Jeremiah

Jeremiah 43:12–13

¹²I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives.^b So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed. ¹³He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt,^c and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”

Footnotes

b 43:12 Literally and he will burn them and take them captive
c 43:13 LXX He will demolish the pillars of Heliopolis in On or He will demolish the pillars of Heliopolis in Egypt; Hebrew He will demolish the pillars of Beth-shemesh in the land of Egypt

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Jeremiah 43:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will kindle	וְהִצַּ֣תִּי	wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3341 kindle, burn
a fire	אֵ֗שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
in the temples	בְּבָתֵּי֙	bə·ḇāt·tê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
of the gods	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and	וּשְׂרָפָ֖ם	ū·śə·rā·p̄ām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H8313 burn
and take	וְשָׁבָ֑ם	wə·šā·ḇām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7617 take captive
So he will wrap himself	וְעָטָה֩	wə·‘ā·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5844 wrap oneself, enwrap envelop oneself
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H853 mark of the accusative
the land	אֶ֨רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֜יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
as	כַּאֲשֶׁר־	ka·’ă·šer-	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
a shepherd	הָֽרֹעֶה֙	hā·rō·‘eh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
wraps himself	יַעְטֶ֤ה	ya‘·ṭeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5844 wrap oneself, enwrap envelop oneself
in his garment	בִּגְד֔וֹ	biḡ·ḏōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H899 treachery
and he will depart	וְיָצָ֥א	wə·yā·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from there	מִשָּׁ֖ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
unscathed	בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃	bə·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Jeremiah 43:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will demolish	וְשִׁבַּ֗ר	wə·šib·bar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
the sacred pillars	מַצְּבוֹת֙	maṣ·ṣə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
of the temple of the sun	שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ	še·meš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1053 Beth-Shemesh
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
he will burn down	יִשְׂרֹ֥ף	yiś·rōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8313 burn
the temples	בָּתֵּ֥י	bāt·tê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
of the gods	אֱלֹהֵֽי־	’ĕ·lō·hê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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Jeremiah 43:12 Ezekiel 30:13 · Psalm 109:18–19 · Isaiah 19:1 · Isaiah 49:18 · Jeremiah 48:7 · Jeremiah 46:25 · Job 40:10 · 2 Samuel 5:21 · Exodus 12:12 · Psalm 104:2 · Esther 6:9

Jeremiah 43:13 Isaiah 19:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.