Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his princes, and all his people;
Parallel translations
- WEB Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
- KJV Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
- BSB Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;
- NASB to Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his officials, and all his people;
- NLT I gave the cup to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, his attendants, his officials, and all his people,
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Quick answer
Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, princes, and all his people must drink the cup. Egypt, a tempting ally, falls under the same judgment.
Overview
Egypt heads the list of foreign nations to drink God's wrath, a sober word for Judeans who looked to it for security. No earthly power offers refuge from God's judgment. The inclusion of Egypt reminds God's people that trust must rest in the LORD alone, not in human alliances.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Jer 46:2Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
- Nah 3:8–10Are you better than No-Amon, who was situated among the rivers, who had the waters around her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?
- Jer 46:13–26The word that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon should come and strike the land of Egypt.
- Ezek 29:1–21In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
- Jer 43:9–11“Take great stones in your hand, and hide them in mortar in the brick work, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
Themes, concepts, people & topics
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
How Jeremiah 25:19 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.