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Jeremiah 46:24
The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be delivered into the hands of the people of the north.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD declares through Jeremiah that Egypt will face national disgrace and military defeat. This pronouncement follows the description of overwhelming enemy forces and precedes the specific punishment of Egypt's gods and leaders.
The words — הֹבִישָׁה (ho.Vi.shah) = it will be put to shame; נִתְּנָה (ni.te.Nah) = it will be given. These verbs mark the transition from Egypt's futile healing attempts to its forced surrender.
The thread — The title "Daughter of Egypt" appears in Jeremiah 46:11, while "Daughter of Babylon" mirrors this judgment pattern in Psalms 137:8. The "people of the north" aligns with the northern kingdoms summoned in Jeremiah 1:15.
Why it lands — The text states that Egypt will be shamed and handed over to northern forces. It requires the reader to acknowledge that national power and foreign alliances are subject to divine decree.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 1:15 For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.
- Psalms 137:8 O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.
- Jeremiah 46:11 Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.
- Jeremiah 46:19 Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.
- Ezekiel 29:1 In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,