New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 43:8-11

8Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 in 1TahpanhesH8471, sayingH559,

9“TakeH3947 some largeH1419 stonesH68 in your 2handsH3027 and hideH2934 them in the 3mortarH4423 in the brickH4404 terrace whichH834 is at the entranceH6607 of Pharaoh’sH6547 4palaceH1004 in TahpanhesH8471, in the sightH5869 of 5someH376 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 6My servantH5650 7NebuchadnezzarH5019 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and I am going to setH7760 his throneH3678 overH4605 theseH428 stonesH68 that I have hiddenH2934; and he will spreadH5186 his 8 9canopyH8237 overH5921 them.

11He will also comeH935 and 10strikeH5221 the landH776 of EgyptH4714; those whoH834 are meant for deathH4194 will be given over to deathH4194, and those for captivityH7628 to captivityH7628, and 11those for the swordH2719 to the swordH2719.

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 43:8 Jer 2:16; 44:1; 46:14; Ezek 30:18 ↩
2. Jeremiah 43:9 Lit hand ↩
3. Jeremiah 43:9 Or clay floor ↩
4. Jeremiah 43:9 Lit house ↩
5. Jeremiah 43:9 Lit men ↩
6. Jeremiah 43:10 Is 44:28; 45:1; Jer 25:9; 27:6 ↩
7. Jeremiah 43:10 Jer 25:9, 11 ↩
8. Jeremiah 43:10 Or carpet ↩
9. Jeremiah 43:10 Ps 18:11; 27:5; 31:20 ↩
10. Jeremiah 43:11 Is 19:1-25; Jer 25:15-19; 44:13; 46:1, 2, 13-26; Ezek 29:19, 20 ↩
11. Jeremiah 43:11 Jer 15:2 ↩

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