Jeremiah 43 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Jeremiah Taken to Egypt

1 But it happened that as soon as Jeremiah ^H3414, whom ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 their God ^H430 had sent ^H7971, had finished ^H3615 speaking ^H1696 to all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 all ^H3605 the words ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068 their God ^H430—that is, all ^H3605 these ^H428 words ^H1697—

2 Azariah ^H5838 the son ^H1121 of Hoshaiah ^H1955, and Johanan ^H3076 the son ^H1121 of Kareah ^H7143, and all ^H3605 the arrogant ^H2086 men ^H376 said ^H559 to Jeremiah ^H3414, “You are speaking ^H1696 a lie ^H8267! Yahweh ^H3068 our God ^H430 has not sent ^H7971 you to say ^H559, ‘You are not to enter ^H935 Egypt ^H4714 to sojourn ^H1481 there ^H8033’; 3 but Baruch ^H1263 the son ^H1121 of Neriah ^H5374 is inciting ^H5496 you against us to give ^H5414 us over into the hand ^H3027 of the Chaldeans ^H3778, so they will put ^H4191 us to ^H4191 death ^H4191 or exile ^H1540 us to Babylon ^H894.” 4 So Johanan ^H3076 the son ^H1121 of Kareah ^H7143 and all ^H3605 the [fn]commanders ^H8269 of the military ^H2428 forces ^H2428 and all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 did not listen ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of Yahweh ^H3068 to stay ^H3427 in the land ^H776 of Judah ^H3063. 5 But Johanan ^H3076 the son ^H1121 of Kareah ^H7143 and all ^H3605 the [fn]commanders ^H8269 of the military ^H2428 forces ^H2428 took ^H3947 the entire ^H3605 remnant ^H7611 of Judah ^H3063, who ^H834 had returned ^H7725 from all ^H3605 the nations ^H1471 to which ^H834 they had been banished ^H5080, in order to sojourn ^H1481 in the land ^H776 of Judah ^H3063— 6 the men ^H1397, the women ^H802, the little ^H2945 ones ^H2945, the king’s ^H4428 daughters ^H1323, and every ^H3605 person ^H5315 that Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the bodyguard ^H2876 had left ^H5117 with Gedaliah ^H1436 the son ^H1121 of Ahikam ^H296 [fn]and grandson ^H1121 of Shaphan ^H8227, together with Jeremiah ^H3414 the prophet ^H5030 and Baruch ^H1263 the son ^H1121 of Neriah ^H5374— 7 and they entered ^H935 the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714 (for they did not listen ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of Yahweh ^H3068) and went ^H935 in ^H935 as far ^H5704 as Tahpanhes ^H8471.

8 Then the word ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068 came ^H1961 to Jeremiah ^H3414 in Tahpanhes ^H8471, saying ^H559, 9 “Take ^H3947 some large ^H1419 stones ^H68 in your [fn]hands ^H3027 and hide ^H2934 them in the mortar ^H4423 in the [fn]brick ^H4404 terrace which ^H834 is at the entrance ^H6607 of Pharaoh’s ^H6547 house ^H1004 in Tahpanhes ^H8471, in the sight ^H5869 of [fn]some ^H376 of the Jews ^H3064; 10 and you will say ^H559 to them, ‘Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, “Behold ^H2009, I am going to send ^H7971 and get ^H3947 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894, My servant ^H5650, and I am going to set ^H7760 his throne ^H3678 right over ^H4605 these ^H428 stones ^H68 that I have hidden ^H2934; and he will spread ^H5186 his canopy ^H8237 over ^H5921 them. 11 He will also come ^H935 and strike ^H5221 the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714; those who ^H834 are meant for death ^H4194 will be given over to death ^H4194, and those for captivity ^H7628 to captivity ^H7628, and those for the sword ^H2719 to the sword ^H2719. 12 And [fn]I shall set ^H3341 fire ^H784 to the houses ^H1004 of the gods ^H430 of Egypt ^H4714, and he will burn ^H8313 them and take ^H7617 them captive ^H7617. So he will wrap ^H5844 himself with the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714 as a shepherd ^H7462 wraps ^H5844 himself with his garment ^H899, and he will depart ^H3318 from there ^H8033 safely ^H7965. 13 He will also shatter ^H7665 the [fn]sacred pillars ^H4676 of [fn]Heliopolis ^H1053, which ^H834 is in the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714; and the houses ^H1004 of the gods ^H430 of Egypt ^H4714 he will burn ^H8313 with fire ^H784.”’”