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The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations.
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Against Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish, and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
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"Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle!
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Harness the horses, And mount up, you horsemen! Stand forth with your helmets, Polish the spears, Put on the armor!
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Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down; They have speedily fled, And did not look back, For fear was all around," says the Lord.
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"Do not let the swift flee away, Nor the mighty man escape; They will stumble and fall Toward the north, by the River Euphrates.