Focused Passage

Jeremiah 43:8-13

The Flight to Egypt: Rebellion After a Clear Word

The chapter moves from accusation against Jeremiah, to refusal of the LORD's command, to forced migration into Egypt, to a prophetic sign-act at Tahpanhes, and finally to the announcement that Babylon will strike Egypt.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:

9 “In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes.

10 Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.

11 He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.

12 I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.

13 He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Original words

Then the word דְבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular came וַיְהִ֤י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶֽל־ H413 Preposition Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular at Tahpanhes בְּתַחְפַּנְחֵ֖ס H8471 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . לֵאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 9

Original words

In the sight לְעֵינֵ֖י H5869 Preposition-l | Noun - cdc vvv אֲנָשִׁ֥ים H582 Noun - masculine plural [of the] Jews יְהוּדִֽים׃ H3064 Noun - proper - masculine plural pick up קַ֣ח H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular . . . בְּיָדְךָ֞ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular some large גְּדֹל֗וֹת H1419 Adjective - feminine plural stones אֲבָנִ֣ים H68 Noun - feminine plural and bury them וּטְמַנְתָּ֤ם H2934 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural in the clay בַּמֶּ֙לֶט֙ H4423 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular of the brick pavement בַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ן H4404 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Pronoun - relative at the entrance בְּפֶ֥תַח H6607 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct to Pharaoh’s פַּרְעֹ֖ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular palace בֵּית־ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct at Tahpanhes בְּתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑ס H8471 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

Then tell them וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular that אֲלֵיהֶ֡ם H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural this is what כֹּֽה־ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֨ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָא֜וֹת H6635 Noun - common plural the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . הִנְנִ֤י H2005 Interjection | first person common singular says אָמַר֩ H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular I will send for שֹׁלֵ֙חַ֙ H7971 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular . . . וְ֠לָקַחְתִּי H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker My servant עַבְדִּ֔י H5650 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֤ר H5019 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶל֙ H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular and I will set וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular his throne כִסְא֔וֹ H3678 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular over מִמַּ֛עַל H4605 Preposition-m | Adverb these הָאֵ֖לֶּה H428 Article | Pronoun - common plural stones לָאֲבָנִ֥ים H68 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural that אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative I have embedded טָמָ֑נְתִּי H2934 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular and he will spread וְנָטָ֥ה H5186 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his royal pavilion שַׁפְרוּרוֹ H8237 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular over them עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 11

Original words

He will come וּבָאָה H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and strike down וְהִכָּ֖ה H5221 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the land אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular bringing death לַמָּ֗וֶת H4194 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular to those אֲשֶׁ֧ר H834 Pronoun - relative destined for death לַמָּ֣וֶת H4194 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular captivity לַשֶּׁ֔בִי H7628 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular to those וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative destined for captivity לַשְּׁבִי֙ H7628 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular and the sword לֶחָֽרֶב׃ H2719 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular to those וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative destined for the sword לַחֶ֖רֶב H2719 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 12

Original words

I will kindle וְהִצַּ֣תִּי H3341 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular a fire אֵ֗שׁ H784 Noun - common singular in the temples בְּבָתֵּי֙ H1004 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct of the gods אֱלֹהֵ֣י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֔יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular and [Nebuchadnezzar] will burn [those temples] וּשְׂרָפָ֖ם H8313 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural and take [their gods] as captives וְשָׁבָ֑ם H7617 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural So he will wrap himself וְעָטָה֩ H5844 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular with אֶת־ H853 Preposition the land אֶ֨רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֜יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular as כַּאֲשֶׁר־ H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative a shepherd הָֽרֹעֶה֙ H7462 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular wraps himself יַעְטֶ֤ה H5844 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker in his garment בִּגְד֔וֹ H899 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and he will depart וְיָצָ֥א H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular from there מִשָּׁ֖ם H8033 Preposition-m | Adverb unscathed בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃ H7965 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Literally and he will burn them and take them captive
Verse 13

Original words

He will demolish וְשִׁבַּ֗ר H7665 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶֽת־ H853 Direct object marker the sacred pillars מַצְּבוֹת֙ H4676 Noun - feminine plural construct vvv בֵּ֣ית H1053 Preposition of the temple of the sun שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ H1053 Noun - proper - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker he will burn down יִשְׂרֹ֥ף H8313 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ס H784 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular the temples בָּתֵּ֥י H1004 Noun - masculine plural construct of the gods אֱלֹהֵֽי־ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֖יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • LXX He will demolish the pillars of Heliopolis in On or He will demolish the pillars of Heliopolis in Egypt; Hebrew He will demolish the pillars of Beth-shemesh in the land of Egypt

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