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A King of Noise
Commentators unanimously explain that Pharaoh is mockingly renamed "a noise" or a "king of confusion." Despite his arrogant boasts and the world's perception of his might, he is revealed to be nothing but empty sound when faced with God's judgment. This serves as a powerful reminder that human pride and power are hollow compared to God's sovereign will.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 46:17
18th Century
Theologian
Translate it with the versions: “They have called (or, Call) the name of Pharaoh king of Egypt—A noise: he has overstepped the appointed time.” For…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 46:17
19th Century
Bishop
They did cry there ... —Better, There they cry ... The difficulty of the verse has led to many …
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 46:17
16th Century
Theologian
This verse should be joined with the preceding one, for he refers to the cries of the soldiers who had been deceived by their own hopes: they final…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 46:17
17th Century
Pastor
They did cry there
Not the Chaldeans, deriding Pharaoh and his army, and mocking them, saying the following words, a…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 46:13–28
17th Century
Minister
Those who encroached on others, shall now themselves be encroached upon. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjec…