Jeremiah 46:17 (NIV)
There they will exclaim,
‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a loud noise;
he has missed his opportunity.’
Jeremiah 46:17 (NASV)
“They cried there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a big noise;
He has let the appointed time pass by!’
Jeremiah 46:17 (ESV)
Call the name of Pharaoh, king of Egypt,
‘Noisy one who lets the hour go by.’
Tag: My Leader is nothing but hot air!!
Today we might say the same things about a leader that God says about Pharaoh, King of Egypt, but we might say it this way:
*He is all hot air!!
*He is all hat, no cattle!!!
*Talk, no walk!!
The remnant left in the land of Judah had decided to flea Judah and take refuge in Egypt. Jeremiah is sent to tell them that the King of Egypt could not save them and they should submit to God. But, they didn't. As a result, God sends Jeremiah to prophecy against Egypt and Pharaoh. Imagine that calling!!! Imagine God saying to you that you must to to North Korea, or Russia and tell the leader of that country his if full of hot air! Imagine you simply have to tell that to our own country!! Jeremiah wants all leaders to know that when they reject God they are nothing but hot air. God knows what leaders are. He calls Pharaoh, "hot air!" Yet, the remnant sought refuge with him. God wants us to trust Him because everyone else is just hot air.
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