Jeremiah 46:19

“Make for yourself baggage for exile, you who dwell, daughter of Egypt, for Memphis will become a horror, and will be set on fire, without inhabitant.”

Jeremiah 46:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 46:19, word by word

Makeעֲשִׂיasi

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asi” appears
baggageכְּלֵיkele

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

Where else “kele” appears
for exileגוֹלָהgola

exile, exiles

Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).

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you who dwellיוֹשֶׁבֶתyoshevet

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Memphisנֹףnof

Noph (Memphis)

Noph: Memphis, a great city of Egypt.

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will becomeתִהְיֶהtihye

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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a horrorשַׁמָּהshama

horror

Something that horrifies everyone.

Where else “shama” appears
and will be set on fireנִצְּתָהnitsta

set on fire

Set on fire, burn.

Where else “nitsta” 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

18As I live, declares the King, YHWH Tsevaot is his name: surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, he will come.

19 · This verse (above)

20A heifer very beautiful is Egypt; a gadfly from the north is coming, coming.

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