Jeremiah 43:8

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah, in Tahpanhes, saying:

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:

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,

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.

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

Contextual Overview

⁸ Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah, in Tahpanhes, saying: ⁹ Take in thy hand great stones and hide them in the mortar that is in the brickyard which is at the entrance of the house of Pharaoh in Tahpanhes, - before the eyes of the men of Judah. ¹⁰ Then shalt thou say unto them - Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel - Behold me! sending and fetching Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, my servant, and I will set his throne over these stones which I have hid, - and he shall spread his canopy over them. ¹¹ And when he entereth, then will he smite the land of Egypt and deliver Him who is for death to death and Him who is for captivity to captivity, and Him who is for the sword to the sword. ¹² So will I kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away Captive, - and shall wrap the land of Egypt about him, just as a shepherd, wrappeth about, him his garment, and shall go forth from thence in peace; ¹³ And he shall break in pieces the pillars of Beth-shemesh, which is in the land of Egypt, - And the houses of the gods of Egypt, shall he burn with fire.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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 42:2
And he said, Lo I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, - Go down thither and buy corn for us from thence, that we may live and not die.

Genesis 42:38
And he said, My son shall not go down with you, - For, his brother, is dead and, he alone, is left, and as surely as there befall him any mischief by the way wherein ye go, so surely shall ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hades.

Genesis 44:26
And we said, We cannot go down, - If our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down, for we cannot see the face of the man if, our youngest brother, is not with us.

Genesis 45:19
Thou, therefore command them, This, do ye, - Take you out of the land of Egypt, waggons for your little ones and for your wives, so shall ye bring your father and come in.

Genesis 50:8
and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and the house of his father, - only their little ones and their flocks and their herds, left they. in the land of Goshen.

Genesis 50:21
Now, therefore do not fear! I will nourish you and your little ones. Thus he consoled them, and spake unto their heart.

Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father, and thy mother, - that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.

Numbers 14:31
whereas, your little ones, of whom ye said, they should become, a prey, I will bring them in, and they shall acknowledge the land which ye refused.

Deuteronomy 33:6
Let Reuben live and not die, - Nor his men he easily counted.

2 Kings 7:4
If we say - Let us enter into the city, Then, the famine, is in the city, and we shall die there, and, if we remain here, then shall we die. Now, therefore, let us fall away unto the camp of the Syrians, if they save us alive, we shall live, and, if they put us to death, we shall die.

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.