Jeremiah 46:5

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Wherefore have I seen them dismayed [and] turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: [for] fear [was] round about, saith the LORD.

Complete Jewish Bible:

"Why do I see them retreating in panic, their heroes routed, fleeing headlong, not looking back, terror all around?" asks ADONAI.

Berean Standard Bible:

Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.

American Standard Version:

Wherefore 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 Jehovah.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Wherefore have I seen{H7200} them dismayed{H2844} and turned{H5472} away back{H268}? and their mighty ones{H1368} are beaten down{H3807}, and are fled{H5127} apace{H4498}, and look not back{H6437}: for fear{H4032} was round about{H5439}, saith{H5002} the LORD{H3068}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 49:29

  • Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear [is] on every side.

Jeremiah 6:25

  • Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy [and] fear [is] on every side.

Jeremiah 46:21

  • Also her hired men [are] in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, [and] are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, [and] the time of their visitation.

Isaiah 19:16

  • In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it.

Revelation 6:15

  • And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

Revelation 6:17

  • For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Jeremiah 20:10

  • For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, [say they], and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, [saying], Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

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Commentary for Jeremiah 46:5

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7200
    There are 1212 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָאָה
    Transliteration: râʼâh
    Pronunciation: raw-aw'
    Description: a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
  2. Strong's Number: H2844
    There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חַת
    Transliteration: chath
    Pronunciation: khath
    Description: from חָתַת; concretely, crushed; also afraid; abstractly, terror; broken, dismayed, dread, fear.
  3. Strong's Number: H5472
    There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סוּג
    Transliteration: çûwg
    Pronunciation: soog
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize); backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).
  4. Strong's Number: H268
    There are 102 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָחוֹר
    Transliteration: ʼâchôwr
    Pronunciation: aw-khore'
    Description: or (shortened) אָחֹר ; from אֲחִירַע; the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West; after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.
  5. Strong's Number: H1368
    There are 152 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גִּבּוֹר
    Transliteration: gibbôwr
    Pronunciation: ghib-bore'
    Description: or גִּבֹּר; (shortened) intensive from the same as גֶּבֶר; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant; champion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
  6. Strong's Number: H3807
    There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּתַת
    Transliteration: kâthath
    Pronunciation: kaw-thath'
    Description: a primitive root; to bruise or violently strike; beat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp. l
  7. Strong's Number: H5127
    There are 143 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נוּס
    Transliteration: nûwç
    Pronunciation: noos
    Description: a primitive root; to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver); [idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.
  8. Strong's Number: H4498
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָנוֹס
    Transliteration: mânôwç
    Pronunciation: maw-noce'
    Description: from נוּס; a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing; [idiom] apace, escape, way to flee, flight, refuge.
  9. Strong's Number: H6437
    There are 128 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּנָה
    Transliteration: pânâh
    Pronunciation: paw-naw'
    Description: a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.; appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).
  10. Strong's Number: H4032
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָגוֹר
    Transliteration: mâgôwr
    Pronunciation: maw-gore'
    Description: or (Lamentations 2:22) מָגוּר; from גּוּר in the sense of fearing; a fright (objective or subjective); fear, terror. Compare מָגוֹר מִסָּבִיב.
  11. Strong's Number: H5439
    There are 282 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סָבִיב
    Transliteration: çâbîyb
    Pronunciation: saw-beeb'
    Description: or (feminine) סְבִיבָה; from סָבַב; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around; (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
  12. Strong's Number: H5002
    There are 358 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נְאֻם
    Transliteration: nᵉʼum
    Pronunciation: neh-oom'
    Description: from נָאַם; an oracle; (hath) said, saith.
  13. Strong's Number: H3068
    There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְהֹוָה
    Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
    Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
    Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.