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Judgment on Egypt

Jeremiah 46:7

In 11 translations

BSB
Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn?
KJV
Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
WEB
“Who is this who rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge?
ASV
Who is this that riseth up like the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?
LSV
Who is this? He comes up as a flood, || His waters shake themselves as rivers!
YLT
Who is this? as a flood he cometh up, As rivers do his waters shake themselves!
DBY
Who is this [that] riseth up as the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?
DRC
Who is this that cometh up as a flood: and his streams swell like those of rivers?
GNV
Who is this, that commeth vp, as a flood, whose waters are mooued like the riuers?
JPS
Who is this like the Nile that riseth up, like the rivers whose waters toss themselves?
LXXE26:7
Who is this that shall come up as a river, and as rivers roll their waves?

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
מִי־זֶ֖ה כַּיְאֹ֣ר יַֽעֲלֶ֑ה כַּנְּהָר֕וֹת יִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ מֵימָֽיו׃
LXX-Br26:7
Τίς οὗτος ὡς ποταμὸς ἀναβήσεται, καὶ ὡς ποταμοὶ κυμαίνουσιν ὕδωρ;

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 47:2This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out,…
  • Isaiah 8:7–8the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates — the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. It will pour into Judah, swirling and…
  • Daniel 11:22Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
  • Song of Songs 3:6Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
  • Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
  • Revelation 12:15Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
  • Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end…
  • Amos 8:8Will not the land quake for this, and all its dwellers mourn? All of it will swell like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt.
  • Song of Songs 8:5Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.

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  • 26:7 in some Bibles
  • 46:7 in most Bibles

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