Jeremiah Chapter 43

Jeremiah Taken to Egypt

¹ As soon as Jeremiah finished, ² Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and the arrogant men told him, “You’re lying. The LORD didn’t say not to go live in Egypt. ³ Baruch son of Neriah is prompting you to turn us over to the Babylonians so they can execute us or exile us to Babylon.”  ^4-5 So Johanan and the commanders took to Egypt the entire remnant that had come back from the countries where they’d been driven: ⁶ men, women, children, the king’s daughters, everyone Nebuzaradan had left with Gedaliah, together with Jeremiah and Baruch. ⁷ They got as far as Tahpanhes.

Jer 43:1-7

            ⁸ The LORD told Jeremiah in Tahpanhes,                 

⁹ “Bury some big rocks in the mortar in the brick terrace at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace in Tahpanhes so some of the Jews can see it. ¹⁰ Tell them that the LORD of Hosts says, ‘I’m going to send for Nebuchadnezzar my servant and set his throne on those rocks. He’ll spread his canopy over them ¹¹ when he comes to strike Egypt. The ones destined to die will die; the ones destined for captivity will go captive, the ones destined for the sword will die by the sword. ^12-13 He’ll burn the temples of Egypt’s gods and shatter the obelisks in Heliopolis. He’ll wrap himself with Egypt like a shepherd wraps himself in his coat and leave unscathed.’”

Jer 43:8-13