Jeremiah 44:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD told me to speak with the Jews who were living in the towns of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis in northern Egypt, and also to those living in southern Egypt. He told me to tell them:

Cross References

Exodus 14:2

Tell the people of Israel to turn back and camp across from Pi-Hahiroth near Baal-Zephon, between Migdol and the Red Sea.

Isaiah 11:11

When that day comes, the Lord will again reach out his mighty arm and bring home his people who have survived in Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the land along the coast.

Isaiah 19:13

The royal officials in Zoan and in Memphis are foolish and deceived. The leaders in every state have given bad advice to the nation.

Jeremiah 2:16

Soldiers from the Egyptian towns of Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls.

Jeremiah 24:8

The rotten figs stand for King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and all the others who were not taken away to Babylonia, whether they stayed here in Judah or went to live in Egypt.

Jeremiah 44:15

A large number of Jews from both northern and southern Egypt listened to me as I told them what the LORD had said. Most of the men in the crowd knew that their wives often burnt incense to other gods. So they and their wives shouted:

Jeremiah 46:19

You will be led away captive, so pack a few things to bring with you. Your capital, Memphis, will lie empty and in ruins.

Ezekiel 29:10

Now I am turning against you and your river. Your nation will be nothing but an empty wasteland all the way from the town of Migdol in the north to Aswan in the south, and as far as the border of Ethiopia.

Ezekiel 29:14

They will once again live in their homeland in southern Egypt. But they will be a weak kingdom

Ezekiel 30:13

All the idols and images you Egyptians worship in the city of Memphis will be smashed. No one will be left to rule your nation, and terror will fill the land.

Ezekiel 30:14

The city of Pathros will be left in ruins, and Zoan will be burnt to the ground. Thebes, your capital city, will also be destroyed!

Ezekiel 30:16

I will set fire to your nation of Egypt! The city of Pelusium will be in anguish. Thebes will fall, and the people of Memphis will live in constant fear.

Ezekiel 30:18

You were so proud of your nation's power, but when I crush that power and kill that pride, darkness will fall over the city of Tahpanhes. A dark, gloomy cloud will cover the land as you are being led away into captivity.

Hosea 9:6

Even if you escape alive, you will end up in Egypt and be buried in Memphis. Your silver treasures will be lost among weeds; thorns will sprout in your tents.