Yirmeyahu 46:1-12 ירמיהו מ״ו:א׳-י״ב

The word of the Lord which came to Yirmeyahu the prophet against the nations;

against Miżrayim, against the army of Par῾o Nekho, king of Miżrayim, which was by the river Perat in Karkemish, whom Nevukhadreżżar king of Bavel smote in the fourth year of Yehoyaqim the son of Yoshiyyahu king of Yehuda.

Order the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

Harness the horses; and mount, O horsemen, and stand to with your helmets; polish the spears, and put on the coats of mail.

Why have I seen them dismayed and turning back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled away, and they do not look back: terror all around, says the Lord.

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

Who is this that rises like the River, and like streams of turbulent waters?

Miżrayim rises like the River, and like streams of turbulent waters: and he says I will go up, and I will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.

Come up, O horses; and rage, O chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; Kush and Put, that handle the shield; and Ludim, that handle and bend the bow.

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 sated, and drink its fill of their blood: for the Lord God of hosts has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Perat.

Go up to Gil῾ad, and take balm, O virgin, daughter of Miżrayim: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.

The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry has filled the land: for the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty, and they are both fallen together.