Jeremiah 46:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.”
Jeremiah 46:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 46:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 46:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Egypt rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge. He says, ‘I will rise up. I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and its inhabitants.’”
Jeremiah 46:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 46:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Egypt riseth up like the Nile, and his waters toss themselves like the rivers: and he saith, I will rise up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy cities and the inhabitants thereof. ”
Jeremiah 46:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 46:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Egypt, as a flood cometh up, And as rivers the waters shake themselves. And he saith, I go up; I cover the land, I destroy the city and the inhabitants in it.”
Jeremiah 46:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 46:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It is Egypt that riseth up as the Nile, and [his] waters toss themselves like the rivers; and he saith, I will rise up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof. ”
Jeremiah 46:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 46:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Egypt riseth vp like the flood, and his waters are mooued like the riuers, and he sayth, I wil goe vp, and will couer the earth: I wil destroy the citie with them that dwell therein.”
Jeremiah 46:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 46:8 in Context — Jeremiah 46
6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
7 Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
9 Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
10 For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
What Does Jeremiah 46:8 Mean?
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