had sustained …
John Gill
On Jeremiah 46:12
17th Century
Pastor
The nations have heard of your shame
Their shameful defeat and overthrow by the Chaldean army; so, after the manner …
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 46:1–12
17th Century
Minister
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…