He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
He caused so many soldiers to stumble and fall that they were literally tripping over each other. Then they started saying to each other, 'We need to get out of here and go back home to our families, back to where we came from, before this deadly fighting gets us too.'
When things get overwhelming, sometimes the wisest move is heading back to where you belong.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah 46 is part of a collection of prophecies in the book of Jeremiah that address God's judgment on various nations, with this chapter focusing on Egypt as a warning of impending defeat. This verse depicts the chaos and retreat of the Egyptian army during an invasion, likely by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar, as God uses foreign powers to enforce His divine will. It highlights the vulnerability of human empires that oppose God's purposes, emphasizing the historical reality of Egypt's military failures around the 6th century BC.
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