Jeremiah 43:7

Jeremiah 43:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.
• New International Version (NIV)So they entered Egypt in disobedience to the Lord and went as far as Tahpanhes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at Tahpanhes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they went to the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they went as far as Tahpanhes.

Context of Jeremiah 43:7

5Instead, Johanan and all the officers led the people away. Those were the people who had returned from all the nations where their enemies had taken them as prisoners. They had returned to their homes in Judah. 6Now the army officers led them away. They also took the men, women and children that Captain Nebuzaradan had allowed to remain with Gedaliah. They included the king's daughters. (Gedaliah was Ahikam's son and Shaphan's grandson.) They took the prophet Jeremiah and Neriah's son Baruch with them. The people went to Egypt because they did not obey the Lord. They went as far as the city of Tahpanhes. 8When they arrived in Tahpanhes, the Lord spoke to Jeremiah. 9He said, ‘Choose some large stones and take them to Pharaoh's palace that is here in Tahpanhes. Bury the stones under the path at the entrance of the palace. Do it while the people of Judah are watching you.

Jeremiah 43:7 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם כִּ֛י לֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־תַּחְפַּנְחֵֽס׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• for they obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• not the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• to Tahpanhesתַּחְפַּנְחֵסtachpanchês techaphnechês tachpenês · TahpanhesH8471

Cross-references for Jeremiah 43:7

• 2 Chronicles 25:16While the prophet was still speaking, the king said to him, ‘We did not choose you to be the king's advisor! If you do not stop speaking, my men will kill you.’ So the prophet stopped. But then he said, ‘I know what God has decided to do. He will destroy you because you have done these bad things and you have not listened to my advice.’
• Jeremiah 2:16Soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken your skulls!
• Jeremiah 44:1The Lord spoke to Jeremiah about the people of Judah who were now living in Egypt. They were living in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis and places in the south part of Egypt.
• Jeremiah 46:14‘Shout this message everywhere in Egypt. Let people hear it in Migdol, Memphis and in Tahpanhes. “Get ready to fight against your enemies! They are already killing the people all around you.”
• Isaiah 30:4Judah's officers have arrived in Zoan, and some of them have gone to Hanes.
• Ezekiel 30:18It will be a very dark day in Tahpanhes when I destroy Egypt's strength. Egypt will not be proud of her great power any more. A dark cloud will cover the land. Enemies will take away the people from Egypt's villages as prisoners.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 43:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Came they even to Tahpanhes - This city was called Daphne by the Greeks, and was situated at the extremity of Lower Egypt, near to Heliopolis. It was called Daphne Pelusiaca. They halted at this place, most probably for the purpose of obtaining the king's permission to penetrate farther into Egypt. It was at this place that, according to St. Jerome, tradition says the faithful Jeremiah was stoned to death by these rebellious wretches; for whose welfare he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Tahpanhes - See the Jeremiah 2:16 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The city of Tahpanhes (Jeremiah 2:16; Ezekiel 30:18), now called Tell Dafneh, protected the road entering Egypt at its northeast corner.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Tahpanhes--(See on Jr 2:16); Daphne on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, near Pelusium. They naturally came to it first, being on the frontier of Egypt, towards Palestine.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 43:7

• Azariah
• Church
• Disobedience to God
• Jeremiah
• Johanan
• Tahpanhes

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Exile
• Jerusalem
• Tahapanes
• Apocalyptic Literature
• Astronomy
• Bible, the
• Dispersion, the
• Hoshaiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings