Jeremias 43
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Jeremias 43:1-2
43:1-7 Johanan and the rest of the people betrayed their oath (42:20) when they chose not to trust in the Lord’s answer through Jeremiah.
Jeremias 43:3-6
43:3 It is not known why Baruch was blamed.
Jeremias 43:7-9
43:7 The city of Tahpanhes (2:16; Ezek 30:18), now known as Tell Dafneh, guarded the road entering Egypt at its northeast corner.
Jeremias 43:10-11
43:10 Nebuchadnezzar: Cp. 42:2-22; Ezek 29:19-20. According to an Akkadian inscription, Nebuchadnezzar invaded Egypt in 568–567 BC, less than twenty years after Jeremiah’s message.
Jeremias 43:12
43:12-13 In the ancient Near East, temples and idols were regarded as power centers, so successful invaders usually destroyed them.
Jeremias 43:13
43:13 The sacred pillars were highly prized by the ancient Egyptians. • in the temple of the sun: Or in Heliopolis. The sun was the supreme deity of the Egyptian religion. The ruins of this city are about six miles northeast of modern Cairo.