1. the Lord’s word which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
2. Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
3. “Prepare the buckler and shield,and draw near to battle!
4. Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen,and stand up with your helmets.Polish the spears,put on the coats of mail.
5. Why have I seen it?They are dismayed and are turned backward.Their mighty ones are beaten down,have fled in haste,and don’t look back.Terror is on every side,”says the Lord.
6. “Don’t let the swift flee away,nor the mighty man escape.In the north by the river Euphratesthey have stumbled and fallen.