What Does Jeremiah 43:12 Mean?

“And I will kindle”

to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate

“a fire”

fire (literally or figuratively)

“in the houses”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

“of the gods”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“of Egypt”

mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

“and he shall burn”

to be (causatively, set) on fire

“them and carry them away captives”

to transport into captivity

“and he shall array”

to wrap, i.e., cover, veil, clothe, or roll

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“himself with the land”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

“of Egypt”

mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“and he shall array”

to wrap, i.e., cover, veil, clothe, or roll

“as a shepherd”

to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“his garment”

a covering, i.e., clothing

“and he shall go forth”

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

“from thence in peace”

safe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace