King James Version
Jeremiah 43:7 in the King James Version says “So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 43 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 · KJV
But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;
Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan 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.
So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,
Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“for they obeyed”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“they even to Tahpanhes”
H8471tachpanches, techaphneches or tachpenes, a place in egypt
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