Jeremiah 43:7

“And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not listen to the voice of YHWH; and they came as far as Tahpanhes.”

Jeremiah 43:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 43:7, word by word

And they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

enter

To go into a place.

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into the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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listenשָׁמְעוּshamu

obey

To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.

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to the voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kol” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Tahpanhesתַּחְפַּנְחֵסtachpanches

Tahpanhes

Tahpanhes: a city of Egypt, near its eastern border, where the Judeans who fled with Jeremiah settled.

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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

6the men and the women and the little ones and the daughters of the king, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the chief of the guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.

7 · This verse (above)

8And the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

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