Jeremiah 44:1
in Jeremiah 44This 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:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews that dwelt in the land of Egypt, that dwelt at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
KJV
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,
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This verse in Jeremiah 44
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThe word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews - Dahler supposes this discourse to have been delivered in the seventeenth or eighteenth year after the taking of Jerusalem. Which dwell at Migdol - A city of Lower Egypt, not far from Pelusium. Tahpanhes - Daphne Pelusiaca, the place to which the emigrant Jews first went. Noph - מפס Maphes, Targum. Memphis. a celebrated city of Middle Egypt, and the capital of its district. The country of Pathros - A district of Upper Egypt, known by the name of the Thebais. See Bochart, Lib. Phaleg, lib. iv., c.
This site's exposition
which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros
on Jeremiah 44:1-6
The address widens to every Jewish colony scattered across Egypt, from the northern garrison towns to Pathros far south, and Jerusalem's own ruin is cited as evidence the hearers have seen with their own eyes, ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem. The ground is given plainly, incense burned to gods that neither they nor their fathers knew, and verse 4 recalls the sending of prophets rising early, a formula repeated through the book at 7:25 and 25:4, which the bench reads as proof against any claim that no warning was given. The fury already poured out and kindled in Judah's cities is the pattern the same colonies are about to repeat on foreign ground.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Migdol was a city upon the borders of the Red Sea. Noph was a city, which the Greeks and Latines called Memphis; it is thought to be that, which is now called Cairo. Pathros was the province, since called Thebais.
The word which came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Migdol - Magdolum, a strong fortress on the northern boundary of Egypt.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַדָּבָר֙ | hadavar | the word | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָיָ֣ה | hayah | it came | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אֶֽל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ | yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| אֶ֚ל | ʾel | concerning | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים | haiyehudim | the Jews | H3064 → | 75 times |
| הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים | haiyoshevim | who were dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרָ֑יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| הַיֹּשְׁבִ֤ים | haiyoshevim | who were dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּמִגְדֹּל֙ | bemigdol | in Migdol | H4024 → | |
| וּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֣ס | uvetachpanches | and in Tahpanhes | H8471 → | 7 times |
| וּבְנֹ֔ף | uvenof | and in Memphis | H5297 → | 7 times |
| וּבְאֶ֥רֶץ | uveeretz | and in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| פַּתְר֖וֹס | patros | Pathros | H6624 → | |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ ס | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
הַדָּבָר֙the word
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הָיָ֣הit came
hayahH1961 →3559 times
אֶֽל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יִרְמְיָ֔הוּJeremiah
yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times
אֶ֚לconcerning
ʾelH413 →5510 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַיְּהוּדִ֔יםthe Jews
haiyehudimH3064 →75 times
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםwho were dwelling
haiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֤יםwho were dwelling
haiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times
בְּמִגְדֹּל֙in Migdol
bemigdolH4024 →
וּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֣סand in Tahpanhes
uvetachpanchesH8471 →7 times
וּבְנֹ֔ףand in Memphis
uvenofH5297 →7 times
וּבְאֶ֥רֶץand in [the] land of
uveeretzH776 →2504 times
פַּתְר֖וֹסPathros
patrosH6624 →
לֵאמֹֽר׃ ס<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 19:13The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 2:16
The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 46:14
“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 2:16
Through
Isaiah 11:11On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and…
it leads to
- Micah 7:12
On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
- Zechariah 10:8–12
I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
- Hosea 3:4–5
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
- Isaiah 10:20
On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy…
- Hosea 11:11
They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.
- Micah 7:12
Through
Exodus 14:2“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
it leads to
- Numbers 33:7–8
They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.
- Numbers 33:7–8
About Jeremiah
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonLate monarchy / ExileJeremiahPriest of Anathoth called before birth to uproot and to plant; the weeping prophet of Jerusalem's fall who bought a field in the s…
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.