"Go up to Gilead and get balm,
O Virgin Daughter of Egypt.
But you multiply remedies in vain;
there is no healing for you.
The nations will hear of your shame;
your cries will fill the earth.
One warrior will stumble over another;
both will fall down together." - Jer. 46:11-12 NIV
These word of Jeremiah were spoken about Egypt, but they could have been said of any of the countries and kingdoms mentioned in the following chapters as well: The Philistines, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Hazor, Elam. They would all experience destruction at the hand of the Lord because of their pride and conceit and because of the gods they chose to worship. The size of their armies or the wealth in their coffers could not stave off the destruction promised by the Lord. None of their remedies would save them.
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