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

5Johanan (son of Kareah) and all the army commanders took all the people who were left in Judah to Egypt. These were all the people who had come back to Judah from the places where they had been scattered. 6They took men, women, children, and the king’s daughters. They took every person whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah, son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, including the prophet Jeremiah and Baruch, son of Neriah. They didn’t listen to the Lord, so they went to Egypt. They went as far as Tahpanhes. 8Then the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes. He said, 9“Take some large stones, and bury them under the brick pavement at the entrance to the Pharaoh’s palace in Tahpanhes. Do this while the people of Judah watch 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 25:16As he was talking, the king asked him, “Did we make you an adviser to the king? Stop! Do you want me to have you killed?” The prophet stopped. He said, “I know that God has decided to destroy you because you did this, but you refuse to listen to my advice.”
• Jeremiah 2:16People from Noph and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls, Israel.
• Jeremiah 44:1The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah about all the Jews living in Egypt at Migdol, Tahpanhes, Noph, and Pathros.
• Jeremiah 46:14“Tell this in Egypt; announce this in Migdol. Make it known in Memphis and in Tahpanhes. Say, ‘Take your positions, and get ready. Swords will kill those around you.’
• Isaiah 30:4Although Pharaoh’s officials are in Zoan and his messengers have reached Hanes,
• Ezekiel 30:18At Tahpanhes the day will turn dark when I break Egypt’s power. Egypt’s strong army will be defeated. Clouds will cover Egypt, and people from its villages will go into exile.

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