417 B
417 B
For Egypt
This message is intended for the nation of Egypt.
Necho
This is the name of a man.
Carchemish
This is the name of a city on the west bank of the Euphrates.
that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
"that the army of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon"
in the fourth year of Jehoiakim
"in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim"
the fourth year
The word "fourth" is the ordinal form of "four."