Jeremiah 43

In Egypt Jeremiah Warns of Judgment

1But as soon as JeremiahH3414, whomH834 the LordH3068 their GodH430 had sentH7971, had 1finishedH3615 tellingH1696 allH3605 the peopleH5971 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of the LordH3068 their GodH430--that is, allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697-- 2AzariahH5838 the 2sonH1121 of HoshaiahH1955, and JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of KareahH7143, and allH3605 the arrogantH2086 menH376 saidH559 to JeremiahH3414, “You are 3tellingH1696 a lieH8267! The LordH3068 our GodH430 has not sentH7971 you to sayH559, ‘You are not to enterH935 EgyptH4714 to resideH1481 thereH8033’; 3but 4BaruchH1263 the sonH1121 of NeriahH5374 is incitingH5496 you against us to giveH5414 us over into the handH3027 of the ChaldeansH3778, so they will putH4191 us to deathH4191 or exileH1540 us to BabylonH894.” 4So 5JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of KareahH7143 and allH3605 the 6commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428, and allH3605 the peopleH5971, 7did not obeyH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 to 8stayH3427 in the landH776 of JudahH3063. 5But JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of KareahH7143 and allH3605 the 9commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428 tookH3947 the 10entireH3605 remnantH7611 of JudahH3063 whoH834 had returnedH7725 from allH3605 the nationsH1471 to whichH834 they had been drivenH5080 awayH5080, in order to resideH1481 in the landH776 of JudahH3063-- 6the menH1397, the womenH802, the 11childrenH2945, the 12king’sH4428 daughtersH1323 and 13everyH3605 personH5315 that NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the bodyguardH2876 had leftH5117 with GedaliahH1436 the sonH1121 of AhikamH296 14and grandsonH1121 of ShaphanH8227, together with 15JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 and BaruchH1263 the sonH1121 of NeriahH5374-- 7and they enteredH935 the landH776 of EgyptH4714 (for they did not obeyH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068) and wentH935 in as farH5704 as 16TahpanhesH8471.

8Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 in 17TahpanhesH8471, sayingH559, 9“TakeH3947 some largeH1419 stonesH68 in your 18handsH3027 and hideH2934 them in the mortarH4423 in the 19brickH4404 terrace whichH834 is at the entranceH6607 of Pharaoh’sH6547 20palaceH1004 in TahpanhesH8471, in the sightH5869 of 21someH376 of the JewsH3064; 10and sayH559 to them, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, “BeholdH2009, I am going to sendH7971 and getH3947 22NebuchadnezzarH5019 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, 23My servantH5650, and I am going to setH7760 his throneH3678 right overH4605 theseH428 stonesH68 that I have hiddenH2934; and he will spreadH5186 his 24canopyH8237 overH5921 them. 11He will also comeH935 and 25strikeH5221 the landH776 of EgyptH4714; those whoH834 are meant for deathH4194 will be given over to deathH4194, and those for captivityH7628 to captivityH7628, and 26those for the swordH2719 to the swordH2719. 12And 27I shall setH3341 fireH784 to the templesH1004 of the 28godsH430 of EgyptH4714, and he will burnH8313 them and takeH7617 them captiveH7617. So he will 29wrapH5844 himselfH5844 with the landH776 of EgyptH4714 as a shepherdH7462 wrapsH5844 himselfH5844 with his garmentH899, and he will departH3318 from thereH8033 safelyH7965. 13He will also shatterH7665 the 30obelisksH4676 of 31HeliopolisH1053, whichH834 is in the landH776 of EgyptH4714; and the templesH1004 of the godsH430 of EgyptH4714 he will burnH8313 with fireH784.”’”