Jeremiah 2:16

Jeremiah 2:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
• New International Version (NIV)Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skull.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also the people of Noph and Tahpanhes Have broken the crown of your head.

Context of Jeremiah 2:16

14“Israel is not a slave, is he? He was not born into slavery, was he? If not, why then is he being carried off? 15Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted. Even the soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls, people of Israel. 17You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the Lord your God when he was leading you along the right path. 18What good will it do you then to go down to Egypt to seek help from the Egyptians? What good will it do you to go over to Assyria to seek help from the Assyrians?

Jeremiah 2:16 word by word

גַּם־בְּנֵי־נֹ֖ף וְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑ס יִרְע֖וּךְ קָדְקֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Nophנֹף, מֹףnôph · MemphisH5297
• and Tahapanesתַּחְפַּנְחֵסtachpanchês techaphnechês tachpenês · TahpanhesH8471
• have brokenרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• the crown of thy headקׇדְקֹדqodqôd · crownH6936

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:16

• 2 Kings 18:21Now look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If a man leans for support on it, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him.
• 2 Kings 23:33Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him in Riblah in the land of Hamath and prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem. He imposed on the land a special tax of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
• Isaiah 30:1“The rebellious children are as good as dead,” says the Lord, “those who make plans without consulting me, who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, and thereby compound their sin.
• Isaiah 31:1Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, those who rely on war horses, and trust in Egypt’s many chariots and in their many, many horsemen. But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel and do not seek help from the Lord.
• Jeremiah 46:14“Make an announcement throughout Egypt. Proclaim it in Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes. ‘Take your positions and prepare to do battle. For the enemy army is destroying all the nations around you.’
• Isaiah 19:13The officials of Zoan are fools, the officials of Memphis are misled; the rulers of her tribes lead Egypt astray.
• Ezekiel 30:13“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will destroy the idols, and put an end to the gods of Memphis. There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will make the land of Egypt fearful.
• Jeremiah 43:7They went on to Egypt because they refused to obey the Lord, and came to Tahpanhes.
• Jeremiah 44:1The Lord spoke to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who were living in the land of Egypt, those in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis, and in the region of southern Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 33:20Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm – indeed, a scalp.
• Isaiah 1:6From the soles of your feet to your head, there is no spot that is unharmed. There are only bruises, cuts, and open wounds. They have not been cleansed or bandaged, nor have they been treated with olive oil.
• Isaiah 8:8It will spill into Judah, flooding and engulfing, as it reaches to the necks of its victims. He will spread his wings out over your entire land, O Immanuel.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The children of Noph and Tahapanes - Noph and Tahapanes were two cities of Egypt, otherwise called Memphis and Daphni. It is well known that the good king was defeated by the Egyptians, and slain in battle. Thus was the crown of Judah's head broken.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Noph, i. e., Napata, a town situated in the extreme south of Egypt. Some take it to be Memphis (see Isaiah 19:13 note). Tahapanes - Daphne Pelusii, a bordertown toward Palestine. Have broken the crown of thy head - literally, shall depasture the crown of thy head; i. e., make it bald; baldness was accounted by the Jews a sign of disgrace 2 Kings 2:23, and also a mark of mourning Isaiah 15:2; Isaiah 22:12. The Egyptians in slaying Josiah, and capturing…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-19Verses 14-19 Is Israel a servant? No, they are the seed of Abraham. We may apply this spiritually: Is the soul of man a slave? No, it is not; but has sold its own liberty, and enslaved itself to divers lusts and passions. The Assyrian princes, like lions, prevailed against Israel. People from Egypt destroyed their glory and strength. They brought these calamities on themselves by departing from the Lord. The use and application of this is, Repent of thy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Another enemy, the Egyptians, invaded from the south to take advantage of the situation (Jeremiah 50:17; 2 Kings 23:29–37). Memphis and Tahpanhes, Egypt’s major cities near the mouth of the Nile, were famous for their wealth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Noph ... Tahapanes--Memphis, capital of Lower Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile, near the pyramids of Gizeh, opposite the site of modern Cairo. Daphne, on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, near Pelusium, on the frontier of Egypt towards Palestine. Is 30:4 contracts it, Hanes. These two cities, one the capital, the other that with which the Jews came most in contact, stand for the whole of Egypt. Tahapanes takes its name from a goddess, Tphnet…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 2

• 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