And I will kindleוְהִצַּתִּיa fireאֵשׁin the housesבְּבָתֵּיof the godsאֱלֹהֵיof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand he will burn themוּשְׂרָפָםand take them captive;וְשָׁבָםand he will wrap himselfוְעָטָהwith the landאֶת אֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe shepherdהָרֹעֶהwraps himselfיַעְטֶהwith his garment;אֶת בִּגְדוֹand he will go outוְיָצָאfrom thereמִשָּׁםin peace.בְּשָׁלוֹם
Jeremiah 43:12
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “roe” appears- 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
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).
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.’”