Yermeyah (Jeremiah) 43:1–13 — Yirmiyah gets taken to Mitsrayim

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43 When Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) had finished passing on Yahweh’s messages that their god Yahweh had told him to say, 2 Hoshayah’s son Azaryah, Kareah’s son Yohanan, and all the arrogant men told Yirmiyah, “You’re lying to us. Our god Yahweh didn’t send you to tell us not to go and live in Mitsrayim (Egypt). 3 It’s because Neriyah’s son Baruk is inciting you against us so that we’ll stay here and get captured by the Babylonians to be either put to death or be taken as exiles to Bavel (Babylon).”

4 So Kareah’s son Yohanan, all the army officers, and all the rest of the people, refused to take notice of Yahweh’s instructions to remain living in the Yehudah (Judah) region. 5 Then Yohanan and all the army commanders gathered all those remaining Yehudi (Jew) people together, who’d come from all the other countries that they’d previously been driven away to and returned to live in Yehudah.[ref] 6 That included men and women, children, the king’s daughters, and all the people that Nevuzar-Adan, the king’s chief bodyguard Nevuzar-Adan had left with Gedalyah (son of Ahikam, son of Shafan), and including the prophet Yirmiyah and Neriyah’s son Baruk. 7 Then they went to Mitsrayim because they took no notice of Yahweh’s instructions and they arrived at Tahfanhes.

8 In Tahfanhes, Yahweh gave Yirmiyah a message: 9 Get some large stones and while the people from Yehudah are watching, push them into the mortar in the pavement at the entrance to Par’oh’s (Pharaoh’s) palace at Tahfanhes. 10 Then tell the Yehudim (Jews) that Yisrael’s (Israel’s) god, Commander-in-chief says: Listen, I’m about to send messengers to my servant the Babylonian King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar), to summon him here. I’ll place his throne over the top of those hidden stones, and he’ll spread his royal tent over them. 11 He’ll come here to attack Mitsrayim and he’ll kill those that I’ve assigned to die, and similarly for those to be taken captive or run through with a sword. 12 Then he’ll light a fire in the temples of Mitsrayim’s gods. Nevukadnetsar will either burn them or carry them away. He’ll clean Mitsrayim out just like shepherds pick lice off their clothes, and then he’ll quietly leave 13 after smashing the stone pillars at Beyt -Shemesh (Heliopolis) and burning the temples of Mitsrayim’s gods.

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43 And_he/it _was just_ Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) _as _had _finished to_speak to all _of the_people DOM all _of the _words/messages _of YHWH god _of_their which he_had _sent _him YHWH god _of_their to_them DOM all _of the_words/messages the_these.

2 And_ ˊAzar^yāh the _son _of Hōshaˊₐ^yāh and_Yōḩānān/(Johanan) the _son _of Qārēaḩ and_all the_people (the)_arrogant _he/it _said saying to Yirmə^yāh falsehood you are_speaking not he_has _sent _you YHWH god _of_our to_say not you(pl)_must _go Miʦrayim/(Egypt) to_sojourn there.

3 If/because Bārūk the _son _of Nēriy^yāh is_inciting you against_us so _as to _give us in_the _hand _of the_ones_from _Kasdiy to_put _to _death us and_to_take _into _exile us Bāⱱel.

4 And_not Yōḩānān the _son _of Qārēaḩ and_all the _commanders _of the _armies and_all the_people he _listened to_the _voice _of YHWH to_remain in_land of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah).

5 And_ Yōḩānān the _son _of Qārēaḩ and_all the _commanders _of the _armies _he/it _took DOM all _of the _remnant _of Yəhūdāh who they _had _come _back from_all the_nations where they _had _been _driven _away there to_sojourn in_land of _Yəhūdāh.

6 DOM the_men and_DOM the_women and_DOM the _little_one[s] and_DOM the _daughters _of the_king and_DOM every _of the_living _creatures whom Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān the_chief _of the_bodyguards he _had _left with Gədal^yāh the _son _of ʼAḩīqām the _son _of Shāfān and_DOM Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) the_prophet and_DOM Bārūk the _son _of Nēriy^yāh.

7 And_they _came the _land _of Miʦrayim if/because not they _had _listened to_the _voice _of YHWH and_they _came to Taḩpanḩēş.

8 And_ the _message _of YHWH _he/it _was to Yirmə^yāh in_Taḩpanḩēş to_say.

9 Take in_hand _of_your stones large and_you_will _hide _them in_mortar in_brick-terrace which is_at_the _entrance _of the _house _of Parˊoh in_Taḩpanḩēş to_the_eyes _of the_people Yəhūdī/(Judeans).

10 And_you _will _say to_them thus YHWH soldiers/messengers the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _says HERE_I am_about _to _send and_I _will _fetch DOM Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel servant _of_my and_I _will _set throne _of from_above (to)_stones the_these which I _have _hidden and_he _will _spread _out DOM mmm[fn] over_them.

11 And[fn] and_he _will _attack DOM the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) those_who are_for_death to_death and_which are_for_captivity to_captivity and_which are_for_sword to_sword.

12 And_I _will _kindle fire in_the _houses _of the _gods _of Miʦrayim and_he_will _burn _them and_he_will _take _them _captive and_he _will _delouse DOM the _land _of Miʦrayim just_as the_shepherd he _delouses DOM garment _of_his and_he _will _go _out from_there in_peace.

13 And_he _will _break DOM the _sacred _pillars _of Bēyt Shemesh which in_land of _Miʦrayim and_DOM the _houses _of the _gods _of Miʦrayim he _will _burn with_fire.

43:10 OSHB variant note: שפרור/ו: (x-qere) ’שַׁפְרִיר֖/וֹ’: lemma=8237 n=0.0 morph=HNcmsc/Sp3ms id=24GLo שַׁפְרִיר֖/וֹ

43:11 OSHB variant note: ו/בא/ה: (x-qere) ’וּ/בָ֕א’: lemma=c/935 n=1.1 morph=HC/Vqq3ms id=24cbW וּ/בָ֕א

43:5-7: 2Ki 25:26.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section YIR 43:1

Yirmiyah gets taken to Mitsrayim

Yir 43:1–13

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