Jeremiah 43 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 43:12

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.
Jeremiah 43:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 43:12 in other translations

BSBI 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.
WEBI will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt. He will burn them, and carry them away captive. He will array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he will go out from there in peace.
ASVAnd I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive: 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.
YLTAnd I have kindled a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and it hath burned them, and he hath taken them captive, and covered himself with the land of Egypt, as cover himself doth the shepherd with his garment, and he hath gone forth thence in peace;
DARBYAnd I will kindle a fire in the houses of thegods of Egypt, and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive; 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.
BBEAnd he will put a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and they will be burned by him: and he will make Egypt clean as a keeper of sheep makes clean his clothing; and he will go out from there in peace.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Jeremiah 43:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. houses of ... gods--He shall not spare even the temple, such will be His fury. A reproof to the Jews that they betook themselves to Egypt, a land whose own safety depended on helpless idols. burn ... carry ... captives--burn the Egyptian idols of wood, carry to Babylon those of gold and other metals. array himself with the land, &c.--Is 49:18 has the same metaphor. as a shepherd, &c.--He shall become master of Egypt as speedily and easily as a shepherd, about to pass on with his flock to another place, puts on his garment.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 He shall burn them, and carry them away captives - Some of these gods, such as were of wood, he will burn; those of metal he will carry away. Some of them were of gold. See below. Shall array himself with the land of Egypt - Shall take all its wealth, and all its grandeur; shall take all its spoils. As a shepherd putteth on his garment - With as much ease, and with as little opposition; and with as full a confidence that it is now his own. He shall go forth from thence in peace - He shall suffer no interruption, nor endure any disaster in his return from his Egyptian expedition. See the proof of all this in the notes at the end of Jer 44:30 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 43:8-13

God can find his people wherever they are. The Spirit of prophecy was not confined to the land of Israel. It is foretold that Nebuchadnezzar should destroy and carry into captivity many of the Egyptians. Thus God makes one wicked man, or wicked nation, a scourge and plague to another. He will punish those who deceive his professing people, or tempt them to rebellion.

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 43:8-13 →

Jeremiah 43:12 in the original Hebrew

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וְהִצַּ֣תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiand I will kindleH3341
אֵ֗שׁ'EshfireH784
בְּבָתֵּי֙be.va.Teiin [the] houses ofH1004
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] gods ofH430
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
וּשְׂרָפָ֖םu.se.ra.Famand he will burn themH8313
וְשָׁבָ֑םve.sha.Vamand he will take captive themH7617
וְעָטָה֩ve.'a.Tahand he will delouseH5844
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֶ֨רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
כַּאֲשֶׁר\־ka.'a.Sher-just asH834
יַעְטֶ֤הya'.Tehhe delousesH5844
הָֽרֹעֶה֙ha.ro.'Ehthe shepherdH7462
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בִּגְד֔וֹbig.Dogarment hisH899
וְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'and he will go outH3318
מִשָּׁ֖םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033
בְּשָׁלֽוֹם\׃be.sha.Lomin peaceH7965

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Cross references for Jeremiah 43:12

  • Ezekiel 30:13

    Thus 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.

  • Isaiah 19:1

    The 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.

  • Psalms 109:18-19

    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. Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

  • Isaiah 49:18

    Lift 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.

  • Jeremiah 48:7

    For 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.

  • Jeremiah 46:25

    The 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:

  • Psalms 104:2

    Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

  • Esther 6:9

    And 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.

  • Job 40:10

    Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

  • Exodus 12:12

    For 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.

  • 2 Samuel 5:21

    And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

  • Zephaniah 2:11

    The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in the.
46:25; 48:7; 50:2; 51:44; Ex 12:12; 2Sa 5:21; Isa 19:1; 21:9; 46:1
Eze 30:13; Zep 2:11
array.
Es 6:9; Job 40:10
putteth.
Ps 109:18,19; 132:16,18; Isa 49:18; 52:1; 59:17; 61:5,10; Ro 13:12
Eph 4:24; 6:11; Col 3:12,14

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Context

  • Jeremiah 43:11

    And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.

  • Jeremiah 43:12

    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.

  • Jeremiah 43:13

    He shall break also the images of Beth–shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.

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Jeremiah 43:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y pondré fuego á las casas de los dioses de Egipto; y las quemará, y á ellos llevará cautivos; y él se vestirá la tierra de Egipto, como el pastor se viste su capa, y saldrá de allá en paz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et j’allumerai un feu dans les maisons des dieux d’Égypte, et Nebucadretsar les brûlera, et les emmènera captifs; et il se revêtira du pays d’Égypte comme un berger se revêt de son vêtement, et il en sortira en paix.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde ein Feuer anzünden in den Häusern der Götter Ägyptens, und er wird sie verbrennen und sie wegführen. Und er wird das Land Ägypten um sich wickeln, wie der Hirt sein Oberkleid um sich wickelt; und er wird von dannen ziehen in Frieden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et succendet ignem in delubris deorum Ægypti, et comburet ea, et captivos ducet illos, et amicietur terra Ægypti sicut amicitur pastor pallio suo, et egredietur inde in pace: