Jeremiah 43
The Migration to
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And it came to pass, that when
Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the
words of the LORD their God, for which the
LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,
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then spake Azari'ah the son of Hoshai'ah,
and Jo'hanan the son of Kare'ah, and all the proud men, saying unto
Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our
God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn
there:
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but Baruch the son of Neri'ah setteth
thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the
Chalde'ans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away
captives into Babylon.
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So Jo'hanan the son of Kare'ah, and all
the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice
of the LORD, to dwell in the land of
Judah.
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But Jo'hanan the son of Kare'ah, and all
the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were
returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in
the land of Judah;
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even men, and women, and children,
and the king's daughters, and every person that Neb'uzar-a'dan the
captain of the guard had left with Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam the
son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of
Neri'ah.
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So they came into the land of Egypt: 2
Kgs. 25.26 for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to
Tah'panhes.
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Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tah'panhes, saying,
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Take great stones in thine hand, and hide
them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of
Pharaoh's house in Tah'panhes, in the sight of the men of
Judah;
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and say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send
and take Nebuchadrez'zar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will
set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall
spread his royal pavilion over them.
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And when he cometh, he shall smite the
land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to
death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.
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And I will kindle a fire in the houses of
the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away
captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a
shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence
in peace.
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He shall break also the images of
Beth-she'mesh, 2 that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the
Egyptians shall he burn with fire.
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