Jeremiah 43:1-7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Jeremiah 42:1 to Jeremiah 43:7. The Migration into Egypt. Jeremiah is asked by the leaders (Jeremiah 42:1 mg., with LXX) and the people to seek Yahweh's guidance, which they solemnly (Jeremiah 42:5 mg.) promise to follow (Jeremiah 42:1-6). After ten days, the Divine revelation comes to the prophet and is communicated to the people, to the effect that they are to remain in Judah, where Yahweh promises to protect them from the Babylonians; their hope of prosperity in Egypt will be found delusive; Yahweh will treat them in Egypt as He has treated Jerusalem. They are doing harm to themselves by their (intended) disobedience after the pledge given (Jeremiah 42:7-22). The leaders (as Jeremiah had anticipated, from Jeremiah 42:17 ff.) refuse to obey the oracle, alleging that it is not genuine, but inspired by Baruch. They migrate to Egypt, and reach Tahpanhes (Daphne, a frontier fortress, Jeremiah 2:16).

Jeremiah 42:12. Read to dwell in for to return to, with Syr. Vulg.

Jeremiah 42:20. dealt deceitfully: should be, with LXX, done evil. souls: simply selves.

Jeremiah 43:2. saying: read instead, with Giesebrecht, and defiant.

Jeremiah 43:5. Cf. Jeremiah 40:11 f.

Jeremiah 43:6. Cf. Jeremiah 41:10.

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Jeremiah 43:1-7

1 And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,

2 Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:

3 But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.

4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.

5 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;

6 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.

7 So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.