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What The Lord Says About Egypt
This takes us back to the year 605 B.C., when Nebuchadnezzar first came up against Judah. He was met by the armies of Egypt at the city of Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and there one of the great strategic battles of all history was fought (vv. 1-2). Here Jeremiah is describ …

A Warning For Egypt
Jeremiah wrote this passage after he had gone into exile in Egypt. Here he describes the forthcoming invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar, which took place after Jeremiah’s death (vv. 13- 14). In accordance with this prophesy, Nebuchadnezzar came down into Egypt and took over the …