Jeremiah 43 · Verse 7

Jeremiah 43:7

So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.
Jeremiah 43:7, King James Version

Jeremiah 43:7 in other translations

BSBSo they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.
WEBThey came into the land of Egypt, for they didn’t obey the LORD’s voice; and they came to Tahpanhes.
ASVAnd they came into the land of Egypt; for they obeyed not the voice of Jehovah: and they came unto Tahpanhes.
YLTand they enter the land of Egypt, for they have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and they enter unto Tahpanhes.
DARBYand they came into the land of Egypt: for they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah. And they came as far as Tahpanhes.
BBEAnd they came into the land of Egypt; for they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord: and they came to Tahpanhes.
WebsterSo they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus they came even to Tahpanhes.

What does Jeremiah 43:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. Tahpanhes--(See on Jr 2:16); Daphne on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, near Pelusium. They naturally came to it first, being on the frontier of Egypt, towards Palestine.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Came they even to Tahpanhes - This city was called Daphne by the Greeks, and was situated at the extremity of Lower Egypt, near to Heliopolis. It was called Daphne Pelusiaca. They halted at this place, most probably for the purpose of obtaining the king's permission to penetrate farther into Egypt. It was at this place that, according to St. Jerome, tradition says the faithful Jeremiah was stoned to death by these rebellious wretches; for whose welfare he had watched, prayed, gone through many indignities, and suffered every kind of hardship. And now he sealed the truth of his Divine mission with his blood.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 43:1-7

The leaders carry the people to Egypt. (Jr 43:1-7) Jeremiah foretells the conquest of Egypt. (Jr 43:8-13) Verses 1-7 Only by pride comes contention, both with God and man. They preferred their own wisdom to the revealed will of God. Men deny the Scriptures to be the word of God, because they are resolved not to conform themselves to Scripture rules. When men will persist in sin, they charge the best actions to bad…

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Jeremiah 43:7 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.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
שָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'Uthey had listenedH8085
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
תַּחְפַּנְחֵֽס\׃\ \סtach.pan.ChesTahpanhesH8471

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 43:7

  • Jeremiah 44:1

    The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,

  • Jeremiah 2:16

    Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

  • Isaiah 30:4

    For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.

  • Jeremiah 46:14

    Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.

  • Ezekiel 30:18

    At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:16

    And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
So.
2Ch 25:16
Tahpanhes.
2:16
Tahapanhes.
44:1; 46:14; Isa 30:4
Hanes.
Eze 30:18
Tehaphnehes.

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Context

  • Jeremiah 43:6

    Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.

  • Jeremiah 43:7

    So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.

  • Jeremiah 43:8

    Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

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Jeremiah 43:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y entraron en tierra de Egipto; porque no obedecieron á la voz de Jehová: y llegaron hasta Taphnes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et ils entrèrent dans le pays d’Égypte, car ils n’avaient pas écouté la voix de l’ Éternel; et ils vinrent jusqu’à Takhpanès.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sie zogen nach Ägypten, denn sie hörten nicht auf die Stimme Jehovas. Und sie kamen nach Tachpanches
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et ingressi sunt terram Ægypti, quia non obedierunt voci Domini, et venerunt usque ad Taphnis.