17There they will exclaim, 'Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a loud noise; he has missed his opportunity.'


In Context

14 "Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes: 'Take your positions and get ready, for the sword devours those around you.'

15 Why will your warriors be laid low? They cannot stand, for the Lord will push them down.

16 They will stumble repeatedly; they will fall over each other. They will say, 'Get up, let us go back to our own people and our native lands, away from the sword of the oppressor.'

17 There they will exclaim, 'Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a loud noise; he has missed his opportunity.'

18 "As surely as I live," declares the King, whose name is the Lord Almighty, "one will come who is like Tabor among the mountains, like Carmel by the sea.

19 Pack your belongings for exile, you who live in Egypt, for Memphis will be laid waste and lie in ruins without inhabitant.

Jeremiah 46:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

46:17They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt [is but] a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

46:17They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath let the appointed time pass by.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

46:17Call ye the name of Pharao king Egypt, a tumult time hath brought.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

46:17They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath let the appointed time pass by.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

46:17There did they cry, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath let the time appointed go by.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

46:17They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

46:17They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he has let the appointed time pass by.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

46:17They have cried there: Pharaoh king of Egypt is a desolation, Passed by hath the appointed time.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

46:17They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he has passed the time appointed.