[[Jeremiah 42|<< Jeremiah 42]] | [[Jeremiah|Jeremiah]] | [[Jeremiah 44|Jeremiah 44 >>]] ### Jeremiah 43 1 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, ^1 2 Then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God has not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: ^2 3 But Baruch the son of Neriah sets thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. ^3 4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, 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. ^4 5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, 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; ^5 6 _Even_ men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah. ^6 7 So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they _even_ to Tahpanhes. ^7 8 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, ^8 9 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 Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; ^9 10 And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar 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. ^10 11 And when he comes, 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. ^11 12 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 puts on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. ^12 13 He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh, that _is_ in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. ^13