Jeremiah 43 · Verse 13

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.

Jeremiah 43:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 43:13 in other translations

BSB	He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”
WEB	He will also break the pillars of Beth Shemesh that is in the land of Egypt; and he will burn the houses of the gods of Egypt with fire.’”
ASV	He shall also break the pillars of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of Egypt shall he burn with fire.
YLT	and he hath broken the standing pillars of the house of the sun, that is in the land of Egypt, and the houses of the gods of Egypt he doth burn with fire.'
DARBY	And he shall break the pillars of Beth-shemesh, which is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of thegods of Egypt shall he burn with fire.
BBE	And the stone pillars of Beth-shemesh in the land of Egypt will be broken by him, and the houses of the gods of Egypt burned with fire.
Webster	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.

What does Jeremiah 43:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

13. images--statues or obelisks. Beth-shemesh--that is, "the house of the sun," in Hebrew; called by the Greeks "Heliopolis"; by the Egyptians, "On" (Ge 41:45); east of the Nile, and a few miles north of Memphis. Ephraim Syrus says, the statue rose to the height of sixty cubits; the base was ten cubits. Above there was a miter of a thousand pounds weight. Hieroglyphics are traced around the only obelisk remaining in the present day, sixty or seventy feet high. On the fifth year after the overthrow of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar, leaving the siege of Tyre, undertook his expedition to Egypt [Josephus, Antiquities, 10.9,7]. The Egyptians, according to the Arabs, have a tradition that their land was devastated by Nebuchadnezzar in consequence of their king having received the Jews under his protection, and that it lay desolate forty years. But see on Eze 29:2; Eze 29:13. shall he burn--Here the act is attributed to Nebuchadnezzar, the instrument, which in Jr 43:12 is attributed to God. If even the temples be not spared, much less private houses.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 13 He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh - בית שמש beith shemesh is, literally, the house or temple of the sun; which was worshipped here, and whose images are said to have been of solid gold. These Nebuchadnezzar was to break and carry away; and the houses of the gods - all the temples of Egypt, he was to burn with fire. Beth-shemesh is the same as Heliopolis.

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.

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Jeremiah 43:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשִׁבַּ֗רve.shi.Barand he will breakH7665

אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853

מַצְּבוֹת֙ma.tze.Vot[the] sacred pillars ofH4676

בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1053

שֶׁ֔מֶשׁShe.meshShemeshH1053

אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834

בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retz[is] in [the] land ofH776

מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853

בָּתֵּ֥יba.Tei[the] houses ofH1004

אֱלֹהֵֽי\־'e.lo.hei-[the] gods ofH430

מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

יִשְׂרֹ֥ףyis.Rofhe will burnH8313

בָּאֵֽשׁ\׃\ \סba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 43:13

Isaiah 19:18
In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

images. Heb. statues, or standing images. Beth-shemesh.or, the house of the sun.
Isa 19:18; *marg:
and the.
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Context

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 43:13 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Además, quebrará las estatuas de Beth-semes, que es en tierra de Egipto, y las casas de los dioses de Egipto quemará á fuego.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et il brisera les stèles de Beth-Shémesh, qui est dans le pays d’Égypte, et brûlera par le feu les maisons des dieux de l’Égypte.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und er wird die Säulen von Beth-Semes welche im Lande Ägypten sind, zerschlagen, und die Häuser der Götter Ägyptens mit Feuer verbrennen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	et conteret statuas domus solis quæ sunt in terra Ægypti, et delubra deorum Ægypti comburet igni.