| Geneva Study Bible 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. Wesley's Notes 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. Scofield Reference Notes [1] Gentiles A near and a far fulfilment of these prophecies against Gentile powers are to be distinguished. In Chapter 46, the near vision is of a Babylonian invasion of Egypt, but verses Jer 46:27,28 look forward to the judgment of the nations. See Scofield Note: "Mt 25:32", after Armageddon Rev 16:14, See Scofield Note: "Rev 19:17" and the deliverance of Israel ("Israel," Gen 12:2,3 See Scofield Note: "Rom 11:26"). Jer 50:4-7 also looks forward to the last days. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary CHAPTER 46 Jer 46:1-28. The Prophecies, Forty-sixth through Fifty-second Chapters, Refer to Foreign Peoples. He begins with Egypt, being the country to which he had been removed. The forty-sixth chapter contains two prophecies concerning it: the discomfiture of Pharaoh-necho at Carchemish by Nebuchadnezzar, and the long subsequent conquest of Egypt by the same king; also the preservation of the Jews (Jer 46:27, 28). 1. General heading of the next six chapters of prophecies concerning the Gentiles; the prophecies are arranged according to nations, not by the dates. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 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. | 
