16 “Also the [a]men of (A)Memphis and Tahpanhes
Have [b]shaved the (B)crown of your head.

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  1. Jeremiah 2:16 Or sons
  2. Jeremiah 2:16 Lit grazed

and they entered the land of Egypt (for they did not obey the voice of the Lord) and went in as far as (A)Tahpanhes.

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in (B)Tahpanhes, saying, “Take some large stones in your [a]hands and hide them in the mortar in the [b]brick terrace which is at the entrance of Pharaoh’s [c]palace in Tahpanhes, in the sight of [d]some of the Jews;

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  1. Jeremiah 43:9 Lit hand
  2. Jeremiah 43:9 Or brickwork
  3. Jeremiah 43:9 Lit house
  4. Jeremiah 43:9 Lit men

Conquest of Egypt Predicted

44 The word that came to Jeremiah for all the Jews living in the land of Egypt, those who were living in (A)Migdol, (B)Tahpanhes, (C)Memphis, and the land of (D)Pathros, saying,

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14 “Declare in Egypt and proclaim in (A)Migdol,
Proclaim also in Memphis and (B)Tahpanhes;
Say, ‘Take your stand and get yourself ready,
For the (C)sword has devoured those around you.’

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18 “In (A)Tehaphnehes the day will [a]be (B)dark
When I (C)break there the yoke bars of Egypt.
Then the pride of her power will cease in her;
A cloud will cover her,
And her daughters will go into captivity.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:18 So with many mss and ancient versions; M.T. restrain