Jeremiah 46:6

World English Bible (WEB)

“Don’t let the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape. In the north by the river Euphrates they have stumbled and fallen.

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4 Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand up with your helmets. Polish the spears, put on the coats of mail.

5 Why have I seen it? They are dismayed and are turned backward. Their mighty ones are beaten down, have fled in haste, and don’t look back. Terror is on every side,” says the LORD.

6 “Don’t let the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape. In the north by the river Euphrates they have stumbled and fallen.

7 “Who is this who rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge?

8 Egypt rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge. He says, ‘I will rise up. I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and its inhabitants.’

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Jeremiah 46:6 in every translation

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.
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.
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.