Jeremiah 43:12

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

⁸Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes: ⁹"In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh's palace at Tahpanhes. ¹⁰Then say to them, 'This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them. ¹¹He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword. ¹²I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.¹³He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt."

Bible Verse Review
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in the: Jeremiah 46:25, Jeremiah 48:7, Jeremiah 50:2, Jeremiah 51:44, Exodus 12:12, 2 Samuel 5:21, Isaiah 19:1, Isaiah 21:9, Isaiah 46:1, Ezekiel 30:13, Zephaniah 2:11

array: Esther 6:9, Job 40:10

putteth: Psalms 109:18, Psalms 109:19, Psalms 132:16, Psalms 132:18, Isaiah 49:18, Isaiah 52:1, Isaiah 59:17, Isaiah 61:5, Isaiah 61:10, Romans 13:12, Ephesians 4:24, Ephesians 6:11, Colossians 3:12, Colossians 3:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:30 - my gods Isaiah 46:2 - but Jeremiah 43:13 - and the Jeremiah 51:18 - in the Ezekiel 29:11 - foot of man Daniel 11:8 - their gods Hosea 8:6 - the calf Hosea 10:6 - carried

Cross-References

Genesis 42:25
Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, return each man's silver to his sack, and give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,

Genesis 42:35
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man's sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of money, they were dismayed.

Romans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.

Romans 13:8
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

2 Corinthians 8:21
For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.

Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think on these things.

1 Thessalonians 4:6
and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

1 Thessalonians 5:21
but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt,.... Not only men should not be spared, but their gods also, and their temples should be burnt, as was usually done when cities were taken and destroyed: this is ascribed to God, to his wrath and vengeance; idolatry being a sin highly displeasing to him; though the Chaldeans were the instruments of it, yet it being done by the order, direction, and providence of God, it is rightly attributed to him:

and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives; that is, Nebuchadnezzar shall do this; he shall burn their temples, and carry away their idols of gold and silver; so Kimchi, who adds, or the sense is, he shall carry captive their worshippers; but rather the meaning is, he shall burn their idols, such as are made of wood, or any base matter, not worth saving; and he shall carry away with him their idols, such as are made of gold and silver, or any precious matter:

and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment. The Targum is,

"he shall spoil the land of Egypt.''

The meaning is, that he shall load and cover himself and his army with the spoil of the land of Egypt, as a shepherd covers himself with his garment; and he shall do it as easily as a shepherd puts on his coat; and as completely he shall roll up all the spoil, wealth, and riches of the land, and carry it off, even as a shepherd rolls up the covering of his tent; and, as Kimchi's father observes, as well as puts on his garment, and leaves nothing behind him, when he removes from place to place; and as he is unmindful of his clothes, or what he wears in the heat of the day; but at night, when he returns home from keeping his sheep, puts on his clothes, the best he has; so should the king of Babylon and his army return richly laden with the spoil of Egypt, when he should leave it. Or the sense rather is, he shall cover the land of Egypt with his forces, as a shepherd is covered and wrapped up in his garment against the inclemency of the weather; or else, as Bochart k suggests, the destruction of Egypt may be compared to an old worn out garment, or such a mean and sordid garment as shepherds wear:

and he shall go forth from thence in peace: there shall be none to molest and disturb him, to stop him and take away the spoil from him, or hinder his return to his own country; whither he should go in safety, and with great booty.

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will kindle - Or, “he shall kindle.”

He shall burn them ... - i. e., he shall burn the temples, and carry away the gods.

And he shall array - literally, “And he shall wrap himself in the land of Egypt as the shepherd wrappeth himself in his cloak, and shall (go forth thence in peace;” i. e., With as great ease as a shepherd throws his cloak round him when going forth to watch his flock by night in the field, so easily shall the king of Babylon take possession of all the glory of Egypt, throw it round him, and depart without anyone resisting his progress.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 43:12. He shall burn them, and carry them away captives — Some of these gods, such as were of wood, he will burn; those of metal he will carry away. Some of them were of gold. See below.

Shall array himself with the land of Egypt — Shall take all its wealth, and all its grandeur; shall take all its spoils.

As a shepherd putteth on his garment — With as much ease, and with as little opposition; and with as full a confidence that it is now his own.

He shall go forth from thence in peace. — He shall suffer no interruption, nor endure any disaster in his return from his Egyptian expedition. See the proof of all this in Clarke's notes at the end of "Jeremiah 44:30".