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And they arrived at Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they <i>even</i> to Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they went to the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the LORD. And they went as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and they entered the land of Egypt (for they did not obey the voice of the LORD) and went in as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and they entered the land of Egypt (for they did not obey the voice of the LORD) and went in as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and they entered the land of Egypt (for they did not obey the voice of the LORD) and went in as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and they entered the land of Egypt (for they did not listen to the voice of Yahweh) and went in as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So they entered the land of Egypt (for they did not obey the voice of the LORD) and they went in as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They went to the land of Egypt because they did not obey the LORD. They went as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and they went to the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD. They went as far as Tahpanhes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they came into the land of Egypt; for they obeyed not the voice of Jehovah: and they came unto Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The people disobeyed the LORD and went to Egypt. The group had settled in Tahpanhes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and they came into the land of Egypt; for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: and they came even to Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They didn't listen to the LORD, so they went to Egypt. They went as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They disobeyed the LORD's command and went into Egypt as far as the city of Tahpanhes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So they went into the land of Egypt, because they did not obey the LORD, and they travelled as far as Tahpanhes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They went on to Egypt because they refused to obey the LORD, and came to Tahpanhes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and they came into the land of Egypt; for they did not obey the voice of the LORD: and they came to Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus they came even to Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They came into the land of Egypt, for they didn’t obey Yahweh’s voice; and they came to Tahpanhes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they enter the land of Egypt, for they have not listened to the voice of YHWH, and they come as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they enter the land of Egypt, for they have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and they enter unto Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will come to the land of Egypt: for they heard not to the voice of Jehovah, and they will come even to Tahpanhes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they went Into the land of Egypt, for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: and they came as far as Taphnis. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they entered into the land of Egypt. For they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they went as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They went to Egypt—they did not listen to the voice of the LORD—and came to Tahpanhes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the LORD. And they arrived at Tahpanhes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So they came into the land of Egypt; for they did not obey the voice of the LORD; thus they came as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they came to the land of Egypt because that they did not listen to his voice of LORD JEHOVAH, and they came unto Takhpis<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and they came into the land of Egypt; for they hearkened not to the voice of the LORD; and they came even to Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they came into Egypt: for they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord: and they entered into Taphnas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=13145" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/43.htm">Jeremiah Taken to Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">So they entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and they went</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">as far as</a> <a href="/hebrew/8471.htm" title="8471: taḥ·pan·ḥês (N-proper-fs) -- Or Tchaphnchec; or Tachpnec; of Egyptian derivation; Tachpanches, Techaphneches or Tachpenes, a place in Egypt.">Tahpanhes.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Jeremiah 42:19-22</a></span><br />The LORD has told you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for sure that I have warned you today! / For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’ / For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Jeremiah 44:1-14</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros: / “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation / because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a></span><br />“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-6.htm">Ezekiel 29:6-7</a></span><br />Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. / When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-26.htm">2 Kings 25:26</a></span><br />Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">Deuteronomy 17:16</a></span><br />But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a></span><br />So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6</a></span><br />Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15</a></span><br />But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39</a></span><br />But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a></span><br />Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Matthew 24:16-18</a></span><br />then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.</p><p class="hdg">So</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/25-16.htm">2 Chronicles 25:16</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that <i>the king</i> said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.</p><p class="hdg">Tahpanhes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm">Jeremiah 2:16</a></b></br> Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.</p><p class="hdg">Tahpanhes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Jeremiah 44:1</a></b></br> The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Jeremiah 46:14</a></b></br> Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-4.htm">Isaiah 30:4</a></b></br> For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.</p><p class="hdg">Hanes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18</a></b></br> At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.</p><p class="hdg">tehaphnehes </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-4.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-2.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-16.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-39.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm">Tahpanhes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm">Tah'panhes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-12.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-12.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-11.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-8.htm">Tahpanhes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-8.htm">Tah'panhes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 43</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/43-1.htm">Johanan, discrediting Jeremiah's prophecy, carries him and the rest in Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/43-8.htm">Jeremiah prophesies by a type the conquest of Egypt by the Babylonians.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/43.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/43.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So they entered the land of Egypt</b><br>This phrase marks a significant moment of disobedience by the remnant of Judah. Historically, Egypt was often seen as a place of refuge, yet it was also a land from which God had delivered the Israelites during the Exodus. Returning to Egypt symbolizes a reversal of God's redemptive work. Theologically, this act of entering Egypt represents a lack of trust in God's promises and protection, as the people sought security in a foreign power rather than in the Lord.<p><b>because they did not obey the voice of the LORD</b><br>The disobedience here is a recurring theme in the history of Israel and Judah. The voice of the LORD had been communicated through the prophet Jeremiah, who warned against seeking refuge in Egypt (<a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Jeremiah 42:19-22</a>). This disobedience highlights the people's persistent rebellion and lack of faith, which ultimately led to their downfall. It serves as a reminder of the importance of heeding God's word and the consequences of ignoring divine guidance.<p><b>and they went as far as Tahpanhes</b><br>Tahpanhes, also known as Daphnae, was a significant city in the northeastern region of Egypt. Archaeological findings, such as the "House of the Jew's Daughter," suggest a Jewish presence in the area, corroborating the biblical account. This location is strategically important, as it was a border city and a military outpost, indicating the people's intent to fully integrate into Egyptian society. The mention of Tahpanhes underscores the complete departure from God's plan, as they settled in a place that symbolized their reliance on human alliances rather than divine protection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He warned them against going to Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_judah.htm">The Remnant of Judah</a></b><br>The group of people left in Judah after the Babylonian conquest. They sought refuge in Egypt against God's command.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A neighboring nation to Judah, often seen as a place of refuge but also a symbol of disobedience and reliance on human strength rather than God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tahpanhes.htm">Tahpanhes</a></b><br>A city in Egypt where the remnant settled. It represents the culmination of their disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_voice_of_the_lord.htm">The Voice of the LORD</a></b><br>Represents God's direct command and guidance, which the people chose to ignore.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_voice.htm">Obedience to God's Voice</a></b><br>The importance of listening to and obeying God's commands, even when they seem counterintuitive or difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience leads to negative consequences, often taking us back to places of bondage or difficulty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god_over_human_solutions.htm">Trust in God Over Human Solutions</a></b><br>Reliance on human solutions, like seeking refuge in Egypt, can lead us away from God's protection and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_lessons_for_modern_faith.htm">Historical Lessons for Modern Faith</a></b><br>Learning from the past mistakes of God's people can guide us in making better choices today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_god's_messengers.htm">The Role of Prophets and God's Messengers</a></b><br>Recognizing and heeding the warnings and guidance of those God sends to speak into our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 43</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_ryrie_study_bible.htm">What was the cause of Jeremiah's death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_cause_of_jeremiah's_death.htm">What was the cause of Jeremiah's death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_fate_of_2_kings_25_26_group_unknown.htm">2 Kings 25:26 says the remaining people fled to Egypt, but why does neither the Bible nor contemporary sources detail the fate of this group?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_jeremiah_in_egypt_and_judah.htm">How can we reconcile Jeremiah's presence in Egypt with traditions that he remained in Judah (Jer 43:6-7)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/43.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Thus came they</span> <span class= "bld">even to Tahpanhes.</span>--The town was obviously on the north-eastern frontier of Egypt. In <a href="//apocrypha.org/judith/1-9.htm" title="And to all that were in Samaria and the cities thereof, and beyond Jordan unto Jerusalem, and Betane, and Chelus, and Kades, and the river of Egypt, and Taphnes, and Ramesse, and all the land of Gesem,">Judith 1:9</a> it appears between the river of Egypt (the Rhinocolura, which divided Egypt from Palestine) and Ramesse (the Raamses of <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm" title="Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.">Exodus 1:11</a>, or Rameses of <a href="/numbers/33-3.htm" title="And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.">Numbers 33:3</a>; <a href="/numbers/33-5.htm" title="And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.">Numbers 33:5</a>) and all the land of Gesen, or Goshen. In <a href="/context/ezekiel/30-16.htm" title="And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.">Ezekiel 30:16-18</a> it is named, in conjunction with No (= Thebes) and Noph (= Memphis), among the chief cities of Egypt. In Greek historians it appears as <span class= "ital">Daphnce </span>and as near Pelusium (Herod. ii. 30), and in the <span class= "ital">Itinerary </span>of Antoninus is placed, under the name of Dafno, at a distance of sixteen Roman miles from the latter city. Its name may be connected with that of the Egyptian Quoen Tahpenes, mentioned in <a href="/1_kings/11-19.htm" title="And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.">1Kings 11:19</a>. Here apparently the emigrants determined to settle and found a new home for themselves. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Tahpanhea</span>. An Egyptian frontier city (see <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18</a> and note on Jeremiah 2:16), where the fugitives had to wait till the views of the Egyptian government respecting them were made known. The supposed site of the Pelusiac Daphnae has not yet been explored; a single inscribed fragment would reveal the Egyptian name, and probably ratify the identity of Daphnae with the Tahpanhes of the prophets (R.S. Poole, 'The Cities of Egypt,' p. 177). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So they entered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">obey</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמְע֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the voice</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as far as</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Tahpanhes.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְפַּנְחֵֽס׃</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·pan·ḥês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8471.htm">Strong's 8471: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tahpanhes -- a city in Egypt</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 43:7 And they came into the land (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/43-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 43:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 43:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/43-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 43:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 43:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>