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Jeremiah 43:13 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 43 · verse 13
He shall break also the images of Bethshemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.Jeremiah 43:13 · King James Version
Jeremiah 43:13 in context
11And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.
12And 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.
13He shall break also the images of Bethshemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BethshemeshBêyth ShemeshBeth-Shemesh, a place in PalestineH1053 →
- imagesmatstsêbâhsomething stationedH4676 →
- housesbayitha houseH1004 →
- breakshâbarto burstH7665 →
- EgyptMitsrayimMitsrajimH4714 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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We have here, as also in the next chapter, Jeremiah prophesying in Egypt. Jeremiah was now in Tahpanhes, for there his lords and masters were; he was there among idolatrous Egyptians and treacherous Israelites; but there, 1. He received the word of the Lord; it came to him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-13