Jeremiah 43:7-10 ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 43:1-7

What God said to the builders of Babel may be truly said of this people that Jeremiah is now dealing with: Now nothing will be restrained from them which they have imagined to do, Gen. 11:6. They have a fancy for Egypt, and to Egypt they will go, whatever God himself says to the contrary. Jeremiah made them hear all he had to say, though he saw them uneasy at it; it was what the Lord their God had sent him to speak to them, and they shall have it all. And now let us see what they have to say... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 43:8-13

We have here, as also in the next chapter, Jeremiah prophesying in Egypt. Jeremiah was now in Tahpanhes, for there his lords and masters were; he was there among idolatrous Egyptians and treacherous Israelites; but there, 1. He received the word of the Lord; it came to him. God can find his people, with the visits of his grace, wherever they are; and, when his ministers are bound, yet the word of the Lord is not bound. The spirit of prophecy was not confined to the land of Israel. When... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 43:7

So they came into the land of Egypt ,.... They set out from the habitation of Chimham, where they were, Jeremiah 41:17 ; and proceeded on their journey, till they entered the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord ; to continue in Judea, and not to go into Egypt; and though the prophet of the Lord, who was with them, might, as they went along, advise them to go back, they regarded him not, but still went on: thus came they even to Tahpanhes ; the same with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 43:8

Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, at Tahpanhes ,.... Where he was with the rest the captains carried thither with them; and as soon as he and they had got here, the word of the Lord came unto him, declaring the destruction of this place, and of the whole land. Here Jerom says the prophet was stoned to death; saying ; as follows: read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 43:9

Take great stones in thine hand ,.... In both his hands, as big as he could carry: and hide them in the clay in the brick kiln ; there was much clay in Egypt, through the overflowing of the Nile, and particularly at this place Tahpanhes, which had its name of Pelusiae from hence; and here was a brick kiln; not a place where bricks were burnt, but where they were foraged; and so here was the clay of which they were made, and in which these stones were to be hid: which is at the entry... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 43:10

And say unto them ,.... The men of Judah, now in Egypt: thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; See Gill on Jeremiah 42:15 ; behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant ; as all men are by creation, and as he was in a very eminent sense, being an instrument in his hand of executing his designs, both on the Jews and other nations; him he would send for, and take to perform his counsel; secretly work upon and dispose his mind to such an... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 43:7

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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 43:9

Take great stones - This discourse seems to have been delivered about a year after the destruction of Jerusalem. They pretended that they dared not stay in Judea for fear of the Chaldeans. The prophet here assures them that Nebuchadnezzar shall come to Egypt, extend his conquests in that kingdom, and place his tent over the very place where these stones were laid up, and destroy them. How these prophecies were fulfilled, see at the end of Jeremiah 44:30 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 43:7

Verse 7 At last he adds, all the souls which had been left by Nebuzaradan with Gedaliah, with Jeremiah, and with Baruch This had not been expressed elsewhere, that is, that Jeremiah and Baruch were joined with Gedaliah as rulers over the remnant of the people. But it was not the design of Jeremiah to relate everything that then took place. Now then, when an occasion occurred, he says that he and also Baruch were made governors in connection with Gedaliah. He then adds, that they all came into... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 43:8

Verse 8 This passage shews that the Prophet was by force drawn away with others, so that he became an exile in Egypt contrary to his own wishes; for he did not go there of his own accord, inasmuch as we have seen how strictly he forbade them all to go down to Egypt. He was, however, compelled to go there, as though he had been bound with chains. He did not then go there designedly, nor did he through despair follow those miserable men; for he would have preferred to die a hundred times through... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 43:1-7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 43:8-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 43:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 43:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 43:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 43:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 43:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 43:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 43:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 43:8

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