Jeremiah 43 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 44

¹The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who lived in the land of Egypt, who lived at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying,

KJVThe word^H1697 that came to Jeremiah^H3414 concerning all the Jews^H3064 which dwell^H3427^(H8802) in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, which dwell^H3427^(H8802) at Migdol^H4024, and at Tahpanhes^H8471, and at Noph^H5297, and in the country^H776 of Pathros^H6624, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have seen all the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, and on all the cities of Judah. Behold, today they are a desolation, and no man dwells in them,

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Ye have seen^H7200^(H8804) all the evil^H7451 that I have brought^H935^(H8689) upon Jerusalem^H3389, and upon all the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063; and, behold, this day^H3117 they are a desolation^H2723, and no man dwelleth^H3427^(H8802) therein,

³ because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, to serve other gods that they didn’t know, neither they, nor you, nor your fathers.

KJVBecause^H6440 of their wickedness^H7451 which they have committed^H6213^(H8804) to provoke me to anger^H3707^(H8687), in that they went^H3212^(H8800) to burn incense^H6999^(H8763), and to serve^H5647^(H8800) other^H312 gods^H430, whom they knew^H3045^(H8804) not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers^H1.

⁴ However I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, “Oh, don’t do this abominable thing that I hate.”

KJVHowbeit I sent^H7971^(H8799) unto you all my servants^H5650 the prophets^H5030, rising early^H7925^(H8687) and sending^H7971^(H8800) them, saying^H559^(H8800), Oh, do^H6213^(H8799) not this abominable^H8441 thing^H1697 that I hate^H8130^(H8804).

⁵ But they didn’t listen and didn’t incline their ear. They didn’t turn from their wickedness, to stop burning incense to other gods.

KJVBut they hearkened^H8085^(H8804) not, nor inclined^H5186^(H8689) their ear^H241 to turn^H7725^(H8800) from their wickedness^H7451, to burn no incense^H6999^(H8763) unto other^H312 gods^H430.

⁶ Therefore my wrath and my anger was poured out, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is today.’

KJVWherefore my fury^H2534 and mine anger^H639 was poured forth^H5413^(H8799), and was kindled^H1197^(H8799) in the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063 and in the streets^H2351 of Jerusalem^H3389; and they are wasted^H2723 and desolate^H8077, as at this day^H3117.

⁷ “Therefore now Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Why do you commit great evil against your own souls, to cut off from yourselves man and woman, infant and nursing child out of the middle of Judah, to leave yourselves no one remaining,

KJVTherefore now thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Wherefore commit^H6213^(H8802) ye this great^H1419 evil^H7451 against your souls^H5315, to cut off^H3772^(H8687) from you man^H376 and woman^H802, child^H5768 and suckling^H3243^(H8802), out^H8432 of Judah^H3063, to leave^H3498^(H8687) you none to remain^H7611;

⁸ in that you provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to live, that you may be cut off, and that you may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

KJVIn that ye provoke me unto wrath^H3707^(H8687) with the works^H4639 of your hands^H3027, burning incense^H6999^(H8763) unto other^H312 gods^H430 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, whither ye be gone^H935^(H8802) to dwell^H1481^(H8800), that ye might cut yourselves off^H3772^(H8687), and that ye might be a curse^H7045 and a reproach^H2781 among all the nations^H1471 of the earth^H776?

⁹ Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

KJVHave ye forgotten^H7911^(H8804) the wickedness^H7451 of your fathers^H1, and the wickedness^H7451 of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and the wickedness^H7451 of their wives^H802, and your own wickedness^H7451, and the wickedness^H7451 of your wives^H802, which they have committed^H6213^(H8804) in the land^H776 of Judah^H3063, and in the streets^H2351 of Jerusalem^H3389?

¹⁰ They are not humbled even to this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.’

KJVThey are not humbled^H1792^(H8795) even unto this day^H3117, neither have they feared^H3372^(H8804), nor walked^H1980^(H8804) in my law^H8451, nor in my statutes^H2708, that I set^H5414^(H8804) before^H6440 you and before^H6440 your fathers^H1.

¹¹ “Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Behold, I will set^H7760^(H8802) my face^H6440 against you for evil^H7451, and to cut off^H3772^(H8687) all Judah^H3063.

¹² I will take the remnant of Judah that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to live there, and they will all be consumed. They will fall in the land of Egypt. They will be consumed by the sword and by the famine. They will die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine. They will be an object of horror, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach.

KJVAnd I will take^H3947^(H8804) the remnant^H7611 of Judah^H3063, that have set^H7760^(H8804) their faces^H6440 to go^H935^(H8800) into the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 to sojourn^H1481^(H8800) there, and they shall all be consumed^H8552^(H8804), and fall^H5307^(H8799) in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714; they shall even be consumed^H8552^(H8735) by the sword^H2719 and by the famine^H7458: they shall die^H4191^(H8799), from the least^H6996 even unto the greatest^H1419, by the sword^H2719 and by the famine^H7458: and they shall be an execration^H423, and an astonishment^H8047, and a curse^H7045, and a reproach^H2781.

¹³ For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;

KJVFor I will punish^H6485^(H8804) them that dwell^H3427^(H8802) in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, as I have punished^H6485^(H8804) Jerusalem^H3389, by the sword^H2719, by the famine^H7458, and by the pestilence^H1698:

¹⁴ so that none of the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to live there, will escape or be left to return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there; for no one will return except those who will escape.’”

KJVSo that none of the remnant^H7611 of Judah^H3063, which are gone^H935^(H8802) into the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 to sojourn^H1481^(H8800) there, shall escape^H6412 or remain^H8300, that they should return^H7725^(H8800) into the land^H776 of Judah^H3063, to the which they have^H5375^(H8764) a desire^H5315 to return^H7725^(H8800) to dwell^H3427^(H8800) there: for none shall return^H7725^(H8799) but such as shall escape^H6405.

¹⁵ Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

KJVThen all the men^H582 which knew^H3045^(H8802) that their wives^H802 had burned incense^H6999^(H8764) unto other^H312 gods^H430, and all the women^H802 that stood by^H5975^(H8802), a great^H1419 multitude^H6951, even all the people^H5971 that dwelt^H3427^(H8802) in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, in Pathros^H6624, answered^H6030^(H8799) Jeremiah^H3414, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹⁶ “As for the word that you have spoken to us in Yahweh’s name, we will not listen to you.

KJVAs for the word^H1697 that thou hast spoken^H1696^(H8765) unto us in the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068, we will not hearken^H8085^(H8802) unto thee.

¹⁷ But we will certainly perform every word that has gone out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

KJVBut we will certainly^H6213^(H8800) do^H6213^(H8799) whatsoever thing^H1697 goeth forth^H3318^(H8804) out of our own mouth^H6310, to burn incense^H6999^(H8763) unto the queen^H4446 of heaven^H8064, and to pour out^H5258^(H8687) drink offerings^H5262 unto her, as we have done^H6213^(H8804), we, and our fathers^H1, our kings^H4428, and our princes^H8269, in the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063, and in the streets^H2351 of Jerusalem^H3389: for then had we plenty^H7646^(H8799) of victuals^H3899, and were well^H2896, and saw^H7200^(H8804) no evil^H7451.

¹⁸ But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of the sky, and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.”

KJVBut since we left off^H2308^(H8804) to burn incense^H6999^(H8763) to the queen^H4446 of heaven^H8064, and to pour out^H5258^(H8687) drink offerings^H5262 unto her, we have wanted^H2637^(H8804) all things, and have been consumed^H8552^(H8804) by the sword^H2719 and by the famine^H7458.

¹⁹ The women said, “When we burned incense to the queen of the sky and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her, without our husbands?”

KJVAnd when we burned incense^H6999^(H8764) to the queen^H4446 of heaven^H8064, and poured out^H5258^(H8687) drink offerings^H5262 unto her, did we make^H6213^(H8804) her cakes^H3561 to worship^H6087^(H8687) her, and pour out^H5258^(H8687) drink offerings^H5262 unto her, without^H1107 our men^H582?

²⁰ Then Jeremiah said to all the people—to the men and to the women, even to all the people who had given him an answer, saying,

KJVThen Jeremiah^H3414 said^H559^(H8799) unto all the people^H5971, to the men^H1397, and to the women^H802, and to all the people^H5971 which had given him that answer^H1697^H6030^(H8802), saying^H559^(H8800),

²¹ “The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, didn’t Yahweh remember them, and didn’t it come into his mind?

KJVThe incense^H7002 that ye burned^H6999^(H8765) in the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063, and in the streets^H2351 of Jerusalem^H3389, ye, and your fathers^H1, your kings^H4428, and your princes^H8269, and the people^H5971 of the land^H776, did not the LORD^H3068 remember^H2142^(H8804) them, and came^H5927^(H8799) it not into his mind^H3820?

²² Thus Yahweh could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you have committed. Therefore your land has become a desolation, an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is today.

KJVSo that the LORD^H3068 could^H3201^(H8799) no longer bear^H5375^(H8800), because^H6440 of the evil^H7455 of your doings^H4611, and because^H6440 of the abominations^H8441 which ye have committed^H6213^(H8804); therefore is your land^H776 a desolation^H2723, and an astonishment^H8047, and a curse^H7045, without an inhabitant^H3427^(H8802), as at this day^H3117.

²³ Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against Yahweh, and have not obeyed Yahweh’s voice, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil has happened to you, as it is today.”

KJVBecause^H6440^H834 ye have burned incense^H6999^(H8765), and because ye have sinned^H2398^(H8804) against the LORD^H3068, and have not obeyed^H8085^(H8804) the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068, nor walked^H1980^(H8804) in his law^H8451, nor in his statutes^H2708, nor in his testimonies^H5715; therefore this evil^H7451 is happened^H7122^(H8804) unto you, as at this day^H3117.

²⁴ Moreover Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear Yahweh’s word, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt!

KJVMoreover Jeremiah^H3414 said^H559^(H8799) unto all the people^H5971, and to all the women^H802, Hear^H8085^(H8798) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, all Judah^H3063 that are in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714:

²⁵ Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘You and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, “We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to her.” “‘Establish then your vows, and perform your vows.’

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559^(H8800); Ye and your wives^H802 have both spoken^H1696^(H8762) with your mouths^H6310, and fulfilled^H4390^(H8765) with your hand^H3027, saying^H559^(H8800), We will surely^H6213^(H8800) perform^H6213^(H8799) our vows^H5088 that we have vowed^H5087^(H8804), to burn incense^H6999^(H8763) to the queen^H4446 of heaven^H8064, and to pour out^H5258^(H8687) drink offerings^H5262 unto her: ye will surely^H6965^(H8687) accomplish^H6965^(H8686) your vows^H5088, and surely^H6213^(H8800) perform^H6213^(H8799) your vows^H5088.

²⁶ “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, I have sworn by my great name,’ says Yahweh, ‘that my name will no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “As the Lord Yahweh lives.”

KJVTherefore hear^H8085^(H8798) ye the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, all Judah^H3063 that dwell^H3427^(H8802) in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714; Behold, I have sworn^H7650^(H8738) by my great^H1419 name^H8034, saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, that my name^H8034 shall no more be named^H7121^(H8737) in the mouth^H6310 of any man^H376 of Judah^H3063 in all the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, saying^H559^(H8802), The Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 liveth^H2416.

²⁷ Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until they are all gone.

KJVBehold, I will watch^H8245^(H8802) over them for evil^H7451, and not for good^H2896: and all the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 that are in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 shall be consumed^H8552^(H8804) by the sword^H2719 and by the famine^H7458, until there be an end^H3615^(H8800) of them.

²⁸ Those who escape the sword will return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah few in number. All the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to live there, will know whose word will stand, mine or theirs.

KJVYet a small^H4962 number^H4557 that escape^H6412 the sword^H2719 shall return out^H7725^(H8799) of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 into the land^H776 of Judah^H3063, and all the remnant^H7611 of Judah^H3063, that are gone^H935^(H8802) into the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 to sojourn^H1481^(H8800) there, shall know^H3045^(H8804) whose words^H1697 shall stand^H6965^(H8799), mine, or theirs.

²⁹ “‘This will be the sign to you,’ says Yahweh, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil.’

KJVAnd this shall be a sign^H226 unto you, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, that I will punish^H6485^(H8802) you in this place^H4725, that ye may know^H3045^(H8799) that my words^H1697 shall surely^H6965^(H8800) stand^H6965^(H8799) against you for evil^H7451:

³⁰ Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and sought his life.’”

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Behold, I will give^H5414^(H8802) Pharaohhophra^H6548 king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 into the hand^H3027 of his enemies^H341^(H8802), and into the hand^H3027 of them that seek^H1245^(H8764) his life^H5315; as I gave^H5414^(H8804) Zedekiah^H6667 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 into the hand^H3027 of Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, his enemy^H341^(H8802), and that sought^H1245^(H8764) his life^H5315.

WEB·Jeremiah 43

¹When Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all the words of Yahweh their God, with which Yahweh their God had sent him to them, even all these words,

KJVAnd it came to pass, that when Jeremiah^H3414 had made an end^H3615^(H8763) of speaking^H1696^(H8763) unto all the people^H5971 all the words^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 their God^H430, for which the LORD^H3068 their God^H430 had sent^H7971^(H8804) him to them, even all these words^H1697,

² then Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely. Yahweh our God has not sent you to say, ‘You shall not go into Egypt to live there;’

KJVThen spake^H559^(H8799) Azariah^H5838 the son^H1121 of Hoshaiah^H1955, and Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143, and all the proud^H2086 men^H582, saying^H559^(H8802) unto Jeremiah^H3414, Thou speakest^H1696^(H8764) falsely^H8267: the LORD^H3068 our God^H430 hath not sent^H7971^(H8804) thee to say^H559^(H8800), Go^H935^(H8799) not into Egypt^H4714 to sojourn^H1481^(H8800) there:

³ but Baruch the son of Neriah has turned you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death or carry us away captive to Babylon.”

KJVBut Baruch^H1263 the son^H1121 of Neriah^H5374 setteth thee on^H5496^(H8688) against us, for to^H4616 deliver^H5414^(H8800) us into the hand^H3027 of the Chaldeans^H3778, that they might put us to death^H4191^(H8687), and carry us away captives^H1540^(H8687) into Babylon^H894.

⁴ So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, didn’t obey Yahweh’s voice, to dwell in the land of Judah.

KJVSo Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143, and all the captains^H8269 of the forces^H2428, and all the people^H5971, obeyed^H8085^(H8804) not the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068, to dwell^H3427^(H8800) in the land^H776 of Judah^H3063.

⁵ But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces took all the remnant of Judah, who had returned from all the nations where they had been driven, to live in the land of Judah—

KJVBut Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143, and all the captains^H8269 of the forces^H2428, took^H3947^(H8799) all the remnant^H7611 of Judah^H3063, that were returned^H7725^(H8804) from all nations^H1471, whither they had been driven^H5080^(H8738), to dwell^H1481^(H8800) in the land^H776 of Judah^H3063;

⁶ the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and every person who Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.

KJVEven men^H1397, and women^H802, and children^H2945, and the king's^H4428 daughters^H1323, and every person^H5315 that Nebuzaradan^H5018 the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 had left^H3240^(H8689) with Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296 the son^H1121 of Shaphan^H8227, and Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet^H5030, and Baruch^H1263 the son^H1121 of Neriah^H5374.

⁷ They came into the land of Egypt, for they didn’t obey Yahweh’s voice; and they came to Tahpanhes.

KJVSo they came^H935^(H8799) into the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714: for they obeyed^H8085^(H8804) not the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068: thus came^H935^(H8799) they even to Tahpanhes^H8471.

⁸ Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

KJVThen came the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 unto Jeremiah^H3414 in Tahpanhes^H8471, saying^H559^(H8800),

⁹ “Take great stones in your hand and hide them in mortar in the brick work which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah.

KJVTake^H3947^(H8798) great^H1419 stones^H68 in thine hand^H3027, and hide^H2934^(H8804) them in the clay^H4423 in the brickkiln^H4404, which is at the entry^H6607 of Pharaoh's^H6547 house^H1004 in Tahpanhes^H8471, in the sight^H5869 of the men^H582 of Judah^H3064;

¹⁰ Tell them, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne on these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.

KJVAnd say^H559^(H8804) unto them, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Behold, I will send^H7971^(H8802) and take^H3947^(H8804) Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, my servant^H5650, and will set^H7760^(H8804) his throne^H3678 upon^H4605 these stones^H68 that I have hid^H2934^(H8804); and he shall spread^H5186^(H8804) his royal pavilion^H8237 over them.

¹¹ He will come, and will strike the land of Egypt; such as are for death will be put to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.

KJVAnd when he cometh^H935^(H8804), he shall smite^H5221^(H8689) the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, and deliver such as are for death^H4194 to death^H4194; and such as are for captivity^H7628 to captivity^H7628; and such as are for the sword^H2719 to the sword^H2719.

¹² I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt. He will burn them, and carry them away captive. He will array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he will go out from there in peace.

KJVAnd I will kindle^H3341^(H8689) a fire^H784 in the houses^H1004 of the gods^H430 of Egypt^H4714; and he shall burn^H8313^(H8804) them, and carry them away captives^H7617^(H8804): and he shall array^H5844^(H8804) himself with the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, as a shepherd^H7462^(H8802) putteth on^H5844^(H8799) his garment^H899; and he shall go forth^H3318^(H8804) from thence in peace^H7965.

¹³ He will also break the pillars of Beth Shemesh that is in the land of Egypt; and he will burn the houses of the gods of Egypt with fire.’”

KJVHe shall break^H7665^(H8765) also the images^H4676 of Bethshemesh^H1053, that is in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714; and the houses^H1004 of the gods^H430 of the Egyptians^H4714 shall he burn^H8313^(H8799) with fire^H784.

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