Jeremiah 43

Jeremiah Taken to Egypt

1 When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the Lord their God, with which the Lord their God had sent him to them, 2 Azariah the son of l Hoshaiah and m Johanan the son of Kareah and n all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, "You are telling a lie. The Lord our God did not send you to say, o 'Do not go to Egypt to live there,' 3 but p Baruch the son of Neriah q has set you against us, r to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may kill us or take us into exile in Babylon." 4 So m Johanan the son of Kareah and all s the commanders of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land of Judah. 5 But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took t all the remnant of Judah who had returned to live in the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been driven - 6 u the men, the women, the children, v the princesses, and every person whom w Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with x Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan; also Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah. 7 And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at y Tahpanhes.

8 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in y Tahpanhes: 9 "Take in your hands large stones and hide them in the mortar in the pavement that is at the entrance to Pharaoh's palace in y Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah, 10 and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, z my servant, a and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden, and he will spread his royal canopy over them. 11 He shall come b and strike the land of Egypt, c giving over to the pestilence those who are doomed to the pestilence, to captivity those who are doomed to captivity, and to the sword those who are doomed to the sword. 12 d I shall kindle a fire e in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them f and carry them away captive. g And he shall clean the land of Egypt g as a shepherd cleans his cloak of vermin, and he shall go away from there in peace. 13 He shall break the h obelisks of Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt, e and the temples of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with fire.'"

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 42:1
    Then all the commanders of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, came near
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 40:8
    They went to Gedaliah at Mizpah - Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 86:14
    O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them.
    Isaiah 13:11
    I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.
    Malachi 4:1
    For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 42:19
    The Lord has said to you, O remnant of Judah, 'Do not go to Egypt.' Know for a certainty that I have warned you this day
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:12
    And I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my cousin, in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Judeans who were sitting in the court of the guard.
  6. Cross References
    Jeremiah 38:22
    Behold, all the women left in the house of the king of Judah were being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon and were saying, "'Your trusted friends have deceived you and prevailed against you; now that your feet are sunk in the mud, they turn away from you.
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 37:13
    When he was at the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Irijah the son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are deserting to the Chaldeans.
  8. Cross References
    Jeremiah 43:2
    Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, "You are telling a lie. The Lord our God did not send you to say, 'Do not go to Egypt to live there.
  9. Cross References
    Jeremiah 40:13
    Now Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 40:11 - 12
    Likewise, when all the Judeans who were in Moab and among the Ammonites and in Edom and in other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over them.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 44:20
    Then Jeremiah said to all the people, men and women, all the people who had given him this answer:
  12. Cross References
    Jeremiah 38:23
    All your wives and your sons shall be led out to the Chaldeans, and you yourself shall not escape from their hand, but shall be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city shall be burned with fire.
  13. Cross References
    Jeremiah 39:10
    Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
    Jeremiah 40:7
    When all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land and had committed to him men, women, and children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon.
  14. Cross References
    Jeremiah 39:14
    Sent and took Jeremiah from the court of the guard. They entrusted him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, that he should take him home. So he lived among the people.
  15. Cross References
    Jeremiah 2:16
    Moreover, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
    Jeremiah 44:1
    The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who lived in the land of Egypt, at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Memphis, and in the land of Pathros.
    Jeremiah 46:14
    "Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol; proclaim in Memphis and Tahpanhes; say, 'Stand ready and be prepared, for the sword shall devour around you.'
    Isaiah 30:4
    For though his officials are at Zoan and his envoys reach Hanes.
  16. Cross References
    Jeremiah 43:7
    And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at Tahpanhes.
  17. Cross References
    Jeremiah 43:7
    And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at Tahpanhes.
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 25:9
    Behold, I will send for all the tribes of the north, declares the Lord, and for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants, and against all these surrounding nations. I will devote them to destruction, and make them a horror, a hissing, and an everlasting desolation.
  19. Cross References
    Jeremiah 1:15
    For behold, I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, declares the Lord, and they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around and against all the cities of Judah.
  20. Cross References
    Jeremiah 44:13
    I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence.
    Jeremiah 46:13
    The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:
  21. Cross References
    Jeremiah 15:2
    And when they ask you, 'Where shall we go?' you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord : "'Those who are for pestilence, to pestilence, and those who are for the sword, to the sword; those who are for famine, to famine, and those who are for captivity, to captivity.
  22. Cross References
    Jeremiah 17:27
    But if you do not listen to me, to keep the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter by the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem and shall not be quenched.'
  23. Cross References
    Jeremiah 46:25
    The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: "Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him.
    Ezekiel 30:13
    Thus says the Lord God : "I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis; there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
    Exodus 12:12
    For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord.
    Isaiah 19:1
    An oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.
  24. Cross References
    Jeremiah 48:7
    For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be taken; and Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his officials.
  25. Cross References
    Psalms 104:2
    Covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.
    Isaiah 49:18
    Lift up your eyes around and see; they all gather, they come to you. As I live, declares the Lord, you shall put them all on as an ornament; you shall bind them on as a bride does.
  26. Cross References
    Psalms 104:2
    Covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.
    Isaiah 49:18
    Lift up your eyes around and see; they all gather, they come to you. As I live, declares the Lord, you shall put them all on as an ornament; you shall bind them on as a bride does.
  27. Cross References
    Exodus 23:24
    You shall not bow down to their gods nor serve them, nor do as they do, but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their pillars in pieces.
  28. Cross References
    Jeremiah 43:12
    I shall kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd cleans his cloak of vermin, and he shall go away from there in peace.
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