Jeremiah 46:7

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Who [is] this [that] cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?

Complete Jewish Bible:

Who is this, rising up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge out in flood?

Berean Standard Bible:

Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn?

American Standard Version:

Who is this that riseth up like the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Who is this that cometh up{H5927} as a flood{H2975}, whose waters{H4325} are moved{H1607} as the rivers{H5104}?

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 47:2

  • Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.

Daniel 11:22

  • And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

Isaiah 8:7

  • Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

Isaiah 8:8

  • And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach [even] to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

Isaiah 63:1

  • ¶ Who [is] this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

Song of Solomon 8:5

  • ¶ Who [is] this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth [that] bare thee.

Daniel 9:26

  • And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof [shall be] with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

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Commentary for Jeremiah 46:7

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

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

  1. Strong's Number: H5927
    There are 817 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָלָה
    Transliteration: ʻâlâh
    Pronunciation: aw-law'
    Description: a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
  2. Strong's Number: H2975
    There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְאֹר
    Transliteration: yᵉʼôr
    Pronunciation: yeh-ore'
    Description: of Egyptian origin; a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria; brook, flood, river, stream.
  3. Strong's Number: H4325
    There are 525 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מַיִם
    Transliteration: mayim
    Pronunciation: mah'-yim
    Description: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
  4. Strong's Number: H1607
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גָּעַשׁ
    Transliteration: gâʻash
    Pronunciation: gaw-ash'
    Description: a primitive root; to agitate violently; move, shake, toss, trouble.
  5. Strong's Number: H5104
    There are 109 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָהָר
    Transliteration: nâhâr
    Pronunciation: naw-hawr'
    Description: from נָהַר; a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity; flood, river.