Jeremiah 46:6
Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 46:12 describes the aftermath: the nations hear of Egypt's shame and warriors stumble — same battle's outcome.
Jeremiah 46:10 explains this defeat as the day of the Lord's vengeance, giving theological context to the event.
In Jeremiah 46:20, Egypt is a heifer attacked from the north, continuing the same judgment theme of helpless escape in verse 6.
Jeremiah 50:32 applies the same 'stumble and fall' judgment language to Babylon, echoing the fate of Egypt here.
Jeremiah 1:14 introduces evil from the north, the same direction from which this judgment on Egypt comes.
Jeremiah 47:2 uses 'waters rising from the north' for Philistines, paralleling the Euphrates threat in verse 6.
Jeremiah 4:6 repeats the 'evil from the north' warning for Judah, mirroring the invasion pattern seen here.
Jeremiah 20:11 shows the prophet's enemies stumbling — a similar downfall for those opposing God, but in a personal context.
Amos 9:1-3 expands on the impossibility of escape: no hiding place, even in Sheol or heaven — matches the futility of fleeing here.
Amos 2:15 adds that even the archer and swift-footed will not escape — reinforcing the same theme of universal failure.
Amos 2:14 uses nearly identical language: the swift cannot flee, the strong cannot escape — a direct parallel to this judgment.
Isaiah 30:16 describes those who trust in horses for escape — but their flight will be futile, just as here the swift cannot flee.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 shares the same truth: the race is not to the swift nor battle to the strong — effort does not guarantee success.
Psalm 147:10 echoes that God finds no pleasure in horse or human legs — human speed and strength are futile in the face of divine judgment.
Psalm 33:16 declares that warriors are not saved by strength—the same truth that in Jeremiah the swift and strong cannot escape God's judgment.
Psalm 33:16 declares that warriors are not saved by strength—the same truth that in Jeremiah the swift and strong cannot escape God's judgment.
Psalm 147:11 contrasts by showing what God does delight in — those who fear Him — rather than the swiftness that fails here.
Judges 4:15-21 shows Sisera, a swift commander, fleeing on foot yet being killed—illustrating the same principle that the swift cannot escape judgment.
Isaiah 30:17 continues the scene: one threat makes a thousand flee — panic spreads, similar to the collapse of the swift here.