Jeremiah 46:2-12

² To Egypt , concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt , which was by the Euphrates River at Carchemish , which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah , king of Judah : ³ " Line up the shield and buckler , And draw near for the battle ! ⁴ "Harness the horses , And mount the steeds , And take your stand with helmets on! Polish the spears , Put on the scale-armor ! ⁵ "Why have I seen it? They are terrified , They are drawing back , And their mighty men are defeated And have taken refuge in flight , Without facing back ; Terror is on every side !" Declares the Lord . ⁶ Let not the swift man flee , Nor the mighty man escape ; In the north beside e the river Euphrates They have stumbled and fallen . ⁷ Who is this that rises like the Nile , Like the rivers whose waters surge about? ⁸ Egypt rises like the Nile , Even like the rivers whose waters surge about; And He has said , "I will rise and cover that land ; I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants ." ⁹ Go up, you horses , and drive madly , you chariots , That the mighty men may march forward : Ethiopia and Put , that handle the shield , And the Lydians , that handle and bend the bow . ¹⁰ For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of hosts , A day of vengeance , so as to avenge Himself on His foes ; And the sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood ; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord GOD of hosts , In the land of the north by the river Euphrates . ¹¹ Go up to Gilead and obtain balm , O virgin daughter of Egypt ! In vain have you multiplied remedies ; There is no healing for you.

¹² The nations have heard of your shame , And the earth is full of your cry of distress; For one warrior has stumbled over another , And both of them have fallen down together .