Jeremiah

¹The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. ²Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh-neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah. ³Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. ⁴Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail. ⁵Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith the Lord. ⁶Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled, and fallen.