Jeremiah 43

1When JeremiahH3414 had finishedH3615 tellingH1696H413 allH3605 the peopleH5971 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of the LORDH3068 their GodH430—everything thatH3605H428H1697 the LORDH3068H430 had sent himH7971 toH413 say— 2AzariahH5838 sonH1121 of HoshaiahH1955, JohananH3110 sonH1121 of KareahH7143, and allH3605 the arrogantH2086 menH582 saidH559 toH413 JeremiahH3414, “YouH859 are lyingH1696H8267! The LORDH3068 our GodH430 has notH3808 sent youH7971 to sayH559, ‘You must notH3808 goH935 to EgyptH4714 to reside thereH8033H1481.’ 3RatherH3588, BaruchH1263 sonH1121 of NeriahH5374 is incitingH5496 youH853 against us toH4616 deliverH5414 usH853 into the handsH3027 of the ChaldeansH3778,1 so that they may put us to deathH4191 or exileH1540 usH853 to BabylonH894!”

4So JohananH3110 sonH1121 of KareahH7143 and allH3605 the commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428H3605H5971 disobeyedH3808H8085 the commandH6963 of the LORDH3068 to stayH3427 in the landH776 of JudahH3063. 5Instead, JohananH3110 sonH1121 of KareahH7143 and allH3605 the commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428 tookH3947 the wholeH3605 remnantH7611 of JudahH3063, those whoH834 had returnedH7725 to the landH776 of JudahH3063 from allH3605 the nationsH1471 to whichH834 they had been scatteredH5080H8033H1481, 6the menH1397, the womenH802, the childrenH2945, the king’sH4428 daughtersH1323, and everyoneH3605H5315 whomH834 NebuzaradanH5018 captainH7227 of the guardH2876 had allowed to remainH5117 withH854 GedaliahH1436 sonH1121 of AhikamH296, the sonH1121 of ShaphanH8227, as well asH853 JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 and BaruchH1263 sonH1121 of NeriahH5374.

7So they enteredH935 the landH776 of EgyptH4714 becauseH3588 they did notH3808 obeyH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LORDH3068, and they wentH935 as far asH5704 TahpanhesH8471.

8Then the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 cameH1961 toH413 JeremiahH3414 at TahpanhesH8471H559: 9“In the sightH5869 of the JewsH582H3064, pick upH3947H3027 some largeH1419 stonesH68 and bury themH2934 in the clayH4423 of the brick pavementH4404 at the entranceH6607 to Pharaoh’sH6547 palaceH1004 at TahpanhesH8471.

10Then tell themH559 thatH413 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478H2005, saysH559: ‘I will send forH7971H3947 My servantH5650 NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and I will setH7760 his throneH3678 overH4605 theseH428 stonesH68 thatH834 I have embeddedH2934, and he will spreadH5186 his royal pavilionH8237 over themH5921. 11He will comeH935 and strike downH5221 the landH776 of EgyptH4714, bringing deathH4194 to thoseH834 destined for deathH4194, captivityH7628 to thoseH834 destined for captivityH7628, and the swordH2719 to thoseH834 destined for the swordH2719.

12I will kindleH3341 a fireH784 in the templesH1004 of the godsH430 of EgyptH4714, and Nebuchadnezzar will burnH8313 those temples and take their gods as captivesH7617.2 So he will wrap himselfH5844 withH853 the landH776 of EgyptH4714 asH834 a shepherdH7462 wraps himselfH5844 in his garmentH899, and he will departH3318 from thereH8033 unscathedH7965. 13He will demolishH7665 the sacred pillarsH4676 of the temple of the sunH1053 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714,3 andH853 he will burn downH8313H784 the templesH1004 of the godsH430 of EgyptH4714.’”