Jeremiah 46:15

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“Why have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down.”

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BSBPD

“Why have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the Lord did drive them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Why are thy strong ones swept away? they stood not, because Jehovah did drive them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Wherefore hath thy bull been swept away? He hath not stood, because Jehovah thrust him away.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 46:15 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 6:1But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
  2. Deuteronomy 11:23then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.
  3. Judges 5:20From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
  4. Psalms 18:14He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
  5. Psalms 18:39You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
  6. Psalms 44:2With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
  7. Psalms 68:2As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
  8. Psalms 114:2Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel His dominion.
  9. Isaiah 66:15For behold, the LORD will come with fire— His chariots are like a whirlwind— to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.
  10. Jeremiah 46:5Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.
  11. Jeremiah 46:21Even the mercenaries among her are like fattened calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them— the time of their punishment.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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