Jeremiah 44:1

Jeremiah 44:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)This word came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in Lower Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes and Memphis—and in Upper Egypt:
• English Standard Version (ESV)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,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who dwell in the land of Egypt, who dwell at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,

Context of Jeremiah 44:1

The 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. 2This was the Lord's message to them: ‘The Lord Almighty, Israel's God, says, “You saw the great trouble that I sent to the people of Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. Their towns have become heaps of stones and nobody lives in them. 3That happened because of the wicked things that the people did in those places. They offered sacrifices to other gods. They worshipped gods that they never knew before. You and your ancestors did not know those gods either. That made me very angry.

Jeremiah 44:1 word by word

הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶ֚ל כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הַיֹּשְׁבִ֤ים בְּמִגְדֹּל֙ וּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֣ס וּבְנֹ֔ף וּבְאֶ֥רֶץ פַּתְר֖וֹס לֵאמֹֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• that came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• concerning all the Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• which dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• at Migdolמִגְדֹּלmigdôl migdôl · MigdolH4024
• and at Tahpanhesתַּחְפַּנְחֵסtachpanchês techaphnechês tachpenês · TahpanhesH8471
• and at Nophנֹף, מֹףnôph · MemphisH5297
• of Pathrosפַּתְרוֹסpathrôs · PathrosH6624
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jeremiah 44:1

• Jeremiah 42:15If you say those things, then the Lord has a message for you, you people who remain in Judah. The Lord Almighty, Israel's God, says, “If you decide to go and live in Egypt, I will cause you to have the same troubles there.
• Jeremiah 43:5Instead, 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.
• 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.”
• Exodus 14:2‘Tell the Israelites that they must turn round. They must go and stay near Pi-Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You must put up your tents beside the sea, across from Baal Zephon.
• Ezekiel 29:10Because of that, I have become the enemy of you and your streams. I will destroy the land of Egypt. It will be an empty place, and its buildings will become heaps of stones. I will do that everywhere, from Migdol to Aswan and as far as Ethiopia's border.
• Jeremiah 43:7The people went to Egypt because they did not obey the Lord. They went as far as the city of Tahpanhes.
• 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.
• Jeremiah 2:16Soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken your skulls!
• Isaiah 19:13The officers in Zoan are fools. The officers in Memphis have confused each other. The leaders of Egypt's clans have led their people in the wrong direction.
• Ezekiel 30:16Yes, I will destroy all of Egypt with fire! The people of Pelusium will suffer with great pain. Enemies will knock down the walls of Thebes. The people of Memphis will live in fear every day.
• Genesis 30:16In the evening, Jacob came in from the fields. Leah went out to meet him. She said, ‘You must sleep with me tonight. I have paid for you with my son's mandrakes.’ So Jacob slept with Leah that night.
• Isaiah 11:11And on that day, the Lord God will bring his people back once again. He will lift up his powerful hand to rescue his people who are still alive. He will bring them back from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath and from countries near the sea.
• Ezekiel 29:14I will bring them back home to live in peace. I will bring them to Pathros, the land of their ancestors. There they will be a weak kingdom.
• Ezekiel 30:14I will make Pathros a desert. I will burn Zoan with fire. I will punish the city of Thebes.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 44:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews - Dahler supposes this discourse to have been delivered in the seventeenth or eighteenth year after the taking of Jerusalem. Which dwell at Migdol - A city of Lower Egypt, not far from Pelusium. Tahpanhes - Daphne Pelusiaca, the place to which the emigrant Jews first went. Noph - מפס Maphes, Targum. Memphis. a celebrated city of Middle Egypt, and the capital of its district. The country of Pathros - A…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Migdol - Magdolum, a strong fortress on the northern boundary of Egypt.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Jews in Egypt persist in idolatry. (Jr 44:1-14) They refuse to reform. (Jr 44:15-19) Jeremiah then denounces destruction upon them. (Jr 44:20-30) Verses 1-14 God reminds the Jews of the sins that brought desolations upon Judah. It becomes us to warn men of the danger of sin with all seriousness: Oh, do not do it! If you love God, do not, for it is provoking to him; if you love your own souls, do not, for it is destructive to them. Let conscience do…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1After arriving in Egypt, the refugees from Judah spread across the country. Migdol was a fortress near Tahpanhes in northeastern Egypt. Memphis was the first capital of Egypt. It became the religious center of northern Egypt. Its ruins are on the west side of the Nile River, about thirteen miles southwest of Cairo. Some refugees had already moved to southern Egypt, following the Nile River upstream.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-301. Migdol--meaning a "tower." A city east of Egypt, towards the Red Sea (Ex 14:2; Nu 33:7). Noph--Memphis, now Cairo (Jr 2:16). Pathros--Upper Egypt (Is 11:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 44:1

• Migdol
• Pathros
• Prophecy
• Tahpanhes

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 44

• 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