Jeremiah 43

In Egypt Jeremiah Warns of Judgment

1But as soon as JeremiahH3414, whomH834 the LordH3068 their GodH430 had sentH7971 to them, had 1finishedH3615 tellingH1696 allH3605 the peopleH5971 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of the LordH3068 their GodH430--that is, allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697-- 2AzariahH5838 the 2sonH1121 of HoshaiahH1955, 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 inH4616 orderH4616 toH4616 handH5414H3027 us overH5414 to the ChaldeansH3778, so they will putH4191 us toH4191 deathH4191 or exileH1540 us to BabylonH894!” 4So 5JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of KareahH7143 and allH3605 the commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428, and allH3605 the peopleH5971, 6did not obeyH8085 the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 to 7stayH3427 in the landH776 of JudahH3063. 5Instead, JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of KareahH7143 and allH3605 the commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428 tookH3947 the 8entireH3605 remnantH7611 of JudahH3063 whoH834 had returnedH7725 from allH3605 the nationsH1471 to whichH834 they had been scatteredH5080, in order to resideH1481 in the landH776 of JudahH3063-- 6the menH1397, the womenH802, the 9childrenH2945, the 10king’sH4428 daughtersH1323, and 11everyH3605 personH5315 whom NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the bodyguardH2876 had leftH5117 with GedaliahH1436 the sonH1121 of AhikamH296 12and grandsonH1121 of ShaphanH8227, together with 13JeremiahH3414 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 inH935 as farH5704 as 14TahpanhesH8471.

8Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 in 15TahpanhesH8471, sayingH559, 9“TakeH3947 some largeH1419 stonesH68 in your 16handsH3027 and hideH2934 them in the 17mortarH4423 in the brickH4404 terrace whichH834 is at the entranceH6607 of Pharaoh’sH6547 18palaceH1004 in TahpanhesH8471, in the sightH5869 of 19someH376 of the JewsH3064; 10and sayH559 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going to sendH7971 men and getH3947 20My servantH5650 21NebuchadnezzarH5019 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and I am going to setH7760 his throneH3678 overH4605 theseH428 stonesH68 that I have hiddenH2934; and he will spreadH5186 his 2223canopyH8237 overH5921 them. 11He will also comeH935 and 24strikeH5221 the landH776 of EgyptH4714; those whoH834 are meant for deathH4194 will be given over to deathH4194, and those for captivityH7628 to captivityH7628, and 25those for the swordH2719 to the swordH2719. 12And 26I shall setH3341 fireH784 to the templesH1004 of the 27godsH430 of EgyptH4714, and he will burnH8313 them and takeH7617 them captiveH7617. So he will 2829wrapH5844 himself with the landH776 of EgyptH4714 as a shepherdH7462 30wrapsH5844 himself with his garmentH899, and he will departH3318 from thereH8033 safelyH7965. 13He will also smashH7665 toH7665 piecesH7665 the 31obelisksH4676 of 32HeliopolisH1053, whichH834 is in the landH776 of EgyptH4714; and the templesH1004 of the godsH430 of EgyptH4714 he will burnH8313 with fireH784.”’”