Jeremiah 46:6

King James Version (KJV)

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.

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4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.

5 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.

6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.

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

8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.

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Jeremiah 46:6 in every translation

KJV King James Version: Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
WEB World English Bible: “Don’t let the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape. In the north by the river Euphrates they have stumbled and fallen.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: “The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.
ASV American Standard Version: Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: The swift do not flee, nor do the mighty escape, Northward, by the side of the river Phrat, They have stumbled and fallen.
DBY Darby Translation: Let not the swift flee away, neither let the mighty man escape! — Toward the north, hard by the river Euphrates, they have stumbled and fallen.
WBS Webster Bible: Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape! they shall stumble, and fall towards the north by the river Euphrates.