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Jeremiah 46:5

NETBible	What do I see?”¹ says the Lord.² “The soldiers³ are terrified. They are retreating. They have been defeated. They are overcome with terror;⁴ they desert quickly without looking back.
NIV © biblegateway Jer 46:5	What do I see? They are terrified, they are retreating, their warriors are defeated. They flee in haste without looking back, and there is terror on every side," declares the LORD.
NASB © biblegateway Jer 46:5	"Why have I seen it? They are terrified, They are drawing back, And their mighty men are defeated And have taken refuge in flight, Without facing back; Terror is on every side!" Declares the LORD.
NLT © biblegateway Jer 46:5	But look! The Egyptian army flees in terror. The bravest of its fighting men run without a backward glance. They are terrorized at every turn, says the LORD.
MSG © biblegateway Jer 46:5	But what's this I see? They're scared out of their wits! They break ranks and run for cover. Their soldiers panic. They run this way and that, stampeding blindly. It's total chaos, total confusion, danger everywhere!" GOD's Decree.
BBE © SABDAweb Jer 46:5	What have I seen? they are overcome with fear and turned back; their men of war are broken and have gone in flight, not looking back: fear is on every side, says the Lord.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jer 46:5	Why do I see them terrified? They have fallen back; their warriors are beaten down, and have fled in haste. They do not look back—terror is all around! says the LORD.
NKJV © biblegateway Jer 46:5	Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down; They have speedily fled, And did not look back, For fear was all around," says the LORD.
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KJV	Wherefore have I seen <07200> (8804) them dismayed <02844> [and] turned <05472> (8737) away back <0268>_? and their mighty ones <01368> are beaten down <03807> (8714)_, and are fled <05127> (8804) apace <04498>_, and look not back <06437> (8689)_: [for] fear <04032> [was] round about <05439>_, saith <05002> (8803) the LORD <03068>_. {beaten...: Heb. broken in pieces} {fled...: Heb. fled a flight}
NASB © biblegateway Jer 46:5	"Why <04069> have I seen <07200> it? They are terrified <02844> , They are drawing <05472> back <0268> , And their mighty <01368> men <01368> are defeated <03807> And have taken <05127> refuge <05127> in flight <04498> , Without <03808> facing <06437> back <06437> ; Terror <04032> is on every <05439> side <05439> !" Declares <05002> the LORD <03068> .
LXXM	(26:5) ti <5100> I-ASN oti <3754> CONJ autoi <846> D-NPM ptoountai <4422> V-PMI-3P kai <2532> CONJ apocwrousin <672> V-PAI-3P opisw <3694> ADV dioti <1360> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM iscuroi <2478> A-NPM autwn <846> D-GPM kophsontai <2875> V-FPI-3P fugh <5437> N-DSF efugon <5343> V-AAI-3P kai <2532> CONJ ouk <3364> ADV anestreqan <390> V-AAI-3P periecomenoi <4023> V-PMPNP kukloyen <2943> ADV legei <3004> V-PAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM
NET [draft] ITL	What <04069> do I see <07200> ?” says <05002> the Lord <03068> . “The soldiers <01368> are terrified <02844> . They <01992> are retreating <0268> <05472> . They have been defeated <03807> . They are overcome <05439> with terror <04032> ; they desert <05127> quickly <04498> without <03808> looking back <06437> .
HEBREW	hwhy <03068> Man <05002> bybom <05439> rwgm <04032> wnph <06437> alw <03808> won <05127> ownmw <04498> wtky <03807> Mhyrwbgw <01368> rwxa <0268> Mygon <05472> Mytx <02844> hmh <01992> ytyar <07200> ewdm (46:5) <04069>

NETBible

What do I see?”¹ says the Lord.² “The soldiers³ are terrified. They are retreating. They have been defeated. They are overcome with terror;⁴ they desert quickly without looking back.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “Why do I see?” The rendering is that of J. A. Thompson (Jeremiah [NICOT], 685, 88) and J. Bright (Jeremiah [AB], 301; TEV; NIV). The question is not asking for information but is expressing surprise or wonder (see E. W. Bullinger, Figures of Speech, 951).

¹sn The passage takes an unexpected turn at v. 5. After ironically summoning the Egyptian army to battle, the Lord rhetorically expresses his surprise that they are so completely routed and defeated.

²tn Heb “oracle of the Lord.” This phrase, which is part of a messenger formula (i.e., that the words that are spoken are from him), are actually at the end of the verse. They have been put here for better poetic balance and to better identify the “I.”

³tn Heb “Their soldiers.” These words are actually at the midpoint of the stanza as the subject of the third of the five verbs. However, as G. L. Keown, P. J. Scalise, and T. G. Smothers (Jeremiah 26-52 [WBC], 291) note, this is the subject of all five verbs “are terrified,” “are retreating,” “have been defeated,” “have run away,” and “have not looked back.” The subject is put at the front to avoid an unidentified “they.”

⁴tn Heb “terror is all around.”