46:1 The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the {a} Gentiles;
(a) That is, nine nations which are around the land of Egypt.
46:1 The word - This verse contains the title of all the ensuing discourses; for, tho' there be some verse s in these chapter s that relate to the Jews, yet they are all concerning their restoration. The prophecies of judgments from the beginning of this chapter to the fifty - second, are all against foreign nations, which are called Gentiles.
46:1-12 The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and interest they have, yet it shall be all in vain. The wounds God inflicts on his enemies, cannot be healed by medicines. Power and prosperity soon pass from one to another in this changing world.
