Jeremiah 46:10
ContextNETBible | But that day belongs to the Lord God who rules over all. 1 It is the day when he will pay back his enemies. 2 His sword will devour them until its appetite is satisfied! It will drink their blood until it is full! 3 For the Lord God who rules over all 4 will offer them up as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River. |
XREF | De 32:42; 2Ki 24:7; Isa 13:6; Isa 34:5-8; Isa 34:6,8; Isa 61:2; Isa 63:4; Jer 46:2,6; Jer 51:6; Eze 39:17-21; Joe 1:15; Joe 2:1; Zep 1:7,8; Zep 1:14,15; Lu 21:22; Re 19:17-21 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the Lord Yahweh of armies.” See the study note at 2:19 for the translation and significance of this title for God. 2 sn Most commentators think that this is a reference to the 3 tn Or more paraphrastically, “he will kill them/ until he has exacted full vengeance”; Heb “The sword will eat and be sated; it will drink its fill of their blood.” sn This passage is, of course, highly figurative. The 4 tn Heb “the Lord Yahweh of armies.” See the study note at 2:19 for the translation and significance of this title for God. |