Jeremiah 43:12

“And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive; and he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as the shepherd wraps himself with his garment; and he will go out from there in peace.”

Jeremiah 43:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 43:12, word by word

And I will kindleהִצַּתִּיhitsati

set on fire

Set on fire, burn.

Where else “hitsati” appears
a fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
in the housesבָתֵּיvate

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “vate” appears
of the godsאֱלֹהֵיelohe

gods

The gods of other peoples.

Where else “elohe” appears
of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
and he will burn themשְׂרָפָserafa

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

Where else “serafa” appears
and take them captiveשָׁבָshava

take captive

Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.

Where else “shava” appears
and he will wrap himselfעָטָהata

cover, wrap

Cover oneself, wrap oneself in a garment; cover.

Where else “ata” appears
with the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
the shepherdרֹעֶהroe

shepherd

One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.

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with his garmentבִּגְדbigd

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

Where else “bigd” appears
and he will go outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatsa” appears
in peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shalom” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

11And he will come and strike the land of Egypt: those who are for death, to death; and those for captivity, to captivity; and those for the sword, to the sword.

12 · This verse (above)

13And he will break the standing stones of Beth-shemesh that is in the land of Egypt, and the houses of the gods of Egypt he will burn with fire.’”

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