13 He shall also break the sacred pillars of [a]Beth Shemesh that are in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians he shall burn with fire.” ’ ”

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  1. Jeremiah 43:13 Lit. House of the Sun, ancient On, later called Heliopolis

12 ‘For I (A)will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and (B)against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: (C)I am the Lord.

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18 But the idols [a]He shall utterly abolish.

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  1. Isaiah 2:18 Or shall utterly vanish

25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will bring punishment on [a]Amon of (A)No,[b] and Pharaoh and Egypt, (B)with their gods and their kings—Pharaoh and those who (C)trust in him.

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  1. Jeremiah 46:25 A sun god
  2. Jeremiah 46:25 Ancient Thebes

13 ‘Thus says the Lord God:

“I will also (A)destroy the idols,
And cause the images to cease from [a]Noph;
(B)There shall no longer be princes from the land of Egypt;
(C)I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

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  1. Ezekiel 30:13 Ancient Memphis

“It shall be in that day,” says the Lord of hosts, “that I will (A)cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause (B)the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land.

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