43:1 When Jeremiah had finished giving this message from the LORD their God to all the people,
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 1 , When Jeremiah had finished giving this message from the LORD their God to all the people,
43:2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, 'You lie! The LORD our God hasn't forbidden us to go to Egypt!
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 2 , Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, 'You lie! The LORD our God hasn't forbidden us to go to Egypt!
43:3 Baruch son of Neriah has convinced you to say this, so we will stay here and be killed by the Babylonians or be carried off into exile.'
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 3 , Baruch son of Neriah has convinced you to say this, so we will stay here and be killed by the Babylonians or be carried off into exile.'
43:4 So Johanan and all the army officers and all the people refused to obey the LORD's command to stay in Judah.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 4 , So Johanan and all the army officers and all the people refused to obey the LORD's command to stay in Judah.
43:5 Johanan and his officers took with them all the people who had returned from the nearby countries to which they had fled.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 5 , Johanan and his officers took with them all the people who had returned from the nearby countries to which they had fled.
43:6 In the crowd were men, women, and children, the king's daughters, and all those whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah. Also included were the prophet Jeremiah and Baruch.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 6 , In the crowd were men, women, and children, the king's daughters, and all those whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah. Also included were the prophet Jeremiah and Baruch.
43:7 The people refused to obey the LORD and went to Egypt, going as far as the city of Tahpanhes.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 7 , The people refused to obey the LORD and went to Egypt, going as far as the city of Tahpanhes.
43:8 Then at Tahpanhes, the LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 8 , Then at Tahpanhes, the LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
43:9 'While the people of Judah are watching, bury large rocks between the pavement stones at the entrance of Pharaoh's palace here in Tahpanhes.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 9 , 'While the people of Judah are watching, bury large rocks between the pavement stones at the entrance of Pharaoh's palace here in Tahpanhes.
43:10 Then say to the people of Judah, `The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will surely bring my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, here to Egypt. I will set his throne on these stones that I have hidden. He will spread his royal canopy over them.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 10 , Then say to the people of Judah, `The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will surely bring my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, here to Egypt. I will set his throne on these stones that I have hidden. He will spread his royal canopy over them.
43:11 And when he comes, he will destroy the land of Egypt. He will bring death to those destined for death; he will bring captivity to those destined for captivity; he will bring the sword against those destined for the sword.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 11 , And when he comes, he will destroy the land of Egypt. He will bring death to those destined for death; he will bring captivity to those destined for captivity; he will bring the sword against those destined for the sword.
43:12 He will set fire to the temples of Egypt's gods, burning all their idols and carrying away the people as captives. He will pick clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd picks fleas from his cloak. And he himself will leave unharmed.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 12 , He will set fire to the temples of Egypt's gods, burning all their idols and carrying away the people as captives. He will pick clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd picks fleas from his cloak. And he himself will leave unharmed.
43:13 He will break down the sacred pillars standing in the temple of the sun in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of Egypt's gods.' '
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 43 , Verse 13 , He will break down the sacred pillars standing in the temple of the sun in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of Egypt's gods.' '
