Jeremiah 46:15
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Why are thy valiant men come to nothing? they stood not: because the Lord hath overthrown them.

thy

Jeremiah 46:5,21 What then? I have seen them dismayed, and turning their backs, their valiant ones slain: they fled apace, and they looked not back: terror was round about, saith the Lord. . . .

Judges 5:20,21 There was war made against them from heaven: the stars, remaining in their order and courses, fought against Sisara. . . .

Isaiah 66:15,16 For behold the Lord will come with fire, and his chariots are like a whirlwind, to render his wrath in indignation, and his rebuke with flames of fire. . . .

the Lord

Exodus 6:1 And the Lord said to Moses: Now thou shalt see what I will do to Pharao: for by a mighty hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he cast them out of his land.

Deuteronomy 11:23 The Lord will destroy all these nations before your face, and you shall possess them, which are greater and stronger than you.

Psalm 18:14,39 And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them. . . .

Psalm 44:2 We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us, The work thou hast wrought in their days, and in the days of old.

Psalm 68:2 As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Psalm 114:2-7 Judea was made his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. . . .

Context
The Judgment on Egypt
14Declare ye to Egypt, and publish it in Magdal, and let it be known in Memphis, and in Taphnis: say ye: Stand up, and prepare thyself: for the sword shall devour all round about thee. 15Why are thy valiant men come to nothing? they stood not: because the Lord hath overthrown them.16He hath multiplied them that fall, and one hath fallen upon another, and they shall say: Arise, and let us return to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the sword of the dove.…
Cross References
Psalm 18:14
And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.

Psalm 18:39
And thou hast girded me with strength unto battle; and hast subdued under me them that rose up against me.

Psalm 68:1
Unto the end, a psalm of a canticle for David himself. [2] Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face.

Psalm 68:2
As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Isaiah 66:15
For behold the Lord will come with fire, and his chariots are like a whirlwind, to render his wrath in indignation, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

Isaiah 66:16
For the Lord shall judge by fire, and by his sword unto all flesh, and the slain of the Lord shall be many.

Jeremiah 46:5
What then? I have seen them dismayed, and turning their backs, their valiant ones slain: they fled apace, and they looked not back: terror was round about, saith the Lord.

Lexicon
Why
מַדּ֖וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4069: Why? for what reason?

have your warriors
אַבִּירֶ֑יךָ (’ab·bî·re·ḵā)
Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 47: Mighty, valiant

been laid low?
נִסְחַ֣ף (nis·ḥap̄)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5502: To scrape off

They cannot
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

stand,
עָמַ֔ד (‘ā·maḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

for
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has thrust them down.
הֲדָפֽוֹ׃ (hă·ḏā·p̄ōw)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1920: To thrust, drive, push


Additional Translations
Why have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down.Why are your valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.

Why are thy strong ones swept away? they stood not, because Jehovah did drive them.

Wherefore has Apis fled from thee? thy choice calf has not remained; for the Lord has utterly weakened him.

Why are thy valiants swept away? They stood not, for Jehovah did thrust them down.

Why are thy strong ones swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.

Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.

Why are your strong ones swept away? they didn't stand, because Yahweh did drive them.

Wherefore hath thy bull been swept away? He hath not stood, because Jehovah thrust him away.
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