Jeremiah 43:12
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And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. 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.
In other translations
And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. 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.
Hebrew words
וְהִצַּתִּיvehitzatiand I will kindleH3341אֵשׁ'eshfireH784בְּבָתֵּיbevateiin [the] houses ofH1004אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] gods ofH430מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714וּשְׂרָפָםuserafamand he will burn themH8313וְשָׁבָםveshavamand he will take captive themH7617וְעָטָהve'atahand he will delouseH5844אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714כַּאֲשֶׁר־ka'asher-just asH834יַעְטֶהya'tehhe delousesH5844הָרֹעֶהharo'ehthe shepherdH7462אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בִּגְדוֹbigdogarment hisH899וְיָצָאveyatza'and he will go outH3318מִשָּׁםmishamfrom thereH8033בְּשָׁלוֹם׃beshalomin peaceH7965
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Related verses
- Ezekiel 30:13Thus saith the Lord God; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.
- Psalm 109:18-1918 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.18 The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil. 19 May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
- Isaiah 49:18Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.
- Isaiah 19:1The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
- Jeremiah 48:7For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.
- Jeremiah 46:25The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.
- Exodus 12:12For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 5:21And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.
- Esther 6:9And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”
- Job 40:10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
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