Jeremiah 46:3-10

Egypt’s commanders shout: “Shields up, both large and small! Onward to battle! Horsemen, harness the horses and mount up! Prepare for battle and put on your helmets! Put on your armor and sharpen your spears!” But YAHWEH asks, “What do I see? The army breaking ranks and retreating? Their heroes flee for their lives, beaten, defeated, and terrified, not once looking back. Don’t let the swift ones get away. Stop the warriors from fleeing! In the north near the Euphrates River, they collapse, slain in battle. “Who is this that rises like the Nile, like a river in flood stage? Why, it’s Egypt that rose like the Nile, like a river in flood stage. It is prideful Pharaoh who says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the people who live in them.’ Go ahead, Egypt, tell your horsemen—‘Charge!’ And your chariots—‘Ride forth!’ March out your mighty warriors, your hired soldiers from Ethiopia and Libya with shield in hand, your archers from Lydia skilled with the bow. For this is the day of Lord YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies, a day when he takes vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour until gorged, until drunk on their blood. For Lord YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies, is hosting a sacrificial feast in the land of the north, by the river Euphrates.