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Jeremiah 43:12

I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.

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ASV

And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

KJV

And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהִצַּ֣תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiand I will kindleH3341 →
אֵ֗שׁ'EshfireH784 →
בְּבָתֵּי֙be.va.Teiin [the] houses ofH1004 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] gods ofH430 →
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
וּשְׂרָפָ֖םu.se.ra.Famand he will burn themH8313 →
וְשָׁבָ֑םve.sha.Vamand he will take captive themH7617 →
וְעָטָה֩ve.'a.Tahand he will delouseH5844 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֶ֨רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
כַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-just asH834 →
יַעְטֶ֤הya'.Tehhe delousesH5844 →
הָֽרֹעֶה֙ha.ro.'Ehthe shepherdH7462 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בִּגְד֔וֹbig.Dogarment hisH899 →
וְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'and he will go outH3318 →
מִשָּׁ֖םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033 →
בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.Lomin peaceH7965 →

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Ezekiel 30:13This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.Isaiah 19:1This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.Isaiah 49:18Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.Psalms 109:18–19The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.Jeremiah 46:25The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.Jeremiah 48:7Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.Esther 6:9Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,Exodus 12:12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.2 Samuel 5:21There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.Job 40:10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.Genesis 31:30Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”Psalms 132:16I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.Jeremiah 50:2“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’Zephaniah 2:11The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.Isaiah 61:5Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.Colossians 3:14And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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