Jeremiah 44:1

God's Word

The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah about all the Jews living in Egypt at Migdol, Tahpanhes, Noph, and Pathros.

Cross References

Genesis 10:14

Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.

Exodus 14:2

“Tell the Israelites to go back and set up their camp facing Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. Set up your camp facing north—by the sea.

Isaiah 11:11

At that time the Lord will use his power again to recover what remains of his people in Assyria, Upper and Lower Egypt, Sudan, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.

Isaiah 19:13

The leaders of Zoan are acting foolishly. The leaders of Memphis are led astray. The leaders who are the cornerstones of its tribes mislead the Egyptians.

Jeremiah 2:16

People from Noph and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls, Israel.

Jeremiah 24:8

“But this is what the Lord says about the bad figs that are so bad that they can’t be eaten. The Lord says, ‘Like these bad figs, I will abandon King Zedekiah of Judah, his princes, the remaining few in Jerusalem who stayed behind in this land, and those who are living in Egypt.

Jeremiah 43:13

At Beth Shemesh he will break the monuments in Egypt and burn down the temples of Egypt’s gods.’ ”

Jeremiah 44:15

Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, all the women who were standing there, and all the people who lived at Pathros in Egypt answered Jeremiah. They said,

Jeremiah 46:14

“Tell this in Egypt; announce this in Migdol. Make it known in Memphis and in Tahpanhes. Say, ‘Take your positions, and get ready. Swords will kill those around you.’

Jeremiah 46:19

Pack your bags, inhabitants of Egypt, because you will be taken away as captives. Memphis will become a dreary wasteland, a pile of rubble where no one lives.

Ezekiel 29:10

That is why I’m against you and the Nile River. I will turn Egypt into a pile of rubble. It will become a wasteland, from Migdol to Syene, all the way to the border of Sudan.

Ezekiel 29:14

I will bring back the Egyptian captives and return them to Pathros, the land they came from. There they will be a weak kingdom.

Ezekiel 30:13

“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will destroy the statues and put an end to the idols in Memphis. A prince will never rise again in Egypt. I will spread fear throughout Egypt.

Ezekiel 30:14

I will destroy Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and bring punishment on Thebes.

Ezekiel 30:16

I will set fire to Egypt. Sin will be in much pain. Thebes will be broken into pieces, and Memphis will be in trouble every day.

Ezekiel 30:18

At Tahpanhes the day will turn dark when I break Egypt’s power. Egypt’s strong army will be defeated. Clouds will cover Egypt, and people from its villages will go into exile.

Hosea 9:6

Even if they escape without being destroyed, Egypt will capture them and Memphis will bury them. Weeds will grow over their silver treasures. Thorns will grow over their tents.