Noph, &c. — Two of the kings of Egypt's principal seats. Noph was sometimes called Memphis, now Cairo. Tahapanes probably took its name from Taphanes queen of Egypt, 1 Kings 11:19, called also Hanes: Isaiah 30:4. The inhabitants of these cities are called here their children.
Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 2:16
Jeremiah 2:16
16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.