Jeremiah 46:16

“He made many to fall, etc.] That is, the Lord, by the hand of the Chaldeans, by whose sword multitudes fell in battle: yea, one fell upon another; they fell in heaps, denoting the multitude of the slain; or rather they fell in flight one upon another; one fell, and then another upon him, as usually they do, when men are frightened and flee precipitantly, as in (<244612>Jeremiah 46:12); and they said, arise: not those that fell, which may seem at first sight; but either the strangers in the land of Egypt, as Kimchi, such as the Jews were; who, perceiving the destruction that was coming on Egypt, exhort one another to arise, and get out of it; or rather the auxiliaries of the Egyptians, as the…”

“He--Jehovah. made many to fall--literally, "multiplied the faller," that is, fallers. one fell upon another-- (Jer 46:6, Jer 46:12): even before the enemy strikes them (Lev 26:37). let us go again to our own people--the language of the confederates and mercenaries, exhorting one another to desert the Egyptian standard, and return to their respective homes (Jer 46:9, Jer 46:21). from the oppressing sword--from the cruel sword, namely, of the Chaldeans (compare Jer 25:38).”

“Literally, as in the margin, i. e., Yahweh hath made many to stumble. Arise ... - The Egyptian army being composed of mercenaries, has no patriotic feeling and immediately that the battle is lost, they propose to abandon the country which has hired them, and return each to his native land. return to 'Top of Page'”

“made many to fall: Heb. multiplied the faller one: Lev 26:36, Lev 26:37 they said: Jer 46:21, Jer 51:9 Jeremiah 46:17”