Introduction

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. About Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Niko, King of Egypt which was by the river Euphrates at Karkamish. Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoi Kim, the son of Jaziah, King of Judah. Prepare Buckler and Shield, an advance for battle. Harness the horses, mount a horseman. Take your stations with your helmets, polish your spears, put on your armour. Terror on every side declares the Lord. The swift cannot flee away nor the warrior escape. Who is this rising like the Nile, like rivers