Jeremiah 41:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

towards Egypt. They wanted to go there, because they were afraid of what the Babylonians would do when they found out that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, the ruler appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar. On the way to Egypt, we stopped at the town of Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem.

Cross References

Jeremiah 42:14

We are going to Egypt, where there is plenty of food and no danger of war.”

Jeremiah 42:19

I told the people: You escaped the disaster that struck Judah, but now the LORD warns you to stay away from Egypt.

Jeremiah 43:5

So Johanan and the officers led us away towards Egypt. The group that left Judah included those who had been scattered in other countries and who had then come back to live in Judah.

Jeremiah 43:7

The people disobeyed the LORD and went to Egypt. The group had settled in Tahpanhes,