Jeremiah 46:25

“The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith, etc.] These titles are often given to the Lord, and set before prophecies that come from him; and, according to Kimchi, the reason why he is here spoken of as the God of Israel was, because the vengeance threatened to the Egyptians should come upon them, as a punishment for using Israel ill; as Shishak king of Egypt, and Pharaohnecho, who slew Josiah: behold, I will punish the multitude of No; the inhabitants of it, which were many, called “populous No”, (Na 3:8); a famous city in Egypt. Some take it to be Diospolis or Thebes; and othersf856 the same that is now called Alexandria; and so the Targum renders it; and which is followed by the Vulgate…”

“multitude--Hebrew, "Amon" (Nah 3:8, Margin, "No-Ammon"), the same as Thebes or Diospolis in Upper Egypt, where Jupiter Ammon had his famous temple. In English Version, "multitude" answers to "populous No" (Nah 3:8; Eze 30:15). The reference to "their gods" which follows, makes the translation more likely, "Ammon of No," that is, No and her idol Ammon; so the Chaldee Version. So called either from Ham, the son of Noah; or, the "nourisher," as the word means. their kings--the kings of the nations in league with Egypt.”

“The multitude of No - Rather, Amon of No. Ammon or Jupiter-Ammon was the first of the supreme triad of Thebes. He was the deity invisible and unfathomable, whose name signifies “the concealed.” No-Amon, is the sacred city of Thebes, the capital of Upper Egypt. First then Yahweh’s anger falls upon the representatives of the highest divine and human powers, Amon of No and Pharaoh. It next punishes Egypt generally, and her gods and her kings, for each city had its special divinity, and inferior rulers were placed in the several parts of the country. Finally, Pharaoh is again mentioned, with “all who trust in him,” i. e., the Jews, who had made Egypt their confidence and not God. return to 'Top…”

“46:25-26 Amon was a fertility god worshiped in Thebes, the capital of Southern Egypt. Amon’s idol, in the form of a ram, represented the sun. The Egyptians thought that this god was very powerful, but like all the other deities of Egypt, it would be destroyed by the all-powerful God of Israel. The Pharaoh, who claimed to be the son of the sun-god, would suffer the same fate. • the land will recover: In 601 BC, Nebuchadnezzar attacked Egypt, did great damage, and then withdrew. He invaded the land again in 568–567 BC (43:8-13; Ezek 29:19).”

“multitude: or, nourisher, Heb. Amon No: Eze 30:14; Nah 3:8 with their: Jer 43:12, Jer 43:13; Exo 12:12; Isa 19:1; Eze 30:13; Zep 2:11 and their: Eze 32:9-12; Nah 3:9 and all: Jer 17:5, Jer 17:6, Jer 42:14-16; Isa 20:5, Isa 20:6, Isa 30:2, Isa 30:3, Isa 31:1-3; Eze 39:6, Eze 39:7 Jeremiah 46:26”