Jeremiah 46:8KJV

Protestant Bible · KJV · Verse 8 of 28

"Egypt riseth up like a flood, and waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof."
Jeremiah 46:8

In context

6Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.

7Who this cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?

8Egypt riseth up like a flood, and waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.

9Come 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 bend the bow.

10For this 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.

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