Jeremiah 43:8

THE MESSAGE

While in Tahpanhes, God 's Word came to Jeremiah: "Pick up some large stones and cover them with mortar in the vicinity of the pavement that leads up to the building set aside for Pharaoh's use in Tahpanhes. Make sure some of the men of Judah are watching.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:

Hebrew Names Version
Then came the word of the LORD to Yirmeyahu in Tachpanches, saying,

King James Version
Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

English Standard Version
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes:

New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

New Century Version
In Tahpanhes the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah:

Amplified Bible
Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

World English Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came the worde of the Lord vnto Ieremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:

Contemporary English Version
when the Lord told me:

Complete Jewish Bible
Then this word of Adonai came to Yirmeyahu in Tachpanches:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
In the town of Tahpanhes, Jeremiah received this message from the Lord :

George Lamsa Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Good News Translation
There the Lord said to me,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And in Taphnis the worde off the LORDE happened vnto Ieremy, sayenge:

American Standard Version
Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Then came the word of the Lord vnto Ieremiah in Tahpanhes, saying;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in Thaphnis the worde of the Lorde happened vnto Ieremie, saying:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Baruch did according to all that Jeremias commanded him—reading in the book the words of the Lord in the Lord’s house.

English Revised Version
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to Jeremye in Taphnys,

Update Bible Version
Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

New English Translation
At Tahpanhes the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.

New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

New Living Translation
Then at Tahpanhes, the Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,

New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

New Revised Standard
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah, in Tahpanhes, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias in Taphnis, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in Tah'panhes:

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Contextual Overview

⁸While in Tahpanhes, God 's Word came to Jeremiah: "Pick up some large stones and cover them with mortar in the vicinity of the pavement that leads up to the building set aside for Pharaoh's use in Tahpanhes. Make sure some of the men of Judah are watching. ¹⁰"Then address them: ‘This is what God -of-the-Angel-Armies says: Be on the lookout! I'm sending for and bringing Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon—my servant, mind you!—and he'll set up his throne on these very stones that I've had buried here and he'll spread out his canopy over them. He'll come and absolutely smash Egypt, sending each to his assigned fate: death, exile, slaughter. He'll burn down the temples of Egypt's gods. He'll either burn up the gods or haul them off as booty. Like a shepherd who picks lice from his robes, he'll pick Egypt clean. And then he'll walk away without a hand being laid on him. He'll shatter the sacred obelisks at Egypt's House of the Sun and make a huge bonfire of the temples of Egypt's gods.'"

Bible Verse Review
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Psalms 139:7, 2 Timothy 2:9

Reciprocal: Isaiah 19:1 - Egypt Isaiah 19:17 - the land Ezekiel 29:2 - against all

Cross-References

Genesis 42:38
But Jacob refused. "My son will not go down with you. His brother is dead and he is all I have left. If something bad happens to him on the road, you'll put my gray, sorrowing head in the grave."

Genesis 45:19
"Also tell them this: ‘Here's what I want you to do: Take wagons from Egypt to carry your little ones and your wives and load up your father and come back. Don't worry about having to leave things behind; the best in all of Egypt will be yours.'"

Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and mother so that you'll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you.

Numbers 14:31
"Your children, the very ones that you said would be taken for plunder, I'll bring in to enjoy the land you rejected while your corpses will be rotting in the wilderness. These children of yours will live as shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, living with the fallout of your whoring unfaithfulness until the last of your generation lies a corpse in the wilderness. You scouted out the land for forty days; your punishment will be a year for each day, a forty-year sentence to serve for your sins—a long schooling in my displeasure.

Deuteronomy 33:6
Reuben: "Let Reuben live and not die, but just barely, in diminishing numbers."

2 Kings 7:13
One of his advisors answered, "Let some men go and take five of the horses left behind. The worst that can happen is no worse than what could happen to the whole city. Let's send them and find out what's happened."

Ezra 8:21
I proclaimed a fast there beside the Ahava Canal, a fast to humble ourselves before our God and pray for wise guidance for our journey—all our people and possessions. I was embarrassed to ask the king for a cavalry bodyguard to protect us from bandits on the road. We had just told the king, "Our God lovingly looks after all those who seek him, but turns away in disgust from those who leave him."

Psalms 118:17
I didn't die. I lived! And now I'm telling the world what God did. God tested me, he pushed me hard, but he didn't hand me over to Death. Swing wide the city gates—the righteous gates! I'll walk right through and thank God ! This Temple Gate belongs to God , so the victors can enter and praise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, at Tahpanhes,.... Where he was with the rest the captains carried thither with them; and as soon as he and they had got here, the word of the Lord came unto him, declaring the destruction of this place, and of the whole land. Here Jerom says the prophet was stoned to death;

saying; as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On arriving at the frontiers of Egypt, the captains would be compelled to halt in order to obtain the king’s permission to enter his country. Jeremiah therefore takes the opportunity to predict, first, the downfall of Egypt; and secondly, that of the false gods.