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Jeremiah 43:12 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 43:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 43 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 43:12
And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt (וְהִצַּתִּי אֵשׁ בְּבָתֵּי אֱלֹהֵי מִצְרָיִם)—God takes credit for Babylon's action ('I will kindle'), asserting sovereignty over pagan empire's military campaigns. Egyptian temples, centers of political and economic power, will burn. He shall burn them, and carry them away captives—Nebuchadnezzar becomes God's instrument (cf. 25:9, 27:6, 'My servant'), burning shrines and looting divine statues, the ultimate humiliation in ancient Near Eastern warfare.And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his ga...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 43:12
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“and I will cause the images to cease from Memphis; and there shall be no more a prince from the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.”
“and see: all these gather themselves together”
“like oil into his bones.”
“the God of Israel”
“because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures”
“that they may array the man whom the king delights to honor with them”
“Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:”
“and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt”