Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “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. New Living Translation “As surely as I live,” says the King, whose name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, “one is coming against Egypt who is as tall as Mount Tabor, or as Mount Carmel by the sea! English Standard Version “As I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea, shall one come. Berean Standard Bible As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea. Berean Literal Bible As I live, a declaration of the King, YHWH of Hosts is His name—surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, he will come. King James Bible As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. New King James Version “As I live,” says the King, Whose name is the LORD of hosts, “Surely as Tabor is among the mountains And as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come. New American Standard Bible “As I live,” declares the King, Whose name is the LORD of armies, “One certainly shall come who is like Tabor among the mountains, Or like Carmel by the sea. NASB 1995 “As I live,” declares the King Whose name is the LORD of hosts, “Surely one shall come who looms up like Tabor among the mountains, Or like Carmel by the sea. NASB 1977 “As I live,” declares the King Whose name is the LORD of hosts, “Surely one shall come who looms up like Tabor among the mountains, Or like Carmel by the sea. Legacy Standard Bible As I live,” declares the King Whose name is Yahweh of hosts, “Surely one shall come who looms up like Tabor among the mountains, Or like Carmel by the sea. Amplified Bible “As I live,” says the King, Whose name is the LORD of hosts, “Surely like Tabor among the mountains Or like Carmel by the sea, So shall he [the great king of Babylon] come. Berean Annotated Bible As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD {YHWH} of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor (mound) among the mountains and like Carmel (garden-land) by the sea. Christian Standard Bible As I live — this is the King’s declaration; the LORD of Armies is his name — the king of Babylon will come like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea. Holman Christian Standard Bible As I live— this is the King’s declaration; Yahweh of Hosts is His name. He will come like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea. American Standard Version As I live, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts, surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. Contemporary English Version Egypt, I am the true king, the LORD All-Powerful, and as surely as I live, those enemies who attack will tower over you like Mount Tabor among the hills or Mount Carmel by the sea. English Revised Version As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. GOD'S WORD® Translation "As I live," declares the king, whose name is the LORD of Armies, "someone who is like Mount Tabor among the mountains will come. Someone who is like Mount Carmel by the sea will come. Good News Translation I, the LORD Almighty, am king. I am the living God. As Mount Tabor towers above the mountains and Mount Carmel stands high above the sea, so will be the strength of the one who attacks you. International Standard Version As certainly as I'm alive and living," declares the King, whose name is the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "Indeed, one will come like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea. NET Bible I the King, whose name is the LORD who rules over all, swear this: I swear as surely as I live that a conqueror is coming. He will be as imposing as Mount Tabor is among the mountains, as Mount Carmel is against the backdrop of the sea. New Heart English Bible "As I live," says the King, "whose name is the LORD of hosts, surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. Webster's Bible Translation As I live, saith the king, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAs surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea. World English Bible “As I live,” says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies, “surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so he will come. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version[As] I live—an affirmation of the King, "" YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name, "" Surely as Tabor [is] among mountains, "" And as Carmel by the sea—he comes in, Berean Literal Bible As I live, a declaration of the King, YHWH of Hosts is His name—surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, he will come. Young's Literal Translation I live -- an affirmation of the King, Jehovah of Hosts is His name, Surely as Tabor is among mountains, And as Carmel by the sea -- he cometh in, Smith's Literal Translation I live, says the King, Jehovah of armies his name, For as Tabor in the mountains, and as Carmel in the sea, he shall come. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAs I live, (saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts,) as Thabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. Catholic Public Domain Version As I live, says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, just as Tabor is among the mountains, and just as Carmel is beside the sea, so will he come. New American Bible As I live, says the King whose name is LORD of hosts, Like Tabor above mountains, like Carmel above the sea, he comes. New Revised Standard Version As I live, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, one is coming like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAs I live, says the LORD, whose name is the King of hosts, surely Pharaoh shall fall like a mountain slide, and like Carmel when it slides into the sea. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I am Living, says LORD JEHOVAH, King of Hosts, his name, but Pharaoh shall fall as the breaking of a mountain and as Karmela within the sea OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As I live, saith the King, Whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely like Tabor among the mountains, And like Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. Brenton Septuagint Translation As I live, saith the Lord God, he shall come as Itabyrion among the mountains, and as Carmel that is on the sea. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Judgment on Egypt…17There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’ 18As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea. 19Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.… Cross References As surely as I live, Numbers 14:21 “Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD, Ezekiel 33:11 Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’ Deuteronomy 32:40 For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever, declares the King, Psalm 47:2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! Zechariah 14:9 On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone. Psalm 10:16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land. whose name is the LORD of Hosts, Isaiah 47:4 Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel. Amos 4:13 For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.” 1 Samuel 17:45 But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. there will come one Isaiah 41:25 I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay. Jeremiah 25:9 behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. Habakkuk 1:6 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. who is like Tabor among the mountains Judges 4:6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun. Hosea 5:1 “Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor. Psalm 89:12 North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. and like Carmel by the sea. 1 Kings 18:19 Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.” Treasury of Scripture As I live, said the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. saith Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. Jeremiah 44:26 Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth. Jeremiah 48:15 Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. Tabor Joshua 19:22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. Judges 4:6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? Psalm 89:12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. Carmel 1 Kings 18:42,43 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, … Jump to Previous Affirmation Almighty Armies Carmel Declares Hosts Live Mountains Sea Surely TaborJump to Next Affirmation Almighty Armies Carmel Declares Hosts Live Mountains Sea Surely TaborJeremiah 46 1. Jeremiah prophesies the overthrow of Pharaoh's army at Euphrates13. and the conquest of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar 27. He comforts Jacob in his chastisement As surely as I live, This phrase is an oath, emphasizing the certainty and seriousness of the statement. It reflects God's eternal nature and His unchanging truth, similar to other divine oaths found in Scripture (e.g., Numbers 14:21, Isaiah 49:18). It underscores the reliability of God's promises and judgments. declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea. Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD of HostsThis title emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over all heavenly and earthly armies. It underscores His authority and ability to fulfill His promises and judgments. 2. Jeremiah The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the nations, including prophecies of judgment and restoration. He served during a tumultuous period in Judah's history. 3. Tabor A prominent mountain in northern Israel, known for its height and distinct shape. It symbolizes strength and prominence. 4. Carmel A coastal mountain range in Israel, known for its beauty and fertility. It represents majesty and stability. 5. Egypt The nation facing judgment in this chapter. God declares His sovereignty over Egypt and foretells its defeat. Teaching Points God's SovereigntyThe LORD of Hosts is the ultimate authority over all nations. His declarations are certain and will come to pass. Symbolism of Mountains Tabor and Carmel symbolize strength and stability. In our lives, we should seek to be rooted in God's strength, standing firm in faith amidst challenges. Certainty of God's Promises Just as God declared judgment on Egypt, His promises of both judgment and salvation are sure. We can trust in His word and His timing. God's Majesty and Power Recognizing God's majesty should lead us to worship and reverence. He is the King above all kings, deserving of our highest praise. Call to Repentance Understanding God's power and judgment should lead us to examine our lives, repent of sin, and align ourselves with His will. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Jeremiah 46:18?2. How does Jeremiah 46:18 emphasize God's sovereignty over nations and rulers? 3. What does "as surely as Tabor is among the mountains" signify about God's certainty? 4. How can we apply God's assured judgment in Jeremiah 46:18 to our lives? 5. Connect Jeremiah 46:18 to other scriptures about God's power over earthly kingdoms. 6. How does understanding God's authority in Jeremiah 46:18 impact our daily trust in Him? 7. How does Jeremiah 46:18 reflect God's sovereignty over nations and historical events? 8. What is the significance of Tabor and Carmel in Jeremiah 46:18? 9. How does Jeremiah 46:18 demonstrate God's judgment against Egypt? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 46? 11. Jeremiah 18 portrays God as learning from people's actions; how does that reconcile with the belief in His omniscience? 12. What does the Bible say regarding pagans? 13. In 1 Kings 18:38, how can the sudden 'fire from the LORD' be explained scientifically or verified historically? 14. In Numbers 14:11-12, why would God threaten to destroy the Israelites if He already knew Moses would intercede successfully? What Does Jeremiah 46:18 Mean As surely as I live• God swears by His very life, underscoring the absolute certainty of His word (Numbers 14:21; Hebrews 6:17–18). • Because God is eternally self-existent, His oath is the most reliable guarantee imaginable (Isaiah 45:23). • The phrase reminds us that every promise of judgment or blessing in Scripture is rooted in God’s unchanging character (Malachi 3:6). declares the King • The speaker is the sovereign Ruler over all nations (Psalm 47:7–8). • Earthly rulers rise and fall, but the true King issues His decree here, leaving no doubt about its authority (Daniel 4:34–35). • His kingship means that history ultimately bends to His purposes, not human plans (Proverbs 19:21). whose name is the LORD of Hosts • “LORD of Hosts” highlights God’s command of angelic armies and earthly forces alike (1 Samuel 17:45). • The title affirms that no power—spiritual or political—can thwart Him (Isaiah 6:3; Jeremiah 10:16). • In the context of Jeremiah 46, this name assures Judah that Egypt’s military might is no match for the heavenly Commander (Jeremiah 46:25). there will come one • Historically, the “one” is Nebuchadnezzar, God’s chosen instrument to discipline Egypt (Jeremiah 43:10; 25:9). • The certainty of his coming mirrors the inevitability of every divine promise, including future judgment and deliverance (Habakkuk 2:3). • Typologically, the verse foreshadows the ultimate Judge whose appearing will be just as certain (Acts 17:31). who is like Tabor among the mountains • Mount Tabor rises conspicuously from the plains of Galilee; likewise, the conqueror will stand out in power and prominence (Judges 4:6; Psalm 89:12). • The image conveys visibility and inevitability—his approach cannot be ignored. • God often uses vivid geography to make His warnings memorable and concrete. and like Carmel by the sea • Mount Carmel juts dramatically over the Mediterranean, symbolizing unmovable strength and fruitful beauty (1 Kings 18:19–45; Amos 9:3). • The pairing of Tabor and Carmel spans Israel’s landscape, stressing total coverage: the invader’s reach will be as extensive as God’s decree. • For Egypt—and for anyone resisting God—this is a sober reminder that divine judgment arrives with commanding presence. summary Jeremiah 46:18 piles assurance upon assurance: the living God, the universal King, the LORD of angelic armies, swears that a singular, standout conqueror will stride onto the stage of history as unmistakably as Tabor and Carmel dominate Israel’s horizon. In its original setting, that conqueror is Nebuchadnezzar, raised up to humble Egypt. For every reader, the verse testifies that God’s promises of judgment and salvation are anchored in His unchanging life and royal authority—inescapable, visible, and certain. (18) Surely as Tabor is among the mountains . . .--Nebuchadnezzar in his high-towering greatness is compared to two of the most conspicuous mountains of Palestine, Tabor rising in solitary greatness 1,350 feet above the plain, Carmel 1,805 feet above the sea. So, in Jeremiah 22:6, the king of Judah is compared to "Gilead and the head of Lebanon."Verse 18. - The threat implied in ver. 17 is set forth more fully; he who speaks is a very different "king" from the fallen Pharaoh. As Tabor is among the mountains. The sense is deformed by the insertion of "is." The King of Babylon is compared to "Tabor among the mountains and Carmel by the sea." Mount Tabor is a most prominent object, owing to the wide extent of the plain of Esdraelon, in which it is situated; and a similar remark applies to Mount Carmel. The view of Tabor differs considerably according to the point from which it is taken; but "its true figure is an elongated oval" (Thomson). Carmel, so called from the rich orchards and vineyards with which it was anciently adorned, is not lofty (being only about six hundred feet above the sea), but the form in which it breaks off towards the sea has a beauty of its own. It is now deprived of its rich forest and garden culture, but is still described as "a glorious mountain."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew As surely as Iאָ֙נִי֙ (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I live, חַי־ (ḥay-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the King, הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king whose name שְׁמ֑וֹ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name is the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts, צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign will come one יָבֽוֹא׃ (yā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go like Tabor כְּתָב֣וֹר (kə·ṯā·ḇō·wr) Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8396: Tabor -- a mountain Southwest of the Sea of Galilee among the mountains בֶּֽהָרִ֔ים (be·hā·rîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country and like Carmel וּכְכַרְמֶ֖ל (ū·ḵə·ḵar·mel) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3760: Carmel -- a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebron by the sea. בַּיָּ֥ם (bay·yām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin Links Jeremiah 46:18 NIVJeremiah 46:18 NLT Jeremiah 46:18 ESV Jeremiah 46:18 NASB Jeremiah 46:18 KJV Jeremiah 46:18 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 46:18 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 46:18 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 46:18 French Bible Jeremiah 46:18 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 46:18 As I live says the King whose (Jer.) |
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