Jeremías 46:16
He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
Context
This verse from Jeremías Chapter 46 connects to 6 cross-references. Oráculo contra Egipto: la derrota en Carquemis en el 605 a.C. se describe como la caída del ejército del faraón Necao. Nabucodonosor viene como las aguas del Nilo para cubrir la tierra.
Otras traducciones
He made many to stumble, yea, they fell one upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
He hath multiplied the stumbling, Yea one hath fallen upon his neighbour, And they say: Rise, and we turn back to our people, And unto the land of our birth, Because of the oppressing sword.
... are stopped in their going, they are falling; and they say one to another, Let us get up and go back to our people, to the land of our birth, away from the cruel sword.
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