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Jeremiah 44:30

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This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy, and sought his life.

KJV

Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give Pharaoh–hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.

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This verse in Jeremiah 44

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
Thus saith the Lord, behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt,.... Pharaoh was a common name of the kings of Egypt, who usually had some surname, by which they were distinguished; and the surname of the then present king of Egypt was Hophra; whom the Septuagint and others call Vaphres; and, Herodotus (l) Apries.

This site's exposition

This will be a sign to you

on Jeremiah 44:29-30

“I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies,” just as Zedekiah was delivered to Nebuchadnezzar. Hophra, called Apries by the Greek historians, was later overthrown by his general Amasis. The parallel tells the company that Egypt is no safer than Jerusalem.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. 6 Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Behold I will give Pharaoh-hophra - That is, Pharaoh Apries. How this and the prophecies in the preceding chapter were fulfilled, we learn from ancient historians. The sum of such information is this: the subjects of Pharaoh Apries rebelling, he sent Amasis, one of his generals, to reduce them to their duty. But no sooner had Amasis begun to make his speech, than they fixed a helmet on his head, and proclaimed him king.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

"His enemies" refer to Amasis, &c.; the words are accurately chosen, so as not to refer to Nebuchadnezzar, who is not mentioned till the end of the verse, and in connection with Zedekiah (Eze 20:3;

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The words behind it

28 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • כֹּ֣ה׀thus

    kohH3541 →577 times

  • אָמַ֣רhe says

    ʾamarH559 →5305 times

  • יְהוָ֗הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • הִנְנִ֣יhere I

    hiniH2005 →316 times

  • נֹ֠תֵן[am] about to give

    notenH5414 →2011 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • פַּרְעֹ֨הPharaoh

    parohH6547 →274 times

  • חָפְרַ֤עHophra

    chafera'H6548 →

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • מִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egypt

    mitzrayimH4714 →641 times

  • בְּיַ֣דin [the] hand of

    beyadH3027 →1618 times

  • אֹֽיְבָ֔יוenemies his

    ʾoyevavH341 →282 times

  • וּבְיַ֖דand in [the] hand of

    uveyadH3027 →1618 times

  • מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י[those who] seek

    mevaksheiH1245 →225 times

  • נַפְשׁ֑וֹ<of> life his

    nafshoH5315 →754 times

  • כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust as

    kaasherH834 →5497 times

  • נָתַ֜תִּיI gave

    natatiH5414 →2011 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּZedekiah

    tzidkiyahuH6667 →63 times

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • יְהוּדָ֗הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • בְּיַ֨דin [the] hand of

    beyadH3027 →1618 times

  • נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רNebuchadnezzar

    nevukhadretzarH5019 →60 times

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • בָּבֶ֛לBabylon

    bavelH894 →262 times

  • אֹיְב֖וֹenemy his

    ʾoyevoH341 →282 times

  • וּמְבַקֵּ֥שׁand [one who] sought

    umevakeshH1245 →225 times

  • נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ סlife his

    nafshoH5315 →754 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

14 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Ezekiel 29:3Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’5 worksJeremiah 46:26I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.5 works2 Kings 25:4–7Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,4 worksJeremiah 39:5–7But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.3 worksJeremiah 34:21And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.3 worksJeremiah 43:9–13“In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes.3 works
The other 8 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ezekiel 30:21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.3 worksEzekiel 29:2“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.3 worksJeremiah 44:29This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.3 worksJeremiah 46:13This is the word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:3 worksJeremiah 52:8–11but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.2 worksEzekiel 31:18Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”2 worksEzekiel 29:1–21In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,2 worksJeremiah 34:20I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Ezekiel 30:21

    “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 46:11

      Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.

    • Jeremiah 30:13

      There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you.

    • Psalms 37:17

      For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

    • Jeremiah 48:25

      The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.

    • Ezekiel 30:24

      I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 34:21

    And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 52:24–27

      The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

    • Jeremiah 39:6

      There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.

    • Ezekiel 17:16

      ‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.

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What the record shows

1 entry
  • Hophra (Apries) — attested in contemporary inscriptionundisputed

    Egyptian and Babylonian inscriptions

    Biblical figure (Pharaoh, 589-570 BC) identified in extra-biblical epigraphy.

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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