Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt

Jeremiah 41:16-43:13

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Genesis

The Creation of the World 1:1-2:3 The Creation of Man and Woman 2:4-25 The Fall of Man 3:1-24 Cain and Abel 4:1-26 From Adam to Noah 5:1-32 The Flood 6:1-8:22 God’s Covenant with Noah 9:1-17 Noah’s Drunkenness and Curse 9:18-29 Nations Descended from Noah 10:1-32 The Tower of Babel 11:1-9 From Shem to Abram 11:10-32 The Call of Abram 12:1-9 Abram in Egypt 12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate 13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot 14:1-24 God’s Covenant with Abram 15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael 16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1-27 A Son Promised to Sarah 18:1-15 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 18:16-33 The Destruction of Sodom 19:1-29 The Origin of Moab and Ammon 19:30-38 Abraham and Abimelech 20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac 21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away 21:8-21 A Treaty with Abimelech 21:22-34 The Sacrifice of Isaac 22:1-19 Nahor’s Children 22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1-20 A Wife for Isaac 24:1-67 The Death of Abraham 25:1-11 Ishmael’s Descendants 25:12-18 Esau and Jacob 25:19-34 Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-35 Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing 27:1-40 Jacob Sent to Paddan-aram 27:41-28:9 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 28:10-22 Jacob Meets Rachel 29:1-14 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:15-30 The Children of Jacob 29:31-30:24 Jacob’s Prosperity 30:25-43 Jacob Flees from Laban 31:1-21 Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant 31:22-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles with God 32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau 33:1-20 Dinah and the Shechemites 34:1-31 God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 35:1-15 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 35:16-29 Esau’s Descendants 36:1-30 The Kings of Edom 36:31-43 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1-11 Joseph Sold by His Brothers 37:12-36 Judah and Tamar 38:1-30 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1-23 Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison 40:1-23 Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1-40 Joseph Rises to Power 41:41-57 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1-38 Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin 43:1-34 The Silver Cup 44:1-34 Joseph Reveals Himself 45:1-28 Jacob Goes to Egypt 46:1-47:12 Joseph and the Famine 47:13-31 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1-28 The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers 50:15-21 The Death of Joseph 50:22-26

Exodus

Israel Increases in Egypt 1:1-22 The Birth of Moses 2:1-10 Moses Flees to Midian 2:11-25 The Burning Bush 3:1-22 Signs for Moses 4:1-17 Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18-31 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 5:1-21 God Promises Deliverance 5:22-6:12 The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron 6:13-27 Moses and Aaron Sent to Pharaoh 6:28-7:7 Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent 7:8-13 The First Plague: Water to Blood 7:14-24 The Second Plague: Frogs 7:25-8:15 The Third Plague: Gnats 8:16-19 The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20-32 The Fifth Plague: Livestock Die 9:1-7 The Sixth Plague: Boils 9:8-12 The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13-35 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1-20 The Ninth Plague: Darkness 10:21-29 A Final Plague Threatened 11:1-10 The Passover 12:1-30 The Exodus 12:31-42 Passover Regulations 12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1-16 Crossing the Red Sea 13:17-14:31 The Song of Moses 15:1-21 Bitter Water Made Sweet 15:22-27 Manna from Heaven 16:1-36 Water from the Rock 17:1-7 Amalek Defeated 17:8-16 Jethro’s Advice 18:1-27 Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1-25 The Ten Commandments 20:1-21 Laws About Altars 20:22-21:1 Laws About Slaves 21:2-11 Laws About Personal Injuries 21:12-36 Laws About Restitution 22:1-15 Laws About Holiness 22:16-31 Laws About Justice 23:1-9 Sabbath Years and Weeks 23:10-13 The Three Feasts 23:14-19 The Angel and the Promises 23:20-33 The Covenant Confirmed 24:1-18 Contributions for the Sanctuary 25:1-9 The Ark of the Testimony 25:10-22 The Table for Bread 25:23-30 The Golden Lampstand 25:31-40 The Tabernacle 26:1-37 The Bronze Altar 27:1-8 The Court of the Tabernacle 27:9-19 Oil for the Lamp 27:20-21 The Priests’ Garments 28:1-5 The Ephod 28:6-14 The Breastpiece of Judgment 28:15-30 Other Priestly Garments 28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests 29:1-46 The Altar of Incense 30:1-10 The Census Tax 30:11-16 The Bronze Basin 30:17-21 The Anointing Oil 30:22-33 The Incense 30:34-38 Oholiab and Bezalel 31:1-11 The Sabbath Sign 31:12-18 The Golden Calf 32:1-33:6 The Tent of Meeting 33:7-11 Moses’ Intercession and God’s Glory 33:12-23 New Tablets and Covenant 34:1-28 The Shining Face of Moses 34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations 35:1-3 Freewill Offerings for the Tabernacle 35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab Set Apart 35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle 36:8-38 Making the Ark 37:1-9 Making the Table 37:10-16 Making the Lampstand 37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense 37:25-29 Making the Bronze Altar 38:1-7 Making the Bronze Basin 38:8 Making the Court 38:9-20 Materials of the Tabernacle 38:21-31 Making the Priests’ Garments 39:1 The Ephod Made 39:2-7 The Breastpiece Made 39:8-21 Other Garments Made 39:22-31 The Work Completed 39:32-43 The Tabernacle Erected 40:1-33 The Glory Fills the Tabernacle 40:34-38

Numbers

The Census of Israel 1:1-54 Arrangement of the Camp 2:1-34 The Levites’ Duties 3:1-51 Kohathites’ Service 4:1-20 Gershonites’ Service 4:21-28 Merarites’ Service 4:29-33 Census of the Levites 4:34-49 Unclean Removed from Camp 5:1-4 Restitution for Wrongs 5:5-10 The Test for Adultery 5:11-31 The Nazirite Vow 6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing 6:22-27 Offerings of the Leaders 7:1-89 The Lamps 8:1-4 The Levites Consecrated 8:5-26 The Passover Celebrated 9:1-14 The Cloud Over the Tabernacle 9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets 10:1-10 Departure from Sinai 10:11-36 Complaint and Quail; Seventy Elders 11:1-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1-16 Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1-25 Report of the Spies 13:26-33 The People Rebel 14:1-45 Offerings and Firstfruits 15:1-21 Unintentional Sin and Presumptuous Sin 15:22-31 The Sabbath-Breaker 15:32-36 Tassels on Garments 15:37-41 Korah’s Rebellion 16:1-50 Aaron’s Staff Buds 17:1-13 Priests’ and Levites’ Duties 18:1-7 Portions for Priests and Levites 18:8-32 The Red Heifer 19:1-22 Water from the Rock at Meribah 20:1-13 Edom Refuses Passage 20:14-21 Aaron’s Death 20:22-29 Arad Defeated 21:1-3 The Bronze Serpent 21:4-9 Journeys in the Wilderness 21:10-20 Victories over Sihon and Og 21:21-35 Balaam Summoned 22:1-20 Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel 22:21-41 Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1-12 Balaam’s Second Oracle 23:13-26 Balaam’s Third Oracle 23:27-24:14 The Star out of Jacob 24:15-19 Balaam’s Final Sayings 24:20-25 Baal of Peor and Phinehas 25:1-18 The Second Census 26:1-65 Daughters of Zelophehad 27:1-11 Joshua Appointed 27:12-23 Daily Offerings 28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings 28:9-10 Monthly Offerings 28:11-15 Passover Offerings 28:16-25 Weeks (Firstfruits) Offerings 28:26-31 Trumpets Offerings 29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings 29:7-11 Booths Offerings 29:12-40 Vows 30:1-16 War with Midian—Spoils 31:1-24 Division of the Spoils 31:25-54 Reuben, Gad, and Half-Manasseh 32:1-42 Stages of Israel’s Journey 33:1-56 Boundaries of the Land 34:1-29 Levitical Cities 35:1-5 Cities of Refuge 35:6-34 Marriage of Zelophehad’s Daughters 36:1-13

Deuteronomy

Preamble and Setting 1:1-8 Leaders Appointed 1:9-18 Spies Sent 1:19-25 Rebellion and Judgment 1:26-46 Journey Through Edom, Moab, Ammon 2:1-23 Victory over Sihon 2:24-37 Victory over Og 3:1-11 Allotment East of Jordan 3:12-20 Moses Forbidden to Enter 3:21-29 Call to Obey 4:1-14 No Idols 4:15-31 The LORD Alone Is God 4:32-40 Cities of Refuge East 4:41-43 Introduction to the Law 4:44-49 The Ten Commandments Rehearsed 5:1-33 The Shema and Instruction 6:1-25 Warning Against the Nations 7:1-26 Do Not Forget the LORD 8:1-20 Not for Your Righteousness 9:1-6 Israel’s Rebellions Recounted 9:7-29 New Tablets; Ark 10:1-11 Fear the LORD 10:12-22 Love, Obey, Choose 11:1-32 The Place of Worship 12:1-32 False Prophets and Idolatry 13:1-18 Clean and Unclean Foods 14:1-21 Tithes 14:22-29 Sabbatical Year 15:1-11 Hebrew Slaves 15:12-18 Firstborn Animals 15:19-23 Passover 16:1-8 Weeks 16:9-12 Booths 16:13-17 Justice 16:18-20 Forbidden Worship 16:21-17:7 Difficult Cases 17:8-13 Laws for the King 17:14-20 Provision for Levites 18:1-8 Abominable Practices 18:9-13 A Prophet Like Moses 18:14-22 Cities of Refuge 19:1-14 Witnesses and Penalties 19:15-21 Rules for War 20:1-20 Unsolved Murder 21:1-9 Wives from War 21:10-14 Rights of the Firstborn 21:15-17 Rebellious Son 21:18-21 Various Laws 21:22-22:12 Laws of Chastity 22:13-30 Assembly Exclusions 23:1-8 Camp Purity 23:9-14 Various Laws Continued 23:15-25:19 Firstfruits and Tithes Confession 26:1-15 You Are the LORD’s People 26:16-19 Law on Stones and Altar 27:1-8 Curses Pronounced 27:9-26 Blessings for Obedience 28:1-14 Curses for Disobedience 28:15-68 Renewal in Moab 29:1-29 Choose Life 30:1-20 Joshua Commissioned 31:1-8 Public Reading of the Law 31:9-13 Moses’ Warning of Apostasy 31:14-29 The Song of Moses 31:30-32:47 Moses to Die on Nebo 32:48-52 Moses Blesses Israel 33:1-29 The Death of Moses 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua Commissioned and Encouraged 1:1-18 Rahab Protects the Spies 2:1-24 Crossing the Jordan and Memorial Stones 3:1-4:24 Renewal at Gilgal: Circumcision and Passover 5:1-12 The Commander Appears and the Fall of Jericho 5:13-6:27 Defeat at Ai and Achan's Sin Revealed 7:1-26 The Capture and Destruction of Ai 8:1-29 Altar on Mount Ebal and the Law Proclaimed 8:30-35 The Gibeonite Deception and Treaty 9:1-27 Victory at Gibeon and the Long Day 10:1-15 Capture and Execution of the Five Kings 10:16-28 The Southern Campaign and Conquest of Cities 10:29-43 Defeat of the Northern Coalition and Hazor Destroyed 11:1-23 Lists of Kings Defeated East and West of the Jordan 12:1-24 Land Remaining to Be Possessed 13:1-7 Allotments East of the Jordan 13:8-33 Procedure for Distributing the Land and Levitical Cities 14:1-5 Caleb's Claim and Inheritance of Hebron 14:6-15 Boundaries and Towns of Judah 15:1-63 Ephraim and West Manasseh: Boundaries and Claims 16:1-17:18 Shiloh Established and the Land Surveyed 18:1-10 Territory and Towns of Benjamin 18:11-28 Territory of Simeon 19:1-9 Territory of Zebulun 19:10-16 Territory of Issachar 19:17-23 Territory of Asher 19:24-31 Territory of Naphtali 19:32-39 Territory of Dan 19:40-48 Completion of the Allotments and Joshua's Inheritance 19:49-51 Cities of Refuge Established 20:1-9 Levitical Cities and Their Holdings 21:1-45 The Eastern Tribes' Altar and the Reconciliation 22:1-34 Joshua's Farewell Exhortation and Warning 23:1-16 Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem 24:1-27 Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:28-33

1 Samuel

Hannah's Prayer for a Son 1:1-20 Hannah Presents Samuel to the Lord 1:21-28 Hannah's Song of Praise 2:1-11 Eli's Corrupt Sons and Samuel's Childhood 2:12-26 Prophecy of Judgment on Eli's House 2:27-36 Samuel's Call and the Lord's Word to Eli 3:1-4:1 Israel Defeated and the Ark Captured 4:2-11 Eli's Death and the Birth of Ichabod 4:12-22 The Ark Brings Judgment in Philistine Cities 5:1-12 The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1-7:1 Samuel Judges Israel and Delivers Them at Mizpah 7:2-17 Israel Demands a King 8:1-22 Saul Chosen and Given Signs 9:1-10:8 Saul Proclaimed King by Lot 10:9-27 Saul's Victory at Jabesh-Gilead 11:1-11 Saul Confirmed as King at Gilgal 11:12-15 Samuel's Farewell and Exhortation to Israel 12:1-25 Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice and Rebuke 13:1-15 Philistine Pressure and Israel's Lack of Arms 13:16-22 Jonathan's Bold Assault and Victory 13:23-14:14 Saul's Rash Oath and Its Consequences 14:15-23 Saul's Pursuit and Jonathan's Exploits 14:24-48 Saul's Family and Mighty Men 14:49-52 Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King 15:1-35 David Anointed by Samuel 16:1-13 David Serves Saul and Eases His Torment 16:14-23 David and Goliath 17:1-58 David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy 18:1-30 Saul's Attempts on David's Life and Jonathan's Intervention 19:1-24 David and Jonathan's Covenant 20:1-42 David at Nob: Bread and Goliath's Sword 21:1-9 David Feigns Madness at Gath 21:10-15 David Gathers Followers and Seeks Priestly Aid 22:1-5 Massacre at Nob and Abiathar Joins David 22:6-23 David Delivers Keilah and Inquires of God 23:1-6 Saul's Pursuit, Ziphite Betrayal, and David's Escape 23:7-29 David Spares Saul in a Cave 24:1-22 Nabal's Folly and Abigail's Intervention 25:1-44 David Again Spares Saul in His Camp 26:1-25 David Seeks Refuge with Achish 27:1-12 Saul and the Witch of Endor 28:1-25 The Philistines Reject David 29:1-11 David Recovers His Family and Defeats the Amalekites 30:1-31 The Death of Saul and His Sons 31:1-13

2 Samuel

An Amalekite Reports Saul and Jonathan's Death 1:1-16 David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 David Anointed King of Judah at Hebron 2:1-7 Ish‑Bosheth Made King; Civil War with David Begins 2:8-3:5 Abner Seeks Alliance with David 3:6-21 Joab Murders Abner; David's Protest and Mourning 3:22-39 Ish‑Bosheth Assassinated 4:1-12 David Anointed King over All Israel 5:1-5 David Captures Jerusalem and Establishes His House 5:6-16 David's Victories over the Philistines 5:17-25 Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death and David's Joy 6:1-23 God's Covenant with David 7:1-17 David's Prayer of Thanksgiving for God's Promise 7:18-29 David's Military Victories 8:1-14 David's Officials and Mighty Men 8:15-18 David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth 9:1-13 War with the Ammonites and Syrians 10:1-19 David and Bathsheba; the Death of Uriah 11:1-27 Nathan Rebukes David; Judgment and Aftermath 12:1-31 Amnon's Crime against Tamar 13:1-22 Absalom Kills Amnon and Flees 13:23-39 Joab Secures Absalom's Return and Reconciliation 14:1-33 Absalom's Conspiracy and Rise to Power 15:1-12 David Flees Jerusalem; Loyal Followers Accompany Him 15:13-37 Ziba Brings Provisions to David 16:1-4 Shimei Curses David as He Flees 16:5-14 Counsel in Absalom's Court; Ahithophel's Plan and Hushai's Counterplot 16:15-17:29 Battle in the Forest of Ephraim and Absalom's Death 18:1-18 Reports of Victory and David's Grief for Absalom 18:19-19:8 David's Return to Jerusalem; Reconciliation and Disputes 19:9-43 Sheba's Revolt and Its Suppression 20:1-26 Famine and the Gibeonites' Demand; Saul's Descendants Executed 21:1-14 David's Battles with the Philistines and the Valor of His Men 21:15-22 David's Song of Deliverance 22:1-51 David's Final Oracle 23:1-7 The Deeds of David's Mighty Warriors 23:8-39 David's Census and the Resulting Plague 24:1-17 David Purchases the Threshing Floor; Sacrifice and End of Plague 24:18-25

1 Kings

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Throne 1:1-27 Solomon Anointed King 1:28-53 David's Charge to Solomon and Death 2:1-12 Solomon Consolidates His Power 2:13-46 Solomon's Request for Wisdom 3:1-15 Solomon's Wise Judgment 3:16-28 Solomon's Officials and Administrative Order 4:1-19 The Wealth and Prosperity of Israel 4:20-28 Solomon's Wisdom and Fame 4:29-34 Alliances and Preparations for the Temple 5:1-18 Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1-38 Solomon's Palace and Structural Works 7:1-12 Temple Furnishings and the Work of Hiram 7:13-51 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8:1-21 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication 8:22-61 The Dedication Celebrated with Sacrifice 8:62-66 God's Promise and Warning to Solomon 9:1-9 Solomon's Building Projects and Trade 9:10-28 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 10:1-13 The Wealth and Splendor of Solomon's Reign 10:14-29 Solomon's Foreign Wives and Apostasy 11:1-13 Adversaries Raised Against Solomon 11:14-25 Jeroboam's Call and the Promise of Division 11:26-40 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 11:41-43 Rehoboam's Folly and the Kingdom Divides 12:1-24 Jeroboam Establishes Golden Calves 12:25-33 Prophetic Rebuke at Bethel and Deception 13:1-34 Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam 14:1-20 Rehoboam's Unfaithfulness and Shishak's Invasion 14:21-31 Abijam's Short Reign in Judah 15:1-8 Asa's Reforms and Early Reign 15:9-24 Nadab's Reign and Baasha's Conspiracy 15:25-32 Baasha's Reign and Jehu's Prophecy 15:33-16:7 Elah Assassinated and Zimri's Usurpation 16:8-14 Zimri's Suicide and Omri's Rise to Power 16:15-20 Omri Establishes Samaria as Capital 16:21-28 Ahab and Jezebel Introduce Baal Worship 16:29-34 Elijah Announces the Drought and Is Fed by Ravens 17:1-6 Elijah in Zarephath: Provision and Resurrection 17:7-24 Elijah Confronts Ahab and Prepares for Confrontation 18:1-15 Elijah on Mount Carmel and the Fall of Baal's Prophets 18:16-46 Elijah Flees to Horeb and Is Renewed 19:1-9 God's Response to Elijah and New Commissions 19:10-18 The Call of Elisha 19:19-21 Ben‑hadad Besieges Samaria; Israel's Defiant Response 20:1-12 Israel's Victories Over Aram and Ahab's Mercy 20:13-34 A Prophet Enacts Judgment on the King 20:35-43 Naboth's Vineyard: Ahab and Jezebel's Crime and Punishment 21:1-29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat Seek Counsel; Micaiah's True Prophecy 22:1-28 Ahab Dies at Ramoth‑Gilead 22:29-40 Jehoshaphat's Reign in Judah 22:41-50 Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil 22:51-53

2 Kings

Ahaziah Seeks Counsel and Elijah’s Judgment 1:1-18 Elijah Taken Up; Elisha Succeeds 2:1-18 Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water 2:19-22 Mockers of Elisha Mauled by Bears 2:23-25 Alliance Against Moab and Elisha’s Miracle 3:1-27 The Widow’s Oil Multiplied 4:1-7 Elisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son 4:8-37 Poisoned Stew Made Safe 4:38-41 Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men 4:42-44 Naaman Healed of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed 5:1-27 The Floating Axe Head 6:1-7 Elisha Foils the Aramean Raid 6:8-23 Famine Besieges Samaria 6:24-7:2 Arameans Flee; Samaria’s Deliverance 7:3-20 The Shunammite Restored to Her Land 8:1-6 Elisha Foretells Hazael’s Rise 8:7-15 Jehoram’s Reign in Israel 8:16-24 Ahaziah of Judah Ascends the Throne 8:25-29 Anointing of Jehu as King 9:1-13 Jehu Slays Joram and the House of Ahab 9:14-29 The Death of Jezebel 9:30-37 Jehu Executes Ahab’s Kin at Jezreel 10:1-17 Jehu Destroys Baal Worship 10:18-36 Joash Crowned; Athaliah Overthrown 11:1-21 Joash Repairs the Temple 12:1-21 Jehoahaz of Israel and Aramean Oppression 13:1-9 Jehoash of Israel and Elisha’s Final Acts 13:10-25 Amaziah of Judah: Victory and Pride 14:1-22 Jeroboam II Restores Israel’s Borders 14:23-29 Azariah (Uzziah) King of Judah 15:1-7 Zechariah’s Short Reign and Assassination 15:8-12 Shallum’s Brief Usurpation and Murder 15:13-16 Menahem’s Reign and Tribute to Assyria 15:17-22 Pekahiah Murdered; Pekah’s Conspiracy 15:23-26 Pekah Rules and Wars with Judah 15:27-31 Jotham King of Judah 15:32-38 Ahaz’s Reign and Submission to Assyria 16:1-20 Fall of Samaria and Israel’s Exile 17:1-6 Reasons for Israel’s Exile 17:7-23 Resettling Samaria and Syncretistic Worship 17:24-41 Hezekiah’s Reforms and Fortifications 18:1-16 Rabshakeh’s Taunts before Jerusalem 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s Plea and Isaiah’s Prophecy 19:1-13 Hezekiah’s Prayer of Surrender 19:14-19 The LORD Delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib 19:20-37 Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Sign 20:1-11 Hezekiah’s Pride and a Warning about Babylon 20:12-21 Manasseh’s Long, Wicked Reign 21:1-18 Amon’s Short Reign and Assassination 21:19-26 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law and Reforms 22:1-20 Josiah’s Covenant Renewal and Passover 23:1-30 Jehoahaz Deposed; Jehoiakim Installed by Egypt 23:31-35 Jehoiakim’s Reign and Babylonian Pressure 23:36-24:7 Jehoiachin’s Brief Reign and First Exile 24:8-17 Zedekiah Appointed as Babylon’s Vassal 24:18-19 Siege and Fall of Jerusalem; Destruction and Exile 24:20-25:26 Jehoiachin Released from Babylonian Prison 25:27-30

1 Chronicles

Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1:1-27 The Descendants of Abraham 1:28-34 The Edomite Genealogies (Esau and Seir) 1:35-54 The Sons of Israel 2:1-2 The Genealogy and Families of Judah 2:3-55 David’s Descendants and the Royal Line 3:1-24 Judahite Families and Notable Descendants 4:1-23 The Families and Settlements of Simeon 4:24-43 Transjordanian Tribes and Their Chiefs 5:1-10 Wars and Settlements East of the Jordan 5:11-22 Loss of Territory and Exile East of the Jordan 5:23-26 The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service 6:1-81 The Tribe of Issachar 7:1-5 A Register of Benjamin’s Households 7:6-12 A Brief Genealogical Note 7:13 The Tribe of Naphtali 7:14-19 The Tribe of Manasseh 7:20-29 The Tribe of Ephraim 7:30-40 The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line) 8:1-9:1 Resettlement of Jerusalem: Residents and Officials 9:2-34 Gatekeepers and Temple Servants in Jerusalem 9:35-44 The Death of Saul and the End of His House 10:1-14 David Anointed King over Israel 11:1-3 David Captures Jerusalem (Zion) 11:4-9 David’s Mighty Men and Warriors 11:10-47 Those Who Came to David at Hebron (Judah’s Support) 12:1-22 Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron 12:23-40 Bringing the Ark: Preparations and Uzzah’s Death 13:1-14 David’s Household and Philistine Submission 14:1-7 David’s Victories over the Philistines 14:8-17 Preparations for Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem 15:1-16:6 David Institutes Worship and a Song of Praise 16:7-43 God’s Covenant with David (Nathan’s Oracle) 17:1-15 David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Covenant 17:16-27 David’s Military Victories and Tribute 18:1-13 David’s Officials and the Spoils of War 18:14-17 War with the Ammonites and Their Allies 19:1-19 The Campaign against Rabbah (Ammon) 20:1-3 Defeat of the Philistines and Their Champions 20:4-8 David’s Census, Plague, and Purchase of the Temple Site 21:1-22:1 David’s Preparations and Instructions for Solomon 22:2-19 David Organizes the Levites 23:1-6 Levitical Families and Their Heads 23:7-11 Age Regulations and Duties of the Levites 23:12-20 Assignments of Levites: Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers 23:21-32 Divisions of the Priests into Twenty‑Four Courses 24:1-19 Priestly Families and Their Cities 24:20-31 The Levitical Musicians and Their Organization 25:1-31 Gatekeepers and Their Lineages 26:1-19 Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records 26:20-32 Military Divisions and Their Commanders 27:1-15 David’s Civil Officials and Overseers 27:16-24 Heads of the King’s Household and Provisions 27:25-34 David’s Charge to Solomon and the Temple Plan 28:1-21 The Nation’s Offerings for the Temple 29:1-9 David’s Prayer of Praise and Blessing for Solomon 29:10-20 David’s Final Acts and Organization of the Kingdom 29:21-25 The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession 29:26-30

2 Chronicles

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom 1:1-17 Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple 2:1-18 The Temple: Foundation and Structure 3:1-17 Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work 4:1-5:1 The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer 5:2-6:11 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance 6:12-42 The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival 7:1-10 God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise 7:11-22 Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram 8:1-18 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9:1-12 Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration 9:13-28 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 9:29-31 Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom 10:1-11:4 Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support 11:5-17 Rehoboam's Descendants and Death 11:18-23 Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss 12:1-16 Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death 13:1-14:1 Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia 14:2-15 Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal 15:1-19 Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani 16:1-14 Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice 17:1-19 Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead 18:1-27 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab 18:28-19:3 Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice 19:4-11 Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise 20:1-30 End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession 20:31-21:3 Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment 21:4-20 Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded 22:1-9 Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned 22:10-23:21 Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada 24:1-16 Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination 24:17-27 Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel 25:1-28 Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption 26:1-23 Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity 27:1-9 Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation 28:1-27 Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms 29:1-36 Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance 30:1-31:1 Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support 31:2-21 Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance 32:1-23 Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys 32:24-33 Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration 33:1-20 Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination 33:21-25 Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair 34:1-13 The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant 34:14-33 Josiah's Observance of the Passover 35:1-19 Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning 35:20-36:1 Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh 36:2-4 Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience 36:5-8 Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon 36:9-10 Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings 36:11-14 Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus 36:15-23

Psalm

Psalms 1–2 1:1-2:12 Psalms 3–8 3:1-8 Psalms 4–8 4:1-8 Psalms 5–12 5:1-12 Psalms 6–10 6:1-10 Psalms 7–17 7:1-17 Psalms 8–9 8:1-9 Psalms 9–10 9:1-10:18 Psalms 11–7 11:1-7 Psalms 12–8 12:1-8 Psalms 13–6 13:1-6 Psalms 14–7 14:1-7 Psalms 15–5 15:1-5 Psalms 16–11 16:1-11 Psalms 17–15 17:1-15 Psalms 18–50 18:1-50 Psalms 19–14 19:1-14 Psalms 20–9 20:1-9 Psalms 21–13 21:1-13 Psalms 22–31 22:1-31 Psalms 23–6 23:1-6 Psalms 24–10 24:1-10 Psalms 25–22 25:1-22 Psalms 26–12 26:1-12 Psalms 27–14 27:1-14 Psalms 28–9 28:1-9 Psalms 29–11 29:1-11 Psalms 30–12 30:1-12 Psalms 31–24 31:1-24 Psalms 32–33 32:1-33:22 Psalms 34–22 34:1-22 Psalms 35–28 35:1-28 Psalms 36–12 36:1-12 Psalms 37–40 37:1-40 Psalms 38–22 38:1-22 Psalms 39–13 39:1-13 Psalms 40–17 40:1-17 Psalms 41–13 41:1-13 Psalms 42–43 42:1-43:5 Psalms 44–26 44:1-26 Psalms 45–17 45:1-17 Psalms 46–11 46:1-11 Psalms 47–9 47:1-9 Psalms 48–14 48:1-14 Psalms 49–20 49:1-20 Psalms 50–23 50:1-23 Psalms 51–19 51:1-19 Psalms 52–9 52:1-9 Psalms 53–6 53:1-6 Psalms 54–7 54:1-7 Psalms 55–23 55:1-23 Psalms 56–13 56:1-13 Psalms 57–11 57:1-11 Psalms 58–11 58:1-11 Psalms 59–17 59:1-17 Psalms 60–12 60:1-12 Psalms 61–8 61:1-8 Psalms 62–12 62:1-12 Psalms 63–11 63:1-11 Psalms 64–10 64:1-10 Psalms 65–13 65:1-13 Psalms 66–20 66:1-20 Psalms 67–7 67:1-7 Psalms 68–35 68:1-35 Psalms 69–36 69:1-36 Psalms 70–71 70:1-71:24 Psalms 72–20 72:1-20 Psalms 73–28 73:1-28 Psalms 74–23 74:1-23 Psalms 75–10 75:1-10 Psalms 76–12 76:1-12 Psalms 77–20 77:1-20 Psalms 78–72 78:1-72 Psalms 79–13 79:1-13 Psalms 80–19 80:1-19 Psalms 81–16 81:1-16 Psalms 82–8 82:1-8 Psalms 83–18 83:1-18 Psalms 84–12 84:1-12 Psalms 85–13 85:1-13 Psalms 86–17 86:1-17 Psalms 87–7 87:1-7 Psalms 88–18 88:1-18 Psalms 89–52 89:1-52 Psalms 90–91 90:1-91:16 Psalms 92–97 92:1-97:12 Psalms 98–99 98:1-99:9 Psalms 100–5 100:1-5 Psalms 101–8 101:1-8 Psalms 102–28 102:1-28 Psalms 103–106 103:1-106:48 Psalms 107–43 107:1-43 Psalms 108–13 108:1-13 Psalms 109–31 109:1-31 Psalms 110–118 110:1-118:29 Psalms 119–8 119:1-8 Psalms 119–16 119:9-16 Psalms 119–24 119:17-24 Psalms 119–32 119:25-32 Psalms 119–40 119:33-40 Psalms 119–48 119:41-48 Psalms 119–56 119:49-56 Psalms 119–64 119:57-64 Psalms 119–72 119:65-72 Psalms 119–80 119:73-80 Psalms 119–88 119:81-88 Psalms 119–176 119:89-176 Psalms 119–104 119:96-104 Psalms 119–112 119:105-112 Psalms 119–120 119:113-120 Psalms 119–128 119:121-128 Psalms 119–136 119:129-136 Psalms 119–144 119:137-144 Psalms 119–152 119:145-152 Psalms 119–160 119:153-160 Psalms 119–168 119:161-168 Psalms 119–176 119:169-176 Psalms 120–7 120:1-7 Psalms 121–8 121:1-8 Psalms 122–9 122:1-9 Psalms 123–4 123:1-4 Psalms 124–8 124:1-8 Psalms 125–5 125:1-5 Psalms 126–6 126:1-6 Psalms 127–5 127:1-5 Psalms 128–6 128:1-6 Psalms 129–8 129:1-8 Psalms 130–8 130:1-8 Psalms 131–3 131:1-3 Psalms 132–18 132:1-18 Psalms 133–3 133:1-3 Psalms 134–137 134:1-137:9 Psalms 138–8 138:1-8 Psalms 139–24 139:1-24 Psalms 140–13 140:1-13 Psalms 141–10 141:1-10 Psalms 142–7 142:1-7 Psalms 143–12 143:1-12 Psalms 144–15 144:1-15 Psalms 145–150 145:1-150:6

Proverbs

Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord 1:1-7 Warning Against Enticement by Sinners 1:8-19 Wisdom's Public Call and the Folly of Rejection 1:20-33 The Value of Wisdom and Its Protection 2:1-22 Trusting God and Walking in Wisdom 3:1-35 A Father's Exhortation to Hold Fast to Wisdom 4:1-27 Warning Against Adultery and a Call to Fidelity 5:1-23 Warnings: Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness 6:1-19 Obey Parental Commands and the Dangers of Adultery 6:20-35 The Example of a Young Man Seduced 7:1-27 Wisdom's Proclamation and Blessings 8:1-36 Contrasting Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 9:1-18 Solomon's Proverbs: Contrasts of Righteousness and Folly 10:1-32 Proverbs on Justice, Integrity, and Righteous Living 11:1-31 Wise Conduct, Diligence, and Righteous Speech 12:1-28 Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child 13:1-25 Sayings on Wisdom, Folly, and the Fear of the Lord 14:1-35 The Power of Speech and the Benefits of Wisdom 15:1-33 God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans 16:1-33 Relations and Righteousness: Peace, Speech, and Integrity 17:1-28 The Power of Words and the Nature of Companionship 18:1-24 Advice on Wealth, Conduct, and Discipline 19:1-29 Counsel, Justice, and Warnings Against Excess 20:1-30 Divine Sovereignty, Justice, and the King's Role 21:1-31 Reputation, Generosity, and Child Discipline 22:1-16 Sayings of the Wise: Practical Moral Instruction 22:17-24:34 Solomon's Proverbs on Restraint and Leadership 25:1-28 Folly and Foolish Behavior in Speech and Deeds 26:1-28 Friendship, Counsel, and Practical Wisdom for Life 27:1-27 Justice, Righteousness, and the Results of Rebellion 28:1-28 Discipline, Leadership, and Social Order 29:1-27 The Sayings of Agur: Humility and Observations 30:1-33 Advice to King Lemuel and the Virtuous Woman 31:1-31

Isaiah

Judah's Rebellion and Call to Repentance 1:1-31 The Mountain of the Lord and the Nations' Hope 2:1-6 Judgment on Arrogance and Idolatry 2:7-22 Judgment on Jerusalem's Leaders and Social Order 3:1-4:1 The Branch and the Renewal of Zion 4:2-6 The Song of the Vineyard: Israel's Failure 5:1-7 Woes to Israel and Coming Judgment 5:8-30 Isaiah's Vision and Commission 6:1-13 Ahaz, the Immanuel Sign, and Invasion 7:1-25 The Sign of Plunder and a Call to Courage 8:1-10 Trust the Lord, Not Alliances or Diviners 8:11-22 A Child Is Born: Promise of Peace 9:1-7 Israel's Arrogance and Coming Punishment 9:8-10:4 Assyria: Instrument of Judgment and Its Doom 10:5-19 The Remnant and the Fall of Assyria 10:20-34 The Righteous Branch and the Peaceable Kingdom 11:1-16 A Song of Praise for God's Salvation 12:1-6 Babylon's Doom and the Day of the Lord 13:1-14:23 God's Decree: Assyria Overthrown 14:24-27 Oracle Concerning Philistia and Promise to Zion 14:28-32 Lament for Moab 15:1-16:14 Judgment on Damascus and Northern Israel 17:1-14 A Message to Cush (Ethiopia) 18:1-7 Judgment on Egypt and Future Salvation 19:1-25 Isaiah's Sign against Egypt and Cush 20:1-6 Prophecy of Babylon's Fall (The Watchman's Report) 21:1-10 Oracle concerning Dumah: The Night Watchman's Lament 21:11-12 Oracle Against Arabia (Dedan and Kedar) 21:13-17 The Valley of Vision: Jerusalem's Fall and Leadership Change 22:1-25 Tyre's Fall and Future Restoration 23:1-18 The Lord's Universal Judgment and Final Reign 24:1-23 Praise for God's Triumph and Deliverance 25:1-12 Trust in God and Hope for Deliverance 26:1-21 The Slaying of Leviathan and Israel's Restoration 27:1-13 Woe to Ephraim and Judah: Drunkenness and Judgment 28:1-29 Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem) and Promise of Enlightenment 29:1-24 Rebuke for Seeking Egypt's Help; Call to Trust the Lord 30:1-33 Egypt Is No Help; The Lord Will Save Jerusalem 31:1-9 A Righteous King and Just Leadership 32:1-8 Call to Repentance and Promise of Renewal 32:9-20 A Plea for Deliverance and the Lord's Judgment 33:1-24 The Lord's Vengeance on the Nations (Edom) 34:1-17 The Glorious Restoration of the Redeemed 35:1-10 Sennacherib's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt 36:1-22 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah; Rabshakeh's Threat 37:1-13 Hezekiah's Prayer and Isaiah's Assurance 37:14-20 God Delivers Jerusalem and Sennacherib's Defeat 37:21-38 Hezekiah's Illness, Prayer, and Recovery 38:1-22 Babylonian Envoys and the Announcement of Exile 39:1-8 Comfort for Zion and the Majesty of God 40:1-31 God Defends Israel Against the Nations and Idols 41:1-29 The Servant of the Lord: Covenant and Mission 42:1-9 A Call to Praise and God's Guidance for the Blind 42:10-17 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment 42:18-25 Israel Redeemed: God's Sovereign Deliverer 43:1-13 The Lord Proclaims Redemption and Rebukes Israel 43:14-28 Israel Chosen and Blessed by the Spirit 44:1-5 The Folly of Idols and God's Uniqueness 44:6-23 God the Creator and the Call of Cyrus for Israel's Restoration 44:24-45:25 The God Who Carries and Redeems: Yahweh's Sovereignty over Idols 46:1-13 The Humbling of Babylon the Mistress 47:1-15 Israel's Stubbornness and God's Resolute Purpose 48:1-11 God's Sovereign 'I Am' and Call to Return 48:12-22 The Servant's Commission to Restore Israel and the Nations 49:1-8 Restoration and Promise to Gather Israel 49:9-26 The Servant's Suffering and Israel's Rejection 50:1-11 Comfort for Zion: Remember Abraham; God's Salvation 51:1-16 Awakening of Zion and Proclamation of Salvation 51:17-52:12 The Suffering Servant and Atonement 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Zion: Promise of Restoration and Protection 54:1-17 Invitation to Life and the Power of God's Word 55:1-13 Justice, Inclusion, and Sabbath Observance 56:1-8 Condemnation of Idolatry and Complacency 56:9-57:13 Restoration for the Humble and Promise of Peace 57:14-21 True Fasting: Justice, Mercy, and Sabbath Blessing 58:1-14 Sin's Consequences and God's Redeeming Intervention 59:1-21 The Glory and Gathering of Zion 60:1-22 The Year of the Lord's Favor and Joyful Restoration 61:1-11 Zion's Vindication and New Name 62:1-12 The Lord's Vengeance: Treading the Winepress 63:1-6 Remembering God's Mercy and Plea for Restoration 63:7-64:12 God's Grace to the Faithful and Judgment on the Rebellious 65:1-16 A New Creation: Joy and Peace 65:17-25 The Lord's Final Judgment and the New Creation 66:1-24

Jeremiah

The Call and Commission of Jeremiah 1:1-19 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Call to Repentance 2:1-3:5 Judah's Spiritual Adultery and Call to Return 3:6-4:4 The Coming Calamity on the Land 4:5-31 An Accusation against Jerusalem's Corruption 5:1-31 The Siege and Devastation of Jerusalem 6:1-30 The Temple Sermon: False Security Condemned 7:1-29 Violence and Corruption in the Land 7:30-8:3 Persistent Idolatry and Coming Punishment 8:4-9:26 The Folly of Idols 10:1-16 Judah's Flight and Jeremiah's Lament 10:17-22 A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance 10:23-25 The Broken Covenant and a Public Warning 11:1-17 Conspiracy against Jeremiah and God's Vindication 11:18-23 Jeremiah's Complaint to God 12:1-4 A Call to Endure and Judgment on Nations 12:5-17 The Linen Belt: Symbol of Judah's Humiliation 13:1-11 A Sign of Shame and Pronounced Judgment 13:12-14 A Lament of Shame and Imminent Disaster 13:15-27 Famine, False Prophets, and Divine Judgment 14:1-15:21 Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness 16:1-17:18 Warning about Sabbath Violations 17:19-27 The Potter and the Broken Jar: Judgment on Jerusalem 18:1-19:15 Persecution by Pashhur the Priest 20:1-6 Jeremiah's Lament and Resolve 20:7-18 A Message to the Royal House: Doom for Jerusalem 21:1-14 Judgment on the Kings and Royal House 22:1-30 False Shepherds Condemned and a Righteous Branch Promised 23:1-8 Condemnation of False Prophets 23:9-32 The Lord Rebukes False Oracles 23:33-40 The Two Figs: Exile and Remnant 24:1-10 Seventy Years of Babylonian Dominion 25:1-14 The Cup of God's Wrath on the Nations 25:15-38 Jeremiah's Temple Address, Arrest, and Vindication 26:1-24 The Yoke of Babylon and Call to Submit 27:1-22 Hananiah's False Prophecy and Its Rebuke 28:1-17 Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon 29:1-23 Shemaiah's Letter and Its Condemnation 29:24-32 The Book of Comfort: Restoration and the New Covenant 30:1-31:40 Jeremiah Buys a Field: Faith and Hope in Captivity 32:1-44 Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant 33:1-26 Zedekiah's Appeal and Jeremiah's Warning 34:1-7 Breach of Covenant and Punishment for Oppression 34:8-22 The Rechabites' Fidelity as a Rebuke to Judah 35:1-19 Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Words and the Scroll Is Burned 36:1-32 Jeremiah Imprisoned during the Siege of Jerusalem 37:1-21 Jeremiah Cast into a Cistern 38:1-13 Ebed‑Melech Rescues Jeremiah; Zedekiah's Failure 38:14-28 The Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's Release 39:1-18 Gedaliah Appointed Governor and Jeremiah's Choice 40:1-6 Assassination of Gedaliah and the Terror in Judah 40:7-41:15 Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt 41:16-43:13 The Jews in Egypt: Idolatry and Condemnation 44:1-30 A Word to Baruch: Encouragement and Warning 45:1-5 Oracles against Egypt 46:1-28 Judgment on the Philistines 47:1-7 Judgment on Moab 48:1-47 Judgment on Ammon 49:1-6 Judgment on Edom 49:7-22 Judgment on Damascus and Aram 49:23-27 Destruction of Kedar and the Nomads 49:28-33 Judgment on Elam and Future Restoration 49:34-39 Judgment on Babylon and Its Final Fall 50:1-51:64 The Fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's Fate 52:1-30 Jehoiachin's Release from Babylonian Captivity 52:31-34

Ezekiel

The Vision of God's Glory and the Living Creatures 1:1-28 Ezekiel's Commission and the Eating of the Scroll 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Appointed as Watchman and Made Speechless 3:16-27 Symbolic Acts of Siege and Judgment on Jerusalem 4:1-5:17 Judgment on Israel for Idolatry 6:1-14 The Day of the Lord: Impending Disaster 7:1-27 Visions of Temple Abominations 8:1-18 The Execution of Jerusalem's Wicked and the Marked Few 9:1-11 The Departure of God's Glory from the Temple 10:1-22 Condemnation of Jerusalem's Leaders 11:1-15 The Departure of God's Glory and Promise of Restoration 11:16-25 Signs of Exile and the Futility of False Hopes 12:1-28 Condemnation of False Prophets and Diviners 13:1-23 Elders' Idolatry and Its Consequences 14:1-11 Judgment on Nations and the Limits of Intercession 14:12-23 Jerusalem Portrayed as a Useless Vine 15:1-8 Jerusalem's Infidelity: Shame, Judgment, and Vindication 16:1-63 The Parable of the Two Eagles: Zedekiah's Folly 17:1-24 Individual Responsibility and the Call to Repentance 18:1-32 A Lament for Israel's Princes 19:1-14 Israel's History of Rebellion and Divine Judgment 20:1-29 Punishment for Profane Worship and Promise of Restoration 20:30-44 A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel 20:45-49 The Sword of the Lord: Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 21:1-32 Jerusalem's Corruption and the Search for a Righteous Remnant 22:1-31 The Sisters' Harlotry: Samaria and Jerusalem Condemned 23:1-49 The Boiling Pot: Prophecy of Jerusalem's Siege 24:1-14 The Sign of Ezekiel's Wife's Death: Judgment and Changed Lament 24:15-27 Oracle Against Ammon 25:1-7 Oracles Against Moab and Seir 25:8-11 Judgment on the Philistines 25:12-14 Oracle Against Tyre 25:15-17 The Fall of Tyre Foretold 26:1-21 Lamentation for Tyre, the Merchant City 27:1-36 The Pride and Fall of Tyre's Ruler 28:1-19 Judgment on Sidon and Promise of Israel's Security 28:20-26 Egypt's Humiliation and Years of Desolation 29:1-21 The Day of the Lord Against Egypt and Its Allies 30:1-26 Egypt Compared to the Fallen Cedar: Pride and Doom 31:1-18 Lament for Egypt's Collapse and Descent into Sheol 32:1-32 The Watchman's Duty and Personal Responsibility 33:1-20 Report of Jerusalem's Fall and the People's Alarm 33:21-33 Condemnation of Bad Shepherds and Promise of a Good Shepherd 34:1-31 Judgment on Edom for Rejoicing over Israel 35:1-15 Promise of Israel's Restoration and Spiritual Renewal 36:1-38 The Valley of Dry Bones: National Revival 37:1-14 The Two Sticks: Unity of Israel and the Davidic Covenant 37:15-28 The Invasion of Gog and Its Defeat 38:1-39:29 Vision of the Future Temple: Introduction and Commission 40:1-4 Measurements of the Outer Court and Gateways 40:5-16 Courtyard Entrances and Portico Dimensions 40:17-19 Inner Court Entrances and Chambers 40:20-23 Vestibules and Side Entrance Specifications 40:24-27 Details of Inner Chambers and Gate Structure 40:28-37 Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court 40:38-43 Priests' Chambers and the Prince's Quarters 40:44-47 The Inner Sanctuary and Holy Place Measurements 40:48-41:26 Priestly Chambers and the Inner Court Layout 42:1-20 The Return of God's Glory to the Temple 43:1-12 Altar Design and Sacrificial Regulations 43:13-27 Temple Gates, Priestly Roles, and Exclusions 44:1-31 Land Allotments and the Prince's Portion 45:1-12 Worship Regulations: Offerings, Festivals, and the Prince 45:13-46:24 The Life-Giving River Flowing from the Temple 47:1-12 Division of the Land and Inheritance Boundaries 47:13-23 Tribal Allotments in the Restored Land 48:1-29 The City Gates and the Name: 'The Lord Is There' 48:30-35

Matthew

The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 The Birth of Jesus Foretold to Joseph 1:18-25 The Visit of the Magi 2:1-12 Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents 2:13-18 Return to Nazareth 2:19-23 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:1-12 The Baptism of Jesus 3:13-17 The Temptation of Jesus 4:1-11 Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry 4:12-17 Jesus Calls the First Disciples 4:18-22 Jesus Ministers Throughout Galilee 4:23-25 The Beatitudes 5:1-12 Salt and Light 5:13-16 Jesus and the Law 5:17-20 Teaching on Anger and Reconciliation 5:21-26 Teaching on Adultery and Lust 5:27-30 Teaching on Divorce 5:31-32 Teaching on Oaths and Honesty 5:33-37 Teaching on Retaliation and Generosity 5:38-42 Love Your Enemies 5:43-48 Giving to the Needy in Secret 6:1-4 Prayer and the Lord's Prayer 6:5-15 Teaching on Fasting 6:16-18 Treasures and Serving God 6:19-24 Do Not Worry 6:25-34 Do Not Judge 7:1-6 Ask, Seek, Knock and the Golden Rule 7:7-12 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:13-14 Recognizing False Prophets 7:15-23 Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 7:24-29 Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1-4 The Faith of the Centurion 8:5-13 Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy 8:14-17 The Cost of Discipleship 8:18-22 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23-27 Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 8:28-34 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 9:1-8 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners 9:9-13 Fasting and the New Cloth and Wineskins 9:14-17 A Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed 9:18-26 Two Blind Men Healed and a Mute Man Restored 9:27-34 Jesus' Compassion and the Call for Workers 9:35-38 The Mission of the Twelve 10:1-42 John's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony about John 11:1-19 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:20-24 The Father's Revelation and Rest for the Weary 11:25-30 Sabbath Controversies: Grain and Healing 12:1-14 Jesus Heals and Fulfills Isaiah's Prophecy 12:15-21 Accusation, Blasphemy Against the Spirit, and the Heart's Fruit 12:22-37 The Sign of Jonah and the Unclean Spirit 12:38-45 Jesus Redefines Family 12:46-50 The Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 13:1-23 The Parable of the Weeds 13:24-30 The Mustard Seed and the Yeast 13:31-35 Explanation of the Weeds and End-Time Judgment 13:36-43 Treasure and Pearl: The Kingdom's Value 13:44-46 The Net and New and Old Treasures 13:47-52 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 13:53-58 The Execution of John the Baptist 14:1-12 Feeding the Five Thousand 14:13-21 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals Many 14:22-36 Tradition, Purity, and the Canaanite Woman's Faith 15:1-28 Jesus Heals Many and Feeds the Four Thousand 15:29-39 Pharisees Demand a Sign 16:1-4 Warning About the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees 16:5-12 Peter's Confession: You Are the Christ 16:13-20 Jesus Foretells His Death and Discipleship 16:21-28 The Transfiguration 17:1-13 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy and a Second Prediction of Death 17:14-23 Payment of the Temple Tax 17:24-27 Humility and Care for Little Ones 18:1-9 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:10-14 Church Discipline and Prayer 18:15-20 Forgiveness and the Unforgiving Servant 18:21-35 Marriage, Divorce, and Children 19:1-15 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 19:16-30 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20:1-16 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 20:17-19 Request for Honor and Teaching on Servanthood 20:20-28 Two Blind Men Healed Near Jericho 20:29-34 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 21:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Heals 21:12-17 The Withered Fig Tree and Teaching on Faith 21:18-22 Jesus' Authority Challenged 21:23-27 The Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:1-14 Question about Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:15-22 The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 The Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees about the Messiah 22:41-46 Seven Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End and the Temple's Destruction 24:1-35 The Olivet Discourse: Watchfulness and Judgment 24:36-51 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:1-13 The Parable of the Talents 25:14-30 The Final Judgment: Sheep and Goats 25:31-46 The Plot to Arrest Jesus 26:1-5 The Anointing at Bethany 26:6-13 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 26:14-16 The Last Supper 26:17-30 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 26:31-35 Prayer in Gethsemane 26:36-46 The Arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 Peter's Denial and Repentance 26:69-75 Judas' Remorse and Suicide 27:1-10 Jesus Sentenced by Pilate 27:11-26 Jesus Mocked and Scourged 27:27-31 The Crucifixion and Mockery 27:32-44 The Death of Jesus 27:45-56 Jesus Is Buried 27:57-61 The Tomb Secured by the Authorities 27:62-66 The Resurrection: Women at the Tomb 28:1-10 The Guards' Report and the Chief Priests' Lie 28:11-15 The Great Commission 28:16-20

Mark

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1-8 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 1:9-13 Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples 1:14-20 Jesus Teaches with Authority and Casts Out an Unclean Spirit 1:21-28 Healings and Demons Cleansed at Simon's Home 1:29-34 Jesus Prays and Proclaims the Kingdom in Galilee 1:35-39 Healing of a Man with Leprosy 1:40-45 Forgiveness and Healing of a Paralytic 2:1-12 Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 2:13-17 Questions about Fasting; New Cloth and Wineskins 2:18-22 Sabbath Controversies: Grain, Healing, and Plot Against Jesus 2:23-3:6 Great Crowds Follow; Unclean Spirits Acknowledge Jesus 3:7-12 Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles 3:13-19 Accusations of Beelzebul and the Parable of the Strong Man 3:20-30 Jesus Redefines True Family 3:31-35 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 4:1-20 A Lamp, Measure, and the Principle of Growth 4:21-25 Parable of the Growing Seed 4:26-29 The Mustard Seed and the Kingdom's Growth 4:30-34 Jesus Calms the Storm 4:35-41 The Gerasene Demoniac Restored 5:1-20 A Woman Healed and Jairus' Daughter Raised 5:21-43 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown 6:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 6:7-13 Herod, Herodias, and the Death of John the Baptist 6:14-29 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals at Gennesaret 6:45-56 Tradition, Inner Purity, and What Truly Defiles 7:1-23 A Gentile Woman's Faith and the Healing at Tyre 7:24-30 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man Who Could Not Speak Clearly 7:31-37 Feeding the Four Thousand and the Pharisees' Demand for a Sign 8:1-13 Beware the Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod 8:14-21 Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 8:22-26 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 8:27-30 Jesus Predicts His Death and Calls Disciples to Take Up the Cross 8:31-9:1 The Transfiguration and the Return of Elijah 9:2-13 Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit; Jesus Predicts His Passion Again 9:14-32 Who Is the Greatest? A Child as the Model of Service 9:33-37 Tolerance for Those Who Serve in Jesus' Name 9:38-41 Warnings about Causing Sin; Exhortations on Salt and Holiness 9:42-50 Jesus' Teaching on Divorce 10:1-12 Jesus Blesses Little Children 10:13-16 The Rich Young Man and the Cost of Discipleship 10:17-31 Jesus Again Predicts His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 10:32-34 Ambition and Servanthood: The Way of True Greatness 10:35-45 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 10:46-52 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11 Withered Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple 11:12-19 Faith, Prayer, and the Call to Forgiveness 11:20-26 Religious Leaders Question Jesus' Authority 11:27-33 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 12:1-12 Render to Caesar: Taxes and Allegiance 12:13-17 Sadducees Challenge Resurrection; Jesus Teaches Eternal Life 12:18-27 The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor 12:28-34 Jesus Questions the Messiah and Warns Against Scribes 12:35-40 The Widow's Offering: True Generosity 12:41-44 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of Destruction and the End 13:1-31 No One Knows the Day: Be Watchful 13:32-37 Plot to Kill Jesus and the Anointing at Bethany 14:1-11 The Passover Meal and Institution of the Lord's Supper 14:12-26 Jesus Predicts the Disciples' Flight and Peter's Denial 14:27-31 Gethsemane: Jesus' Agony and Prayer 14:32-42 The Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane 14:43-52 Jesus Before the Council 14:53-65 Peter's Denial and His Remorse 14:66-72 Jesus Before Pilate; Barabbas Released 15:1-15 The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus 15:16-20 The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion 15:21-32 Jesus' Death and the Centurion's Confession 15:33-41 The Burial of Jesus 15:42-47 The Resurrection: Women Find the Empty Tomb 16:1-8 Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Commission 16:9-20

Luke

Purpose and Order of the Gospel 1:1-4 Announcement of John the Baptist's Birth 1:5-25 The Annunciation to Mary 1:26-38 Mary Visits Elizabeth 1:39-45 Mary's Song (The Magnificat) 1:46-56 The Birth and Naming of John 1:57-66 Zechariah's Prophecy and John's Mission 1:67-80 The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2:1-7 Angels Announce the Shepherds' Good News 2:8-20 Presentation in the Temple; Simeon and Anna 2:21-40 The Boy Jesus in the Temple 2:41-52 John the Baptist's Call to Repentance 3:1-20 The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 3:21-38 Jesus Tested in the Wilderness 4:1-13 Rejection at Nazareth 4:14-30 Authority over Unclean Spirits in Capernaum 4:31-37 Healings and Preaching in Galilee 4:38-44 The Call of the First Disciples 5:1-11 Healing a Man with Leprosy 5:12-16 A Paralytic Forgiven and Healed 5:17-26 The Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 5:27-32 Questions about Fasting; New Wine and Old Wineskins 5:33-39 Lord of the Sabbath and a Sabbath Healing 6:1-11 The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles 6:12-16 The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes 6:17-26 Love Your Enemies and Be Merciful 6:27-36 Judging Others and the Speck and Log 6:37-42 A Tree and Its Fruit: True Character Revealed 6:43-45 The Wise and Foolish Builders 6:46-49 The Faith of the Centurion 7:1-10 Raising the Widow's Son at Nain 7:11-17 John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony 7:18-35 A Sinful Woman Forgiven 7:36-50 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 8:1-15 Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word 8:16-18 Jesus Redefines His Family 8:19-21 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:22-25 Healing the Gerasene Demoniac 8:26-39 Jairus' Daughter Raised and a Woman Healed 8:40-56 The Twelve Sent Out 9:1-9 Feeding the Five Thousand 9:10-17 Peter's Confession and the Way of the Cross 9:18-27 The Transfiguration 9:28-36 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy; A Second Passion Prediction 9:37-45 Who Is Greatest and a Servant's Ministry 9:46-50 Jesus Resolves for Jerusalem; Samaritan Rejection 9:51-56 The Cost of Discipleship 9:57-62 The Seventy Sent Out and Their Return 10:1-24 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37 Mary and Martha: Choosing the Better Part 10:38-42 The Lord's Prayer and Persistent Prayer 11:1-13 Jesus, Beelzebul, and True Blessedness 11:14-28 Demand for a Sign; Jonah and the Queen of the South 11:29-32 The Light of the Body and Inner Purity 11:33-36 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 11:37-54 Warnings against Hypocrisy and Confession before Men 12:1-12 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12:13-21 Do Not Worry; Seek God's Kingdom 12:22-34 Watchfulness and Faithful Stewardship 12:35-48 Division Caused by Christ 12:49-53 Interpreting the Times and Settling with Adversaries 12:54-59 Call to Repentance and the Barren Fig Tree 13:1-9 Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus' Rebuke 13:10-17 Parables of the Mustard Seed and Yeast 13:18-21 The Narrow Door and the Cost of Entry 13:22-30 Jesus Laments over Jerusalem 13:31-35 Healing at a Pharisee's House and Humility at the Table 14:1-14 Parable of the Great Banquet 14:15-24 The Cost of Following Jesus; Salt and Saltiness 14:25-35 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:8-10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 15:11-32 The Shrewd Manager and Teaching on Wealth 16:1-15 Law, the Kingdom, and Divorce 16:16-18 The Rich Man and Lazarus 16:19-31 Teachings on Temptation, Forgiveness, and Duty 17:1-10 Healing of the Ten Lepers 17:11-19 The Coming of the Kingdom and End-Time Sayings 17:20-37 Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:1-8 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14 Jesus Blesses Little Children 18:15-17 The Rich Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 18:18-30 Jesus Predicts His Death Again 18:31-34 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 18:35-43 Zacchaeus: Salvation Comes to His House 19:1-10 Parable of the Ten Minas 19:11-27 Triumphal Entry and Lament over Jerusalem 19:28-44 Cleansing the Temple and Teaching 19:45-48 Jesus' Authority Challenged 20:1-8 Parable of the Wicked Tenants 20:9-19 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20:20-26 Question about the Resurrection 20:27-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees; Warnings against Hypocrisy 20:41-47 The Widow's Offering 21:1-4 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End 21:5-38 The Plot to Kill Jesus and Judas' Agreement 22:1-6 The Last Supper and Predictions of Denial 22:7-38 Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane 22:39-46 Jesus Arrested 22:47-53 Peter's Denial Fulfilled 22:54-62 Jesus Mocked and Beaten 22:63-65 Jesus before the Council and Pilate; Sentencing 22:66-23:25 The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief 23:26-43 The Death of Jesus and the Centurion's Confession 23:44-49 The Burial of Jesus 23:50-56 The Empty Tomb and the Women's Report 24:1-12 The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord 24:13-35 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Explains Scripture 24:36-49 The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship 24:50-53

John

The Word Became Flesh 1:1-18 John the Baptist's Witness 1:19-28 Behold the Lamb of God 1:29-34 The First Disciples and Simon Peter 1:35-42 Calling of Philip and Nathanael 1:43-51 The Wedding at Cana: Water Made Wine 2:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Speaks of His Body 2:12-25 Nicodemus and the New Birth 3:1-21 John the Baptist Exalts Jesus 3:22-36 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 4:1-26 The Harvest Is Ready 4:27-38 Samaritans Believe in Jesus 4:39-42 Healing of the Royal Official's Son 4:43-54 Jesus Heals at Bethesda 5:1-15 Jesus Claims Authority Over Life and Judgment 5:16-30 Witnesses to Jesus and Israel's Unbelief 5:31-47 Feeding the Five Thousand 6:1-15 Jesus Walks on the Sea 6:16-24 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:25-59 Many Turn Away; Peter's Confession 6:60-71 Jesus Stays Away from Judea 7:1-13 Jesus Teaches at the Festival 7:14-24 Growing Division Over Jesus 7:25-44 Temple Officers and the Adulterous Woman 7:45-8:11 Jesus the Light and His Claim 8:12-30 True Discipleship and Freedom 8:31-41 Jesus' Divine Origin and Opposition 8:42-47 Jesus' 'I Am' and Preexistence 8:48-59 Healing of a Man Born Blind 9:1-12 Controversy with the Pharisees over the Healing 9:13-34 Spiritual Sight and Blindness 9:35-41 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 10:1-21 Feast of Dedication and Controversy over Jesus 10:22-42 Lazarus' Sickness and Jesus' Intention 11:1-16 Jesus Weeps at Lazarus' Tomb 11:17-37 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 11:38-44 Plot to Kill Jesus and Caiaphas' Counsel 11:45-57 Mary Anoints Jesus; Plot to Kill Lazarus 12:1-11 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 12:12-19 Greeks Seek Jesus; He Predicts His Death 12:20-36 Unbelief and Jesus' Final Appeal 12:37-50 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13:1-17 The Prediction of Judas' Betrayal 13:18-30 The New Commandment and Peter's Denial 13:31-38 Jesus Promises a Place in the Father's House 14:1-4 Jesus the Way to the Father 14:5-14 Promise of the Holy Spirit and Peace 14:15-31 The Vine and the Command to Love 15:1-17 The World's Hatred and the Cost of Discipleship 15:18-16:4 The Holy Spirit's Work 16:5-16 Sorrow Turned to Joy; Peace in Christ 16:17-33 The Son's Prayer for Glory 17:1-5 Prayer for the Disciples' Protection and Sanctification 17:6-19 Prayer for Unity Among Believers 17:20-26 Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane 18:1-11 Jesus Brought to Annas 18:12-14 Peter's First Denial 18:15-18 Jesus Questioned and Struck Before the High Priest 18:19-24 Peter Denies Jesus Three Times 18:25-27 Jesus Before Pilate 18:28-40 Jesus Scourged, Mocked, and Sentenced to Crucifixion 19:1-16 The Crucifixion and Jesus' Care for His Mother 19:17-27 Jesus' Death and the Fulfillment of Scripture 19:28-37 Jesus' Burial 19:38-42 The Empty Tomb Discovered 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Lord 20:10-18 Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Breathes the Spirit 20:19-23 Thomas Believes; Purpose of John's Gospel 20:24-31 The Miraculous Catch and Breakfast by the Sea 21:1-14 Peter Reinstated and the Beloved Disciple 21:15-25

Acts

The Ascension of Jesus 1:1-11 Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias 1:12-26 Pentecost: The Coming of the Spirit 2:1-13 Peter's Sermon and Three Thousand Converted 2:14-41 The Early Christian Community 2:42-47 Healing at the Beautiful Gate 3:1-10 Peter's Address at Solomon's Colonnade 3:11-26 The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin 4:1-22 Believers Pray for Boldness 4:23-31 The Believers Share Possessions 4:32-37 Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11 Signs Performed by the Apostles 5:12-16 Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness 5:17-42 The Appointment of the Seven Deacons 6:1-7 Stephen's Wisdom and Opposition 6:8-15 Stephen's Speech before the Sanhedrin 7:1-53 The Stoning of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church 7:54-8:1 Saul's Persecution Scatters the Church 8:2-3 Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria 8:4-8 Simon Magus and Peter's Rebuke 8:9-25 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 8:26-40 The Conversion of Saul 9:1-19 Saul's Early Ministry and Acceptance by the Church 9:20-31 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha 9:32-43 Cornelius' Vision and the Call for Peter 10:1-8 Peter's Vision and the Messengers from Cornelius 10:9-23 Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit 10:24-48 Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles 11:1-18 The Church in Antioch and Famine Relief 11:19-30 Herod Executes James; Peter Miraculously Freed 12:1-19 Herod's Death and the Church's Continued Growth 12:20-25 The First Missionary Sending 13:1-3 Ministry in Cyprus and Elymas's Blinding 13:4-12 Paul's Mission in Pisidian Antioch 13:13-52 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 14:1-7 Healing in Lystra and Paul's Stoning 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas Strengthen the Churches 14:21-28 The Jerusalem Council on Gentile Circumcision 15:1-21 The Council's Letter and Peace with Antioch 15:22-35 Paul and Barnabas Separate 15:36-41 Timothy Joins Paul and Churches Are Strengthened 16:1-5 The Call to Macedonia 16:6-10 Lydia's Conversion at Philippi 16:11-15 Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi 16:16-40 Preaching in Thessalonica and Opposition 17:1-9 Berea's Noble Reception and Paul's Departure 17:10-15 Paul's Address at the Areopagus 17:16-34 Paul's Ministry in Corinth and Conflict 18:1-17 Paul Departs; Apollos Instructed by Priscilla and Aquila 18:18-28 Paul's Ministry and the Ephesian Disciples 19:1-22 The Ephesian Riot over Artemis 19:23-41 Paul's Journeys Through Macedonia and Greece 20:1-6 Eutychus Raised in Troas 20:7-12 Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 20:13-38 Paul's Voyage to Jerusalem 21:1-16 Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem and the Temple Ritual 21:17-26 Paul Seized in the Temple 21:27-36 Paul's Defense: His Conversion and Mission 21:37-22:21 Paul's Arrest and the Council's Division 22:22-23:11 The Plot to Kill Paul and the Soldier's Intervention 23:12-22 Paul Escorted to Caesarea under Guard 23:23-35 Paul's Defense before Governor Felix 24:1-27 Paul Brought before Festus and the Jewish Charges 25:1-12 King Agrippa Learns of Paul's Case 25:13-22 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa 25:23-26:32 Paul's Voyage to Rome Begins 27:1-12 The Storm at Sea and God's Promise of Safety 27:13-26 Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta 27:27-44 Paul on Malta: Healing and Hospitality 28:1-10 Voyage to Rome and Arrival 28:11-16 Paul in Rome: Preaching under House Arrest 28:17-31

Romans

Paul's Greeting and the Gospel's Power 1:1-17 God's Wrath Against Ungodliness 1:18-32 God's Impartial Judgment and Conscience 2:1-16 The Law, True Circumcision, and Jewish Identity 2:17-29 Israel's Advantage and God's Faithfulness 3:1-8 Universal Sinfulness and the Law's Condemnation 3:9-20 Righteousness Through Faith and Justification 3:21-31 Abraham: Justification by Faith 4:1-25 Peace with God and Reconciliation 5:1-11 Adam and Christ: Death, Grace, and Righteousness 5:12-21 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6:1-14 Slavery to Sin or to Righteousness 6:15-23 Released from the Law to Serve in the Spirit 7:1-6 The Inner Conflict: Law, Sin, and the Flesh 7:7-25 Life in the Spirit: Freedom and Adoption 8:1-17 Future Glory and the Spirit's Intercession 8:18-27 Assurance of God's Love: Nothing Can Separate Us 8:28-39 Paul's Sorrow and God's Sovereign Election 9:1-29 Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief 9:30-10:21 A Remnant Preserved and Israel's Hardening 11:1-10 Gentiles Grafted In and a Warning Against Boasting 11:11-24 The Mystery of Israel's Salvation and God's Mercy 11:25-32 Doxology: Praise for God's Wisdom and Sovereignty 11:33-36 A Living Sacrifice and the Diversity of Gifts 12:1-8 Christian Conduct: Love, Humility, and Ethical Duties 12:9-21 Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty 13:1-7 Love Fulfills the Law; Walk in the Light 13:8-14 Christian Liberty, Conscience, and Mutual Acceptance 14:1-15:13 Paul's Service to the Gentiles and Missionary Ambition 15:14-22 Paul's Travel Plans and Prayer Requests 15:23-33 Personal Greetings, Final Warnings, and Doxology 16:1-27

Revelation

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing 1:1-3 Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration 1:4-8 John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man 1:9-20 Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent 2:1-7 Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life 2:8-11 Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching 2:12-17 Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers 2:18-29 Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance 3:1-6 Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection 3:7-13 Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent 3:14-22 The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship 4:1-11 The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb 5:1-14 The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance 6:1-17 The Sealing of the 144,000 7:1-8 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort 7:9-17 The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints 8:1-5 The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes 8:6-9:21 The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll 10:1-11 The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection 11:1-14 The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened 11:15-19 The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child 12:1-13:1 The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution 13:2-10 The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast 13:11-18 The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 14:1-5 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure 14:6-13 The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment 14:14-20 The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song 15:1-8 The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 16:1-21 The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom 17:1-18:24 Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb 19:1-10 Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast 19:11-21 Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints 20:1-6 Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat 20:7-10 The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment 20:11-15 The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem 21:1-27 The River of Life and the Throne of God 22:1-6
16 Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces who were with him took all the remnant of the people whom Ishmael son of Nethaniah had carried away from Mizpah after he struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam—men of war, fighting men, women, children, and eunuchs whom he had taken from Gibeon.

Jer.41.16 - Details

Original Text

ויקח יוחנן בן־ קרח וכל־ שרי החילים אשר־ אתו את כל־ שארית העם אשר השיב מאת ישמעאל בן־ נתניה מן־ המצפה אחר הכה את־ גדליה בן־ אחיקם גברים אנשי המלחמה ונשים וטף וסרסים אשר השיב מגבעון׃

Morphology

  • ויקח: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • יוחנן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • שרי: NOUN,m,pl,cs
  • החילים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אתו: PRON,3,m,sg,acc
  • את: PRT,acc
  • כל: DET
  • שארית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • השיב: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,m,sg
  • מאת: PREP
  • ישמעאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • נתניה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מן: PREP
  • המצפה: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אחר: PREP
  • הכה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • גדליה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אחיקם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • גברים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אנשי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • המלחמה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • ונשים: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • וטף: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • וסרסים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • השיב: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,m,sg
  • מגבעון: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 41:1-3 (structural): Immediate narrative context: continues the account of Ishmael's murder of Gedaliah and Johanan's seizure of the remnant and captives at Mizpah (same episode, immediate verses).
  • Jeremiah 40:5-7 (structural): Background to the event: Gedaliah's appointment as governor over the remnant at Mizpah and the initial gathering of refugees around him (sets the scene for the assassination and aftermath).
  • 2 Kings 25:25 (verbal): Parallel historical report: a Laconic account of Ishmael son of Nethaniah attacking and killing Gedaliah at Mizpah—same core incident recorded in the Deuteronomistic history.
  • Jeremiah 42:1-22 (thematic): Related episode: Johanan and other leaders seek Jeremiah's oracle about fleeing to Egypt after Gedaliah's murder; God commands them not to go—directly connected to the decisions described in 41:16 onward.
  • Jeremiah 43:5-7 (thematic): Consequent action: despite Jeremiah's warning, the remnant (including those taken by Johanan) go down to Egypt—shows the immediate outcome of the crisis begun in 41:16.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Johanan son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces who were with him took the rest of the people whom Ishmael son of Nethaniah had carried off from Mizpah after he had struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam—men of war, women, children, and eunuchs whom he had taken from Gibeon.
  • And Johanan son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces who were with him took all the remnant of the people whom Ishmael son of Nethaniah had carried away from Mizpah, after he had struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam—men of war, women, children, and eunuchs whom he had taken from Gibeon.
17 They went and dwelt at Geruth Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt.

Jer.41.17 - Details

Original Text

וילכו וישבו בגרות כמהם אשר־ אצל בית לחם ללכת לבוא מצרים׃

Morphology

  • וילכו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • וישבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • בגרות: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • כמהם: PRON,indef,pl,3,m
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אצל: PREP
  • בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ללכת: VERB,qal,inf
  • לבוא: VERB,qal,inf
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 41:16 (structural): Immediate context — the report that Ishmael slew Gedaliah and the survivors' decision to flee; verse 41:16–17 form a unit describing the remnant's movement toward Egypt.
  • Jeremiah 43:6-7 (verbal): Direct parallel account: Johanan and the others take Jeremiah and the remnant into Egypt (to Tahpanhes), repeating the event of Judahites going to Egypt despite prophetic warning.
  • Jeremiah 42:19-22 (thematic): God's explicit command and prophetic warning not to go into Egypt and the promised consequences — this provides the theological contrast to the flight described in 41:17.
  • Jeremiah 44:1-3 (allusion): Later oracle concerning the Jews living in Egypt — treats the same group/situation (the remnant in Egypt) and God's dealings with those who fled there.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They went and lodged at Geruth Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, intending to go into Egypt.
  • They went and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt.
18 They feared the Chaldeans, because they were afraid of them—since Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

Jer.41.18 - Details

Original Text

מפני הכשדים כי יראו מפניהם כי־ הכה ישמעאל בן־ נתניה את־ גדליהו בן־ אחיקם אשר־ הפקיד מלך־ בבל בארץ׃

Morphology

  • מפני: PREP
  • הכשדים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • יראו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • מפניהם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • הכה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ישמעאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • נתניה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • גדליהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אחיקם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הפקיד: VERB,hif,perf,3,m,sg
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • בבל: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 41:1-3 (verbal): Immediate narrative parallel describing Ishmael son of Nethaniah’s assassination of Gedaliah—same episode and similar wording within Jeremiah.
  • Jeremiah 40:13-16 (structural): Gives the background: the Babylonian king’s appointment of Gedaliah over the land, which explains why Ishmael’s murder (and fear of the Chaldeans) is politically significant.
  • 2 Kings 25:25-26 (verbal): Parallel historical account of the same event in the Deuteronomistic history—reports Ishmael’s killing of Gedaliah and the subsequent abduction of captives.
  • Jeremiah 43:5-7 (thematic): Describes the remnant’s flight to Egypt ‘for fear of the Chaldeans,’ echoing the motive and consequences named in 41:18 (fear of Babylonian reprisal).

Alternative generated candidates

  • Because of the Chaldeans they feared to remain there, for they said, “The Chaldeans are coming to strike us,” since Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
  • For they were afraid of the Chaldeans, and they feared them, because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
1 Then all the commanders of the forces, Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshayah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, came to Jeremiah.

Jer.42.1 - Details

Original Text

ויגשו כל־ שרי החילים ויוחנן בן־ קרח ויזניה בן־ הושעיה וכל־ העם מקטן ועד־ גדול׃

Morphology

  • ויגשו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • כל: DET
  • שרי: NOUN,m,pl,cs
  • החילים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ויוחנן: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויזניה: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הושעיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • מקטן: PREP,ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • ועד: CONJ+PREP
  • גדול: ADJ,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 40:7-8 (verbal): Nearly identical wording: Johanan son of Kareah and the commanders of the forces and the people come together (same cast of characters and phrasing).
  • Jeremiah 43:6 (structural): Again names Johanan and 'all the captains' and the remnant—continuation of the same episode showing the leaders and people acting together (assembly and movement of the remnant).
  • Jeremiah 41:16 (thematic): Describes Johanan's role with the military leaders after the assassination of Gedaliah; parallels the leadership and collective action of 'captains' and the people in this segment of the Jeremiah narrative.
  • 2 Kings 23:3 (verbal): Uses the stock phrase 'all the people, from the least to the greatest'—a common biblical formula for a nationwide assembly that echoes the language of Jer. 42:1.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Then all the captains of the forces and Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshayah and all the people, from the least to the greatest,
  • Then all the captains of the forces and Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshai and all the people, from the least to the greatest, came to Jeremiah.
2 They said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please present our petition before you and pray for us to the LORD your God on behalf of all this remnant; for we are few compared to many, as you see us.”

Jer.42.2 - Details

Original Text

ויאמרו אל־ ירמיהו הנביא תפל־ נא תחנתנו לפניך והתפלל בעדנו אל־ יהוה אלהיך בעד כל־ השארית הזאת כי־ נשארנו מעט מהרבה כאשר עיניך ראות אתנו׃

Morphology

  • ויאמרו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הנביא: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • תפל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • נא: PART
  • תחנתנו: NOUN,f,sg,suff
  • לפניך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • והתפלל: CONJ+VERB,hitp,impf,3,ms
  • בעדנו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms
  • בעד: PREP
  • כל: DET
  • השארית: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
  • כי: CONJ
  • נשארנו: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,pl
  • מעט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מהרבה: PREP
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • עיניך: NOUN,f,pl,abs+2ms
  • ראות: VERB,qal,ptc,3,f,pl
  • אתנו: PRON,1,pl

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 12:19-23 (verbal): The people ask the prophet Samuel to pray for them; parallels the communal request that Jeremiah intercede before the LORD on behalf of the remnant.
  • Joel 2:17 (structural): Calls for priests and prophets to intercede for the people between the porch and the altar—similar structural role of prophetic/priestly intercession on behalf of a threatened community.
  • Isaiah 10:20-22 (thematic): Speaks of a surviving remnant of Israel after judgment; parallels Jeremiah’s language and concern for ‘this remnant’ who remain few in number.
  • 1 Kings 19:18 (thematic): God declares He will preserve a faithful remnant (7,000) despite widespread apostasy—echoes the motif of a small remnant preserved amid disaster.
  • Romans 11:5 (thematic): Paul’s reference to a remnant chosen by grace echoes the Old Testament remnant motif reflected in Jeremiah’s appeal for the few who remain.

Alternative generated candidates

  • came to Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, “Please entreat a petition for us before the LORD your God, and pray for us—because all this remnant is left of us; we are few in number, as you see us with your eyes.
  • They said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Pray now for us to the LORD your God concerning all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many; as you see our eyes, we are small.”
3 “May the LORD your God show us the way we should go and the thing we should do.”

Jer.42.3 - Details

Original Text

ויגד־ לנו יהוה אלהיך את־ הדרך אשר נלך־ בה ואת־ הדבר אשר נעשה׃

Morphology

  • ויגד: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • לנו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms
  • את: PRT,acc
  • הדרך: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • נלך: VERB,qal,impf,1,pl
  • בה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
  • ואת: CONJ
  • הדבר: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • נעשה: VERB,qal,impf,1,pl

Parallels

  • Psalm 25:4-5 (verbal): Petition for divine guidance: 'Show me your ways, LORD; teach me your paths' closely parallels asking God to declare the way to go and the thing to do.
  • Psalm 143:8 (verbal): Direct request that God 'show me the way I should go,' echoing the Jeremiah appeal for the LORD to reveal the path and action to be taken.
  • Psalm 32:8 (verbal): God's promise 'I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go' corresponds to the community's plea for the LORD to tell them the way and the thing to do.
  • Isaiah 30:21 (thematic): Image of God providing immediate directional guidance—'This is the way; walk in it'—parallels the request for clear instruction about the correct path.
  • James 1:5 (thematic): New Testament appeal to ask God for wisdom when uncertain echoes the Jeremiah petition for God to disclose the way and the action to take.

Alternative generated candidates

  • May the LORD your God show us the way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do.”
  • “May the LORD your God show us the way we should go and the thing we should do.”
4 Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard; I will pray to the LORD your God according to your words. Whatever the LORD answers you, I will tell you—I will not hide anything from you.”

Jer.42.4 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר אליהם ירמיהו הנביא שמעתי הנני מתפלל אל־ יהוה אלהיכם כדבריכם והיה כל־ הדבר אשר־ יענה יהוה אתכם אגיד לכם לא־ אמנע מכם דבר׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הנביא: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • שמעתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,sg
  • הנני: PRT+PRON,1,sg
  • מתפלל: VERB,qal,ptc,act,m,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיכם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,pl
  • כדבריכם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,2,m,pl
  • והיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • כל: DET
  • הדבר: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יענה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • אגיד: VERB,qal,impf,1,sg
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • אמנע: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
  • מכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 12:23 (thematic): Samuel declares he will pray for Israel and will not fail in intercession for the people — same prophetic commitment to intercede on behalf of the people as Jeremiah’s promise to pray.
  • Ezekiel 3:10–11 (structural): Ezekiel is commissioned to receive God’s message and go speak it to the house of Israel; parallels the prophetic role and responsibility to deliver God’s answer to the people.
  • Jeremiah 26:2–3 (verbal): Earlier Jeremiah is commanded to 'speak all the words' the LORD gives and 'do not hold back a word,' closely echoing Jeremiah’s vow here not to withhold anything of the LORD’s response.
  • Isaiah 38:4–6 (thematic): Hezekiah’s plea and the prophet’s subsequent conveyance of the LORD’s answer illustrate the pattern of petitioning God through a prophet and the prophet reporting God’s reply, as Jeremiah offers to do.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you; behold, I will pray to the LORD your God as you have asked; and whatever the LORD answers you I will tell you; I will withhold nothing from you.”
  • And Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you; behold, I will pray to the LORD your God according to your words. Whatever the LORD answers you I will declare to you; I will not withhold a word from you.”
5 They said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness between us: if we do not do everything that the LORD your God sends you to tell us, then so be it.”

Jer.42.5 - Details

Original Text

והמה אמרו אל־ ירמיהו יהי יהוה בנו לעד אמת ונאמן אם־ לא ככל־ הדבר אשר ישלחך יהוה אלהיך אלינו כן נעשה׃

Morphology

  • והמה: PRON,3,m,pl
  • אמרו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהי: VERB,qal,juss,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • לעד: ADV
  • אמת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ונאמן: CONJ+ADJ,m,sg
  • אם: CONJ
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • ככל: PREP
  • הדבר: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • ישלחך: VERB,qal,impf,ind,3,m,sg,+2,m,sg(obj)
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיך: NOUN,m,sg,prsuf-2ms
  • אלינו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • כן: ADV
  • נעשה: VERB,qal,impf,1,pl

Parallels

  • Joshua 24:24 (thematic): A public renewal/covenant scene where the people verbally pledge to serve and obey the LORD, echoing Jeremiah 42:5’s vow to act according to the word sent from God.
  • 2 Chronicles 34:31-33 (structural): After the law is read, the king and people make a formal covenant to follow the LORD’s commands—paralleling the communal promise in Jeremiah 42:5 to obey the prophet’s message from God.
  • Deuteronomy 29:12-13 (quotation): Treaty/covenant language about entering into covenant with the LORD and having Him as witness; provides the legal/ritual backdrop for vows like the one in Jeremiah 42:5.
  • Nehemiah 9:38 (structural): Leaders bind themselves by a written covenant and invoke obligations before God as witness—similar communal oath-making and appeal to God’s faithfulness in Jeremiah 42:5.
  • 1 Samuel 14:44 (verbal): Example of the common Israelite oath-formula invoking 'as the LORD lives' or swearing by the LORD as witness—linguistically comparable to the formula in Jeremiah 42:5 ('May the LORD be our true and faithful witness').

Alternative generated candidates

  • They replied to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if not, as the LORD the God of Israel sends you to us, so shall we do.
  • And they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do all the words which the LORD your God shall send you to tell us.”
6 “Whether it is good or evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we send you; so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.”

Jer.42.6 - Details

Original Text

אם־ טוב ואם־ רע בקול ׀ יהוה אלהינו אשר אנחנו שלחים אתך אליו נשמע למען אשר ייטב־ לנו כי נשמע בקול יהוה אלהינו׃

Morphology

  • אם: CONJ
  • טוב: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • ואם: CONJ
  • רע: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:1,pl
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אנחנו: PRON,1,pl
  • שלחים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אתך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • אליו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • נשמע: VERB,niphal,perf,3,m,sg
  • למען: PREP
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • ייטב: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לנו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • נשמע: VERB,niphal,perf,3,m,sg
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:1,pl

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 13:4 (verbal): Commands obedience to "the voice of the LORD"—language and obligation to heed divine instruction echo Jeremiah's pledge to obey whether good or bad.
  • Joshua 24:24 (verbal): The people publicly pledge to serve the LORD and obey his voice—close verbal and corporate-commitment parallel to Judah's declaration in Jeremiah 42:6.
  • Isaiah 1:19 (thematic): "If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land" parallels Jeremiah's idea that listening to the LORD will result in well-being for the people.
  • Job 2:10 (thematic): Job's statement about accepting both good and ill from God resonates with the Jeremianic formula "whether good or evil... we will obey," emphasizing submission to God's will despite outcome.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Whether it be good or evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we send you, that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.”
  • Whether it be good or evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we send you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.”
7 At the end of ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.

Jer.42.7 - Details

Original Text

ויהי מקץ עשרת ימים ויהי דבר־ יהוה אל־ ירמיהו׃

Morphology

  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • מקץ: PREP
  • עשרת: NUM,card,ten,cons
  • ימים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 1:4 (structural): Same prophetic formula — "the word of the LORD came to me" (ויהי דבר־ יהוה אלי) introducing an oracle addressed to Jeremiah; identical structural phrasing.
  • Ezekiel 7:1 (structural): Ezekiel likewise opens a pronouncement with the recurring prophetic formula "the word of the LORD came to me," paralleling the narrative device of divine communication to a prophet.
  • Joel 1:1 (verbal): Joel 1:1 uses the nearly identical verbal construction "the word of the LORD that came to Joel," mirroring the concise formula of divine revelation found in Jer 42:7.
  • 1 Kings 19:9 (thematic): Narrative parallel in which "the word of the LORD came" to a prophet (Elijah) at a particular moment/place — shares the theme of timing and divine address to a prophet immediately preceding a commissioned message.

Alternative generated candidates

  • At the end of ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.
  • And it came to pass at the end of ten days that the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.
8 He called Johanan son of Kareah, and all the commanders who were with him, and all the people, from the least to the greatest.

Jer.42.8 - Details

Original Text

ויקרא אל־ יוחנן בן־ קרח ואל כל־ שרי החילים אשר אתו ולכל־ העם למקטן ועד־ גדול׃

Morphology

  • ויקרא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • יוחנן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • כל: DET
  • שרי: NOUN,m,pl,cs
  • החילים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אתו: PRON,3,m,sg,acc
  • ולכל: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • למקטן: PREP+ADJ,m,sg
  • ועד: CONJ+PREP
  • גדול: ADJ,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 42:1-3 (verbal): Immediate narrative parallel: these verses record Johanan, the captains and all the people coming to Jeremiah—same cast of characters and the same collective language ('from the least to the greatest') that 42:8 summons.
  • Jeremiah 21:2 (thematic): Similar prophetic commission scene in which Jeremiah is instructed to speak God’s word to the king and the officials—parallel function of the prophet addressing political/military leaders.
  • Deuteronomy 29:10 (verbal): Uses the same corporate formula ('from the least even unto the greatest') to describe an assembly addressed before the covenant—comparable language for addressing the whole community.
  • Nehemiah 8:1-2 (structural): Another instance of leaders and all the people gathered together for a public address/reading; parallels the public, communal dimension of Jeremiah’s summons.

Alternative generated candidates

  • He called Johanan son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces who were with him, and all the people, from the least to the greatest.
  • Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah: “Call Johanan son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces who are with him, and all the people, from the least to the greatest,”
9 And he said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, whom you sent me to consult:

Jer.42.9 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר אליהם כה־ אמר יהוה אלהי ישראל אשר שלחתם אתי אליו להפיל תחנתכם לפניו׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שלחתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • אתי: PRON,1,sg
  • אליו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • להפיל: VERB,hiph,inf
  • תחנתכם: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,pl
  • לפניו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 37:3 (structural): Zedekiah sends to Jeremiah asking for a word from the LORD; parallel situation of people dispatching an envoy to the prophet to present a petition and seek God's response.
  • Jeremiah 21:1-7 (thematic): King Zedekiah (and officials) send to Jeremiah and receive a message introduced by 'Thus says the LORD'—similar prophetic interchange and formulaic divine reply.
  • Isaiah 38:4-5 (cf. 2 Kings 20:5) (verbal): God's answer to Hezekiah is delivered through the prophet with the formula 'Thus says the LORD,' illustrating the prophet as intermediary who communicates God's response to a petition.
  • 2 Kings 5:3-14 (thematic): Naaman sends messengers and approaches the prophet Elisha to obtain healing—parallel motif of sending a representative to a prophet to present a request and receive divine action or instruction.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And Jeremiah said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, whom you sent to me to present your petition before him:
  • and say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, whom you sent to me to present your petition:
10 If you will remain in this land, I will build you and not pull down; I will plant you and not uproot; for I relent of the disaster I brought upon you.

Jer.42.10 - Details

Original Text

אם־ שוב תשבו בארץ הזאת ובניתי אתכם ולא אהרס ונטעתי אתכם ולא אתוש כי נחמתי אל־ הרעה אשר עשיתי לכם׃

Morphology

  • אם: CONJ
  • שוב: ADV
  • תשבו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
  • ובניתי: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,1,m,sg
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • אהרס: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
  • ונטעתי: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • אתוש: VERB,qal,fut,1,_,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • נחמתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • הרעה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • עשיתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 24:6 (verbal): Nearly identical language — God promises to ‘build’ and not destroy, to ‘plant’ and not uproot; a direct reiteration of the restoration formula.
  • Jeremiah 31:28 (structural): Parallel contrast of divine action: as God watched to uproot and break down, so he will watch to build and to plant — same uprooting/planting motif applied to future restoration.
  • Jeremiah 32:41 (verbal): God’s pledge to ‘plant them in this land’ and to do them good with wholehearted intent echoes the planting/restoration promise of Jer 42:10.
  • Ezekiel 17:22-24 (thematic): Ezekiel uses the image of taking a shoot and planting it on Israel’s high mountain — the planting/establishing motif expresses the same theme of divine restoration and establishment.

Alternative generated candidates

  • If you will remain in this land, then I will build you and not tear you down; I will plant you and not pluck you up; for I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you.
  • If you will remain in this land, then I will build you and not tear you down; I will plant you and not pluck you up; for I relent concerning the evil that I have brought upon you.
11 Do not fear the king of Babylon, whom you fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD; for I am with you to save you and to deliver you from his hand.

Jer.42.11 - Details

Original Text

אל־ תיראו מפני מלך בבל אשר־ אתם יראים מפניו אל־ תיראו ממנו נאם־ יהוה כי־ אתכם אני להושיע אתכם ולהציל אתכם מידו׃

Morphology

  • אל: NEG
  • תיראו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • מפני: PREP
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • בבל: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • יראים: ADJ,m,pl
  • מפניו: PREP+3ms
  • אל: NEG
  • תיראו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • ממנו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • להושיע: VERB,hiph,inf,-,-,-,abs
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • ולהציל: CONJ+VERB,hiph,inf,0,0,0
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • מידו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 1:8 (verbal): Close verbal parallel: God says 'Do not be afraid... for I am with you to deliver you,' echoing the promise of divine presence and deliverance in Jer 42:11.
  • Isaiah 41:10 (thematic): Same theme of 'fear not' because God is with his people and will strengthen/uphold them — a general assurance of divine presence in danger.
  • Isaiah 43:2 (thematic): Promise of God's presence in peril ('when you pass through the waters... I will be with you') and preservation from threats, paralleling the assurance against the king of Babylon.
  • Joshua 1:9 (thematic): Command not to fear combined with the reason 'for the LORD your God is with you,' paralleling Jer 42:11's encouragement based on God's presence.
  • Psalm 118:6 (thematic): Trust-based declaration 'The LORD is on my side; I will not fear' echoes the confidence and lack of fear grounded in God's support found in Jer 42:11.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not fear him, declares the LORD; for I am with you to save you and to deliver you from his hand.
  • Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not be afraid of him, says the LORD, for I am with you to save you and to deliver you from his hand.
12 I will take pity on you, have mercy on you, and bring you back to your land.

Jer.42.12 - Details

Original Text

ואתן לכם רחמים ורחם אתכם והשיב אתכם אל־ אדמתכם׃

Morphology

  • ואתן: VERB,qal,impf,1,sg
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • רחמים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ורחם: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • והשיב: VERB,hip,impf,3,m,sg
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • אדמתכם: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,2,mp

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 29:14 (verbal): God promises to be found and 'bring you back'—echoes Jeremiah 42:12's pledge to have mercy and return the people to their land.
  • Jeremiah 31:8 (verbal): God declares he will bring the exiles back from the north to their own land—parallel promise of restoration and return.
  • Ezekiel 36:24-28 (thematic): God vows to gather the people from the nations, bring them into their own land, cleanse and renew them—a fuller prophetic expansion of mercy and restoration in Jer.42:12.
  • Hosea 2:23 (verbal): God says 'I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy,' reflecting the same language of divine compassion and restoration found in Jeremiah 42:12.

Alternative generated candidates

  • I will have compassion on you and will restore you to your own land.
  • I will show you mercy; I will have compassion on you and will bring you back to your land.
13 But if you say, ‘We will not remain in this land,’ refusing to obey the voice of the LORD your God,

Jer.42.13 - Details

Original Text

ואם־ אמרים אתם לא נשב בארץ הזאת לבלתי שמע בקול יהוה אלהיכם׃

Morphology

  • ואם: CONJ
  • אמרים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • נשב: VERB,qal,impf,1,NA,pl
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
  • לבלתי: PART,neg
  • שמע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיכם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 44:1-6 (thematic): Same narrative context—Jeremiah warns Israelites not to flee to Egypt or disobey God’s command to remain in the land; both passages treat refusal to stay/obey and the prophet’s admonition.
  • Leviticus 26:33 (verbal): God declares he will 'scatter you among the nations' as a consequence of disobedience—a close verbal and thematic parallel to refusal to 'dwell in this land' and not heeding the LORD’s voice.
  • Deuteronomy 28:63-64 (verbal): Covenantal curse language: the LORD will scatter the people among the nations and they will serve other gods—parallels the consequence of not listening to the voice of the LORD and abandoning dwelling in the land.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:15-21 (thematic): Narrative summary of Judah’s exile for not hearing the prophets and disobeying God—historical fulfillment of the warning that failure to heed the LORD’s voice results in removal from the land.
  • Joshua 23:13 (thematic): Joshua’s farewell warning that forsaking God will cause the land to become a snare and the people to lose their hold on the land—thematically parallels Jeremiah’s admonition about refusing to dwell and obey the LORD.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But if you say, ‘We will not dwell in this land,’ and refuse to obey the voice of the LORD your God,
  • But if you say, ‘We will not dwell in this land,’ and if you will not obey the voice of the LORD your God,
14 and if you say, ‘No—we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, and the sound of the trumpet will not be heard, and there we shall have no hunger; there we will dwell,’

Jer.42.14 - Details

Original Text

לאמר לא כי ארץ מצרים נבוא אשר לא־ נראה מלחמה וקול שופר לא נשמע וללחם לא־ נרעב ושם נשב׃

Morphology

  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • כי: CONJ
  • ארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • נבוא: VERB,qal,impf,1,pl
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • נראה: VERB,nip,perf,3,m,sg
  • מלחמה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וקול: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שופר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • נשמע: VERB,niphal,perf,3,m,sg
  • וללחם: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • נרעב: VERB,qal,impf,1,0,pl
  • ושם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • נשב: VERB,qal,impf,1,0,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 42:18 (structural): Immediate context: God’s direct warning not to go into Egypt and the announcement of consequences for doing so—same prophetic theme and exchange with the remnant.
  • Jeremiah 43:6–7, 11–13 (structural): Narrative continuation: the people ignore Jeremiah’s warning, go down to Egypt, and God pronounces judgment on those who sought refuge there—fulfillment of the warning against seeking safety in Egypt.
  • Jeremiah 44:11–14 (thematic): Direct rebuke to Judeans in Egypt: God condemns their flight to Egypt and promises punishment—echoes the false-security motif of 'no war/no famine' in Egypt.
  • Isaiah 31:1 (thematic): Prophetic condemnation of relying on Egypt (horses/chariots) for help rather than on the LORD—parallels the critique of seeking presumed safety in Egypt.
  • Hosea 7:11 (allusion): Israel likened to a dove seeking Egypt—criticizes the kingdom’s tendency to turn to Egypt for aid, reflecting the same misplaced trust implied in Jer. 42:14.

Alternative generated candidates

  • and say, ‘No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall not see war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor be hungry for bread; and there we will dwell’—
  • and say, ‘No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor shall the famine be in that land; and there we will dwell’—
15 then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces to go to Egypt and go to live there,

Jer.42.15 - Details

Original Text

ועתה לכן שמעו דבר־ יהוה שארית יהודה כה־ אמר יהוה צבאות אלהי ישראל אם־ אתם שום תשמון פניכם לבא מצרים ובאתם לגור שם׃

Morphology

  • ועתה: CONJ
  • לכן: ADV
  • שמעו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • שארית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • צבאות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אלהי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אם: CONJ
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • שום: DET,m,sg
  • תשמון: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • פניכם: NOUN,f,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,pl
  • לבא: PREP+VERB,qal,inf
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ובאתם: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • לגור: VERB,qal,inf
  • שם: ADV

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 43:8-13 (structural): Continuation of the same episode: Jeremiah prophesies that those who flee to Egypt will be pursued and punished there — a direct follow-up and fulfillment theme to the warning against going to Egypt in 42:15.
  • Jeremiah 44:11-14 (thematic): God condemns the remnant who settled in Egypt and promises judgment there for their disobedience — a later reiteration of the warning and its consequences for those who went to dwell in Egypt.
  • Isaiah 30:1-3 (thematic): Isaiah warns Judah against making an alliance with Egypt and seeking help there; both passages prohibit reliance on Egypt and promise that such policy leads to shame and defeat.
  • Isaiah 31:1 (verbal): Uses similar language ('woe to those who go down to Egypt') to denounce seeking military aid from Egypt rather than trusting God — a close verbal and thematic parallel to Jeremiah's admonition.
  • Ezekiel 17:15-18 (allusion): Describes a Judean ruler's seeking help from Egypt in violation of a covenant and announces divine displeasure and punishment — parallels the theological critique of turning to Egypt for security found in Jeremiah 42:15.

Alternative generated candidates

  • then now therefore hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: If you wholly set your faces to go into Egypt and go to dwell there,
  • then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: If you wholly set your faces to go into Egypt and go to dwell there,
16 the sword you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine for which you dread will cling to you there; there you shall die.

Jer.42.16 - Details

Original Text

והיתה החרב אשר אתם יראים ממנה שם תשיג אתכם בארץ מצרים והרעב אשר־ אתם ׀ דאגים ממנו שם ידבק אחריכם מצרים ושם תמתו׃

Morphology

  • והיתה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • החרב: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • יראים: ADJ,m,pl
  • ממנה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
  • שם: ADV
  • תשיג: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • והרעב: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • דאגים: VERB,qal,ptc,m,pl
  • ממנו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
  • שם: ADV
  • ידבק: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • אחריכם: PREP+PRON,2,m,pl
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ושם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • תמתו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 42:17 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same oracle—repeats and amplifies the warning that sword and famine will overtake those who go down to Egypt.
  • Jeremiah 43:11 (thematic): Prophecy that God will set His face against Pharaoh and deliver Egypt into the hand of a cruel lord (Nebuchadnezzar); underscores that Egypt will not be a safe refuge for Judah.
  • Jeremiah 44:27–28 (thematic): God announces punishment on those who fled to Egypt and predicts their being handed over and punished—echoes the judgment and death in Egypt announced in Jer 42:16.
  • Ezekiel 29:6–7 (thematic): Ezekiel foretells that Egypt will be given into the hand of a cruel lord and experience devastation—parallels the motif that Egypt cannot protect those who flee there.
  • Deuteronomy 28:65–68 (thematic): Part of the Deuteronomic curse: disobedience brings pursuit, exile, and even return to Egypt as a curse—resonates with the theme that flight to Egypt results in continued calamity and death.

Alternative generated candidates

  • then the sword that you fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine of which you are afraid shall follow close after you into Egypt, and there you shall die.
  • the sword which you fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine about which you are anxious shall follow close after you there; and there you shall die.
17 All the men who set their faces to go to Egypt to dwell there shall die by sword, by famine, and by pestilence; none of them shall remain or escape, for I will bring disaster upon them.

Jer.42.17 - Details

Original Text

ויהיו כל־ האנשים אשר־ שמו את־ פניהם לבוא מצרים לגור שם ימותו בחרב ברעב ובדבר ולא־ יהיה להם שריד ופליט מפני הרעה אשר אני מביא עליהם׃

Morphology

  • ויהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • כל: DET
  • האנשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שמו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • פניהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לבוא: VERB,qal,inf
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • לגור: VERB,qal,inf
  • שם: ADV
  • ימותו: VERB,qal,impf,3,pl
  • בחרב: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ברעב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ובדבר: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יהיה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • שריד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ופליט: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מפני: PREP
  • הרעה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • מביא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • עליהם: PREP,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 44:27-30 (quotation): Almost verbatim reissue of the same judgment: those who go to dwell in Egypt shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence and none shall remain; the prophecy is repeated against the Egypt-bound remnant.
  • Jeremiah 42:18 (verbal): Immediate context/continuation of the oracle in 42:17—reaffirms the threat that those who stay or go to Egypt will suffer death and leave no survivors.
  • Ezekiel 30:13 (thematic): Prophetic oracle against Egypt describing its destruction and desolation by the hand of the Lord; parallels Jeremiah’s portrait of death and ruin brought on Egypt as divine punishment.
  • Isaiah 19:4 (thematic): Isaiah’s pronouncement that Egypt will be given into the hand of a cruel lord and experience upheaval and loss—similar theme of foreign subjugation and calamity falling on Egypt.
  • Deuteronomy 28:22-25 (thematic): Covenantal curse language listing pestilence, fever, sword and exile as divine punishments for disobedience—echoes the means of judgment (sword, famine, pestilence) named in Jeremiah 42:17.

Alternative generated candidates

  • All the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to dwell there shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape; for I will bring evil upon them for the things that they have done, declares the LORD.
  • All the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to dwell there shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by pestilence—there shall be no remnant nor survivor from them who go to dwell in Egypt.
18 For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: As I poured out my wrath and my anger on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so I will pour out my wrath and my anger on you when you come to Egypt. You shall become a horror, a curse, and an object of reproach and scorn, and you shall never see this place again.

Jer.42.18 - Details

Original Text

כי כה אמר יהוה צבאות אלהי ישראל כאשר נתך אפי וחמתי על־ ישבי ירושלם כן תתך חמתי עליכם בבאכם מצרים והייתם לאלה ולשמה ולקללה ולחרפה ולא־ תראו עוד את־ המקום הזה׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • צבאות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אלהי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • נתך: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • אפי: NOUN,m,sg,poss1s
  • וחמתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs+1s
  • על: PREP
  • ישבי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • כן: ADV
  • תתך: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • חמתי: NOUN,f,sg,pronominal_1cs
  • עליכם: PREP+PRON,2mp
  • בבאכם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+2,m,pl
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • והייתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • לאלה: PREP+DEM,pl
  • ולשמה: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ולקללה: CONJ
  • ולחרפה: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • תראו: VERB,qal,imperfect,2,m,pl
  • עוד: ADV
  • את: PRT,acc
  • המקום: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 44:27-28 (structural): Same prophetic context and warning to those who flee to Egypt — God declares he will set his face against them for evil and bring judgment in the land of Egypt, echoing the threat in 42:18.
  • Deuteronomy 28:37 (verbal): Uses similar language of becoming a 'proverb,' 'byword,' or object of shame among the nations — parallels Jeremiah’s phrasing about becoming a curse, reproach, taunt and shame.
  • Deuteronomy 28:64 (thematic): Both passages promise dispersal/exile and loss of the land — 'you shall be driven into all the peoples' and will not see the place again resonates with 'you shall not see this place anymore.'
  • Ezekiel 5:12-13 (thematic): Ezekiel likewise portrays God's wrath resulting in defilement and shame before the nations; the motif of punishment leading to national disgrace parallels Jeremiah’s depiction of curse and reproach.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: As I expressed my wrath and my indignation upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so will I express my wrath and my indignation upon you when you come to dwell in Egypt; you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword; and you shall never see this place again.
  • For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: As I have poured out my wrath and my fury upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so will I pour out my fury upon you when you enter into Egypt; and you shall be a horror, and a reproach, and a curse, and a disgrace; and you shall see this place no more.
19 Hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah: Do not go to Egypt; know for certain that I have warned you today.

Jer.42.19 - Details

Original Text

דבר יהוה עליכם שארית יהודה אל־ תבאו מצרים ידע תדעו כי־ העידתי בכם היום׃

Morphology

  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • עליכם: PREP+PRON,2mp
  • שארית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • אל: NEG
  • תבאו: VERB,qal,imperf,2,m,pl
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ידע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • תדעו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • העידתי: VERB,hiph,perf,1,_,sg
  • בכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • היום: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Isaiah 30:1-3 (thematic): Both passages rebuke Judah for seeking protection in Egypt rather than trusting YHWH; Isaiah explicitly condemns going down to Egypt for help and predicts shame and disaster as a result.
  • Isaiah 31:1 (verbal): A direct prophetic warning against relying on Egypt (and its horses) for help — echoes Jeremiah’s command ‘do not go into Egypt’ and the theme of misplaced trust.
  • Ezekiel 17:15-16 (thematic): Ezekiel condemns a Judahite ruler who seeks aid from Egypt as a breach of covenant with the LORD; parallels Jeremiah’s prohibition and the motif that turning to Egypt provokes divine judgment.
  • Hosea 7:11 (verbal): Hosea compares Ephraim to a naive dove that ‘calls to Egypt’ — a brief, pointed image of the same tendency to seek Egypt for security criticized in Jeremiah 42:19.
  • Jeremiah 43:5-7 (structural): Narrative continuation demonstrating the consequence of ignoring Jeremiah’s warning — the people go to Egypt and later experience judgment there, showing the practical fulfillment of the prohibition in 42:19.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah: Do not go into Egypt; know certainly that I have admonished you today.
  • The word of the LORD concerning you, O remnant of Judah: Do not go into Egypt; know certainly that I have testified to you this day.
20 You have deceived your own souls by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to the LORD our God, and whatever the LORD our God answers, tell us, and we will do it.’

Jer.42.20 - Details

Original Text

כי התעיתם בנפשותיכם כי־ אתם שלחתם אתי אל־ יהוה אלהיכם לאמר התפלל בעדנו אל־ יהוה אלהינו וככל אשר יאמר יהוה אלהינו כן הגד־ לנו ועשינו׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • התעיתם: VERB,hithpael,perf,2,m,pl
  • בנפשותיכם: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs+2,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • שלחתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • אתי: PRON,1,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיכם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,pl
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc
  • התפלל: VERB,hithpael,perf,3,m,sg
  • בעדנו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:1,pl
  • וככל: CONJ
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יאמר: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:1,pl
  • כן: ADV
  • הגד: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • לנו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • ועשינו: VERB,qal,perf,1,pl

Parallels

  • 1 Kings 22:5-8 (thematic): Jehoshaphat urges Ahab to 'inquire at the word of the LORD' and they consult prophets — parallels the act of sending to a prophet to ask the LORD and a promise to follow the prophet's word.
  • 2 Chronicles 18:3-4 (structural): Chronicler's retelling of the same episode in 1 Kgs 22 (seeking a prophet's word and pledging to act) — a close structural parallel about consulting prophetic counsel.
  • 1 Samuel 15:13-24 (thematic): Saul professes obedience to God's command yet has disobeyed; his self-deception and claimed willingness to do God's will echo the theme of promising to obey prophetic instruction while being misled.
  • Jeremiah 14:13-14 (allusion): God condemns prophets who give false assurances and say 'pray not for this people' or prophesy peace when there is none — thematically parallels Jeremiah's charge that the people have 'misled their souls' in their approach to prophetic counsel.
  • Ezekiel 13:10-16 (thematic): Ezekiel condemns false prophets who build 'a wall' of lies and give deceptive comfort to the people — parallels the motif of false assurances, self-deception, and misleading prophetic/intercessory practices.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For you have dealt deceitfully in your hearts, for when you sent me to the LORD your God you said, ‘Pray for us to the LORD our God, and according to whatever the LORD our God says, so declare to us and we will do it.’
  • For you deceived your own souls by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to the LORD our God, and whatever the LORD our God says, tell us and we will do it.’
21 I have told you today, but you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God or anything that I sent you to say.

Jer.42.21 - Details

Original Text

ואגד לכם היום ולא שמעתם בקול יהוה אלהיכם ולכל אשר־ שלחני אליכם׃

Morphology

  • ואגד: VERB,qal,impf,1,c,sg
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • היום: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ולא: CONJ
  • שמעתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיכם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,pl
  • ולכל: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שלחני: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,sg
  • אליכם: PREP+PRON,2,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 7:25 (verbal): God recounts repeatedly sending prophets from the time of the exodus and Israel’s failure to hear — language and theme closely mirror Jeremiah 42:21’s complaint about not listening to God’s messengers.
  • Jeremiah 25:4 (verbal): Explicit statement that the LORD sent all his servants the prophets to warn the people and they would not listen — a near-verbal parallel to the indictment in 42:21.
  • Deuteronomy 18:19 (allusion): God warns that whoever will not listen to the prophet ‘whom I shall raise up’ will be held accountable — legal/theological background for Jeremiah’s rebuke about failing to heed God’s spokesmen.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 (thematic): Narrates how the LORD repeatedly sent messengers (prophets) who were mocked and despised, prompting divine judgment — thematically parallels the charge in Jeremiah 42:21.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Now I have told you today, but you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God, nor anything that he sent me to tell you.
  • And I have declared it to you today, but you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God nor the words of those whom he sent to you.
22 Now therefore know for certain that by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence you shall die in the place where you desire to go to live.”

Jer.42.22 - Details

Original Text

ועתה ידע תדעו כי בחרב ברעב ובדבר תמותו במקום אשר חפצתם לבוא לגור שם׃

Morphology

  • ועתה: CONJ
  • ידע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • תדעו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • בחרב: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ברעב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ובדבר: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • תמותו: VERB,qal,impf,2,mp
  • במקום: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • חפצתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • לבוא: VERB,qal,inf
  • לגור: VERB,qal,inf
  • שם: ADV

Parallels

  • Ezek.14.21 (verbal): Lists the same quartet of divine punishments—sword, famine, pestilence (plus 'noisome beast')—using language very similar to Jeremiah's threat of death by sword, famine and pestilence.
  • Amos 4.6-11 (thematic): A prophetic catalogue of disciplinary acts (famine, pestilence, sword, exile) sent upon Israel; parallels Jeremiah's warning that God will execute judgment by famine, pestilence and the sword.
  • Leviticus 26.25-26 (structural): Part of the covenant curses: God threatens to bring the sword and to break the 'staff of bread' (famine) as punishment for disobedience—background legal-theological precedent for Jeremiah's warning.
  • Jeremiah 43.11 (verbal): Within the same Jeremiah oracle against those fleeing to Egypt; pronounces that Nebuchadnezzar will slay them—echoing the specific threat of death by sword, famine and pestilence in the place they desire to dwell.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Therefore know for certain that by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence you shall die in the place where you wish to go to dwell.”
  • Now therefore know certainly that by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence you shall die in the place where you desire to go to dwell.”
1 When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all the words of the LORD their God—everything the LORD their God had sent him to speak to them concerning all these things—

Jer.43.1 - Details

Original Text

ויהי ככלות ירמיהו לדבר אל־ כל־ העם את־ כל־ דברי יהוה אלהיהם אשר שלחו יהוה אלהיהם אליהם את כל־ הדברים האלה׃

Morphology

  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • ככלות: PREP+INFN,qal,inf
  • ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לדבר: INF,qal
  • אל: NEG
  • כל: DET
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • את: PRT,acc
  • כל: DET
  • דברי: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,1,c,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שלחו: VERB,qal,imp,2,m,pl
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
  • אליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • כל: DET
  • הדברים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • האלה: DEM,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 42:1-6 (structural): Immediate context—these verses record the people approaching Jeremiah and asking for guidance just before and overlapping with 43:1, linking his delivery of 'all the words of the LORD' to the subsequent responses.
  • Jeremiah 7:25 (thematic): Same theme of God repeatedly sending His prophets to Israel and the people's failure to listen—echoes the idea of prophets delivering 'all the words of the LORD' to an unresponsive people.
  • Jeremiah 25:4-7 (thematic): Declares that from the days of the ancestors God sent all His servants the prophets to call Israel to repentance, paralleling the statement that Jeremiah spoke 'all the words of the LORD' sent to him.
  • Deuteronomy 18:15-19 (allusion): Sets the theological basis for a prophet who speaks God's words and the obligation to heed them; relates to Jeremiah's role as the LORD's messenger and the accountability for rejecting those words.

Alternative generated candidates

  • When Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all the words of the LORD their God, with which the LORD their God had sent him to them— all these words:
  • When Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all the words of the LORD their God, with which the LORD their God had sent him to them, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You shall not go any more in the name of the LORD to the Chaldeans.
2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the stubborn men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying; the LORD our God did not send you to say, ‘You shall not go to Egypt to dwell there.’”

Jer.43.2 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר עזריה בן־ הושעיה ויוחנן בן־ קרח וכל־ האנשים הזדים אמרים אל־ ירמיהו שקר אתה מדבר לא שלחך יהוה אלהינו לאמר לא־ תבאו מצרים לגור שם׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • עזריה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הושעיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויוחנן: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • האנשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • הזדים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • אמרים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שקר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • מדבר: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • שלחך: NOUN,m,sg,abs+2,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלהינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:1,pl
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • תבאו: VERB,qal,imperf,2,m,pl
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • לגור: VERB,qal,inf
  • שם: ADV

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 42:19-22 (structural): Immediate narrative antecedent: in Jeremiah 42 God tells Jeremiah to warn the people not to go to Egypt; Jeremiah relays this command, which the men in 43:2 reject as false.
  • Jeremiah 43:3-7 (structural): Direct continuation of the episode: Johanan and the men forcibly take Jeremiah to Egypt, demonstrating their rejection of the prophetic warning described in 43:2.
  • Isaiah 30:1-3 (thematic): Parallel prophetic theme condemning Judah's attempt to seek security by turning to Egypt (political/military reliance on Egypt) rather than trusting Yahweh.
  • Ezekiel 17:15-16 (thematic): Ezekiel recounts Judah's seeking refuge in Egypt and condemns that flight; echoes the motif of trusting Egypt for safety and the prophetic judgment that follows.

Alternative generated candidates

  • then Azariah son of Hoshayah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the bold men said to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely; the LORD our God did not send you to say, ‘You shall not go into Egypt to dwell there.’
  • Zedekiah (or Azariah) son of Hoshai and Johanan son of Kareah and all the bold men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying: the LORD our God did not send you to say, ‘You shall not go into Egypt to dwell there.’
3 They charged, “Baruch son of Neriah has seduced you to hand us over into the hand of the Chaldeans, to put us to death and to carry us away to Babylon.”

Jer.43.3 - Details

Original Text

כי ברוך בן־ נריה מסית אתך בנו למען תת אתנו ביד־ הכשדים להמית אתנו ולהגלות אתנו בבל׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • ברוך: ADJ,m,sg
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • נריה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מסית: VERB,piel,ptc,ms,sg
  • אתך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • למען: PREP
  • תת: VERB,qal,inf
  • אתנו: PRON,1,pl
  • ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • הכשדים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • להמית: VERB,hiphil,inf
  • אתנו: PRON,1,pl
  • ולהגלות: CONJ+VERB,hiphil,inf
  • אתנו: PRON,1,pl
  • בבל: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 45:1-5 (thematic): Direct address to Baruch son of Neriah; an oracle about Baruch’s fate and God’s promise of preservation contrasts the accusation here that Baruch has led people to be delivered to the Chaldeans.
  • Jeremiah 36:26-32 (allusion): Earlier narrative showing Baruch’s role as Jeremiah’s scribe and agent (reading and preserving Jeremiah’s words); provides background for the charge in 43:3 that Baruch has been influential in the crisis.
  • Jeremiah 43:2-4 (structural): Immediate literary context: the people openly accuse Jeremiah and Baruch of misleading them and then act on that accusation. Verse 43:3 is part of this exchange and is echoed/continued in verses 4–7.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:17-21 (thematic): Describes Judah being handed over to the Babylonians and the exile to Babylon; thematically parallels the threatened consequence in 43:3—being delivered into the hand of the Chaldeans and deported to Babylon.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But Baruch son of Neriah enticed you to deceive us, so that we should give ourselves into the hand of the Chaldeans, to die and to be carried off to Babylon.”
  • For Baruch son of Neriah has seduced you, and he has pronounced over you the judgment to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, to put us to death or to carry us away captive to Babylon.”
4 Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders and all the people did not obey the voice of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.

Jer.43.4 - Details

Original Text

ולא־ שמע יוחנן בן־ קרח וכל־ שרי החילים וכל־ העם בקול יהוה לשבת בארץ יהודה׃

Morphology

  • ולא: CONJ
  • שמע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יוחנן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • שרי: NOUN,m,pl,cs
  • החילים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לשבת: PREP+VERB,qal,inf
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 42:20 (verbal): Earlier in the same episode God (through Jeremiah) commands the people to remain in Judah — the same divine instruction that is rejected in 43:4.
  • Jeremiah 43:7 (structural): Immediate narrative continuation: the people depart for Egypt and take Jeremiah with them, showing the concrete outcome of their refusal to obey.
  • Ezekiel 17:15-16 (thematic): Describes seeking help in Egypt and breaking covenantal trust — thematically parallels Judah's flight to Egypt against prophetic warning.
  • Isaiah 31:1 (thematic): A prophetic denunciation of relying on Egypt for help (and on horses) — echoes Jeremiah's rebuke of seeking refuge in Egypt rather than obeying the LORD.
  • Jonah 1:3 (thematic): Jonah's flight from a divine prophetic commission provides a thematic parallel of refusing or fleeing from God's direct command.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Johanan son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the LORD to remain in the land of Judah.
  • Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned from all the nations to which they had been driven—
5 Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders took all the remnant of Judah who had returned from all the nations to which they had been driven to dwell in the land of Judah.

Jer.43.5 - Details

Original Text

ויקח יוחנן בן־ קרח וכל־ שרי החילים את כל־ שארית יהודה אשר־ שבו מכל־ הגוים אשר נדחו־ שם לגור בארץ יהודה׃

Morphology

  • ויקח: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • יוחנן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
  • שרי: NOUN,m,pl,cs
  • החילים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • את: PRT,acc
  • כל: DET
  • שארית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שבו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • מכל: PREP
  • הגוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • נדחו: VERB,niphal,perf,3,m,pl
  • שם: ADV
  • לגור: VERB,qal,inf
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 40:11 (verbal): Similar wording and episode naming Johanan son of Kareah and the captains taking the remnant of Judah — closely related narrative moment in the same sequence of chapters.
  • Jeremiah 42:10-22 (structural): God's command through Jeremiah that the people remain in the land of Judah and the promised outcome if they obey — provides the prophetic instruction that the people (contrary to it) ignore when Johanan leads the remnant away in ch. 43.
  • Isaiah 11:11-12 (thematic): Prophetic motif of God gathering 'the remnant' from the nations and bringing them back to their land — theological parallel to the language of a remnant 'who returned from all the nations' in Jer 43:5.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 / Ezra 1:1-4 (thematic): The later, positive restoration motif (Cyrus' decree permitting the exiles to return to Judah) that echoes and contrasts with earlier references to peoples scattered among the nations and the various movements of remnant groups back to the land.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But Johanan son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned from all the nations where they had been driven to dwell—
  • the men, the women, the children, and the king’s daughters, and every soul whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan—and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
6 They took the men and the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and all the people whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.

Jer.43.6 - Details

Original Text

את־ הגברים ואת־ הנשים ואת־ הטף ואת־ בנות המלך ואת כל־ הנפש אשר הניח נבוזראדן רב־ טבחים את־ גדליהו בן־ אחיקם בן־ שפן ואת ירמיהו הנביא ואת־ ברוך בן־ נריהו׃

Morphology

  • את: PRT,acc
  • הגברים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ואת: CONJ
  • הנשים: NOUN,f,pl,def
  • ואת: CONJ
  • הטף: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ואת: CONJ
  • בנות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • המלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ואת: CONJ
  • כל: DET
  • הנפש: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הניח: VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,sg
  • נבוזראדן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • רב: ADJ,m,sg
  • טבחים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • גדליהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אחיקם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שפן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הנביא: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ואת: CONJ
  • ברוך: ADJ,m,sg
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • נריהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 40:6-7 (verbal): Repeats the action of Nebuzaradan leaving some of the people and placing them under Gedaliah’s oversight (the same figures—the poor/remaining people—and Gedaliah—are mentioned).
  • Jeremiah 39:10-14 (verbal): Earlier account of Nebuzaradan’s treatment of the survivors, including the transfer of some of the poor to Gedaliah and the handling of Jeremiah and Baruch—paralleling names and actions in 43:6.
  • 2 Kings 25:22-24 (structural): Parallel Deuteronomistic/historical account of the fall of Jerusalem that likewise records Nebuzaradan’s disposition of the remaining people (leaving some in the land to tend vineyards/fields).
  • Jeremiah 52:24-27 (structural): The appendix to Jeremiah offers a corroborating summary of the exile events and the fate of those left behind by Nebuzaradan, echoing the personnel and outcomes reflected in 43:6.

Alternative generated candidates

  • the men and women, the children and the daughters of the king, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan— and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
  • So they came into the land of Egypt, for they had not obeyed the voice of the LORD; and they went as far as Tahpanhes.
7 They went into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they came to Tahpanhes.

Jer.43.7 - Details

Original Text

ויבאו ארץ מצרים כי לא שמעו בקול יהוה ויבאו עד־ תחפנחס׃

Morphology

  • ויבאו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • שמעו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • בקול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ויבאו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • עד: PREP
  • תחפנחס: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 42:20 (verbal): Nearly identical wording — the remnant 'obeyed not the voice of the LORD, but went to Egypt' and came to Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis, and Patros; direct parallel account of the same event.
  • Jeremiah 44:15 (thematic): The Judean exiles in Egypt refuse Jeremiah's warnings and persist in their decision to remain in Egypt; continues the theme of disobedience and flight to Egypt.
  • 2 Kings 25:26 (structural): After Gedaliah's assassination survivors fled to Egypt for refuge; a historical precedent showing the pattern of Judeans seeking safety in Egypt instead of remaining under Babylonian rule.
  • Isaiah 31:1 (thematic): Prophetic condemnation of relying on Egypt for help rather than trusting Yahweh ('Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help'); echoes Jeremiah's rebuke of seeking Egyptian refuge.
  • Hosea 9:3 (allusion): Speaks of Israel turning again to Egypt and suffering exile; uses the motif of returning to Egypt as part of divine judgment, paralleling Jeremiah's depiction of flight to Egypt.

Alternative generated candidates

  • So they came into the land of Egypt, for they had not obeyed the voice of the LORD, and they came as far as Tahpanhes.
  • Now the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes, saying,
8 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes, saying,

Jer.43.8 - Details

Original Text

ויהי דבר־ יהוה אל־ ירמיהו בתחפנחס לאמר׃

Morphology

  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בתחפנחס: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 43:7 (structural): Immediate context: narrates the people taking Jeremiah to Tahpanhes, which sets the scene for 43:8's formulaic report that the word of the LORD came to him there.
  • Jeremiah 1:4 (verbal): Uses the same prophetic introductory formula 'the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,' marking the beginning of divine communications to the prophet.
  • Jeremiah 25:1 (verbal): Another instance of the recurring opening 'the word that came unto Jeremiah,' introducing a major prophetic oracle and reflecting the book's formulaic reportage of revelation.
  • Jeremiah 32:1 (structural): Like 43:8, specifies the historical setting for a divine message to Jeremiah (here the tenth year of Zedekiah), serving a similar narrative function of locating a prophecy in time/place.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes, saying,
  • “Take great stones and hide them in mortar in the brickwork that is at the entrance of Pharaoh’s house at Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah,
9 “Take large stones in your hand and hide them in clay in the mortar at the entrance of Pharaoh’s house at Tahpanhes, in the sight of the Jews.

Jer.43.9 - Details

Original Text

קח בידך אבנים גדלות וטמנתם במלט במלבן אשר בפתח בית־ פרעה בתחפנחס לעיני אנשים יהודים׃

Morphology

  • קח: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • בידך: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,suff,2,m,sg
  • אבנים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • גדלות: ADJ,f,pl,abs
  • וטמנתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • במלט: PREP
  • במלבן: PREP
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • בפתח: PREP
  • בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • פרעה: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • בתחפנחס: PREP
  • לעיני: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • אנשים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • יהודים: NOUN,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Ezekiel 4:1-3 (structural): Ezekiel uses a clay tablet/brick as an acted prophetic sign to depict the siege of Jerusalem—parallel to Jeremiah’s instruction to hide stones in mortar at Pharaoh’s house as a symbolic, performative prophecy.
  • Isaiah 20:2-3 (structural): Isaiah performs a dramatic, physical sign (walking naked and barefoot) to symbolize coming humiliation of Egypt and Cush—another example of prophets using visible actions to enact their message, like Jeremiah’s burial of stones.
  • Jeremiah 32:6-15 (structural): Jeremiah commands purchase of land and the placing of deeds in an earthenware jar as a tangible sign concerning future restoration—comparable to burying stones in mortar as a material prophetic act that conveys a future outcome.
  • Jeremiah 19:1-13 (structural): Jeremiah breaks a clay bottle at the Valley of Ben-hinnom as a symbolic act of coming destruction on Jerusalem—another instance of using an object and public action to dramatize imminent judgment, akin to the Tahpanhes sign.
  • Ezekiel 29:6-8 (thematic): Ezekiel pronounces judgment on Egypt and predicts its humbling and exile by Nebuchadnezzar—thematically aligning with Jeremiah’s sign at Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, which signals Egypt’s impending subjugation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • “Take great stones in your hand and hide them in mortar in the pavement of the entrance of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the Jews.
  • and say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will set his throne upon these stones that I have hidden, and he shall spread his royal canopy over them.
10 And say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send for and take Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant, and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden and will spread his royal canopy over them.

Jer.43.10 - Details

Original Text

ואמרת אליהם כה־ אמר יהוה צבאות אלהי ישראל הנני שלח ולקחתי את־ נבוכדראצר מלך־ בבל עבדי ושמתי כסאו ממעל לאבנים האלה אשר טמנתי ונטה את־ שפרירו עליהם׃

Morphology

  • ואמרת: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • אליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • צבאות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אלהי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הנני: PRT+PRON,1,sg
  • שלח: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ולקחתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • נבוכדראצר: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • בבל: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • עבדי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • ושמתי: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • כסאו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • ממעל: ADV
  • לאבנים: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • האלה: DEM,pl
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • טמנתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,sg
  • ונטה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שפרירו: NOUN,m,sg,abs,poss:3,m,sg
  • עליהם: PREP,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 25:9 (verbal): Explicitly identifies Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon as 'my servant' whom God summons to execute judgment—language closely echoed in Jer 43:10.
  • Jeremiah 27:6 (verbal): Declares that God will give the nations into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar and make him serve, paralleling the theme of God installing Nebuchadnezzar as an instrument of His will.
  • Habakkuk 1:6 (thematic): God announces He is raising up the Chaldeans (Babylonians) as a bitter, swift people to execute judgment—similar motif of God employing a foreign power to punish nations.
  • Daniel 4:17 (thematic): Speaks of the Most High ruling over the kingdoms of men and giving them to whom He wills; resonates with Jer 43:10’s affirmation of divine sovereignty in elevating Nebuchadnezzar.
  • Isaiah 10:5-7 (thematic): Portrays a foreign ruler (the Assyrian) as the 'rod of My anger' used by God to punish nations—a comparable theological motif of God using foreign kings to accomplish judgment.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon my servant, and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.
  • He shall come and strike the land of Egypt; those appointed for death shall die, those appointed for captivity shall go into captivity, and those appointed for the sword shall be killed with the sword.
11 He shall come and strike the land of Egypt—death for death, captivity for captivity, sword for sword.

Jer.43.11 - Details

Original Text

ובא והכה את־ ארץ מצרים אשר למות למות ואשר לשבי לשבי ואשר לחרב לחרב׃

Morphology

  • ובא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • והכה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • למות: VERB,qal,inf
  • למות: VERB,qal,inf
  • ואשר: CONJ+PRON,rel
  • לשבי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לשבי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואשר: CONJ+PRON,rel
  • לחרב: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לחרב: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Ezekiel 29:19-20 (verbal): God declares he will give Egypt into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar and bring destruction on the land — a direct parallel to Jeremiah's announcement that a foreign king will smite Egypt and bring death, captivity, and the sword.
  • Jeremiah 27:6 (structural): Within Jeremiah God states he has given the lands (including Egypt) into Nebuchadnezzar's hand, echoing the same structural theme of divine commissioning of a foreign conqueror to punish Egypt.
  • Jeremiah 46:25-26 (thematic): Another oracle against Egypt in the same book predicts punishment and handing over of Egyptian cities and people to enemies, resonating with the motifs of slaughter, captivity, and subjugation found in 43:11.
  • Isaiah 19:4-5 (thematic): Isaiah's judgment oracle foretells that Egypt will be delivered into the hand of a harsh ruler and suffer humiliation and loss — thematically parallel to Jeremiah's depiction of death, captivity, and sword coming on Egypt.

Alternative generated candidates

  • He shall come and strike the land of Egypt; those who are for death shall die, and those who are for captivity shall be taken captive, and those who are for the sword shall be cut off.
  • I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and they shall be burned; Nebuchadnezzar shall carry them away, and he shall strip the land of Egypt as one strips off a garment, and he shall depart from there in peace.
12 I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; he shall burn them, carry them off, and plunder the land of Egypt, and he shall depart from there in peace as one strips off his garment.

Jer.43.12 - Details

Original Text

והצתי אש בבתי אלהי מצרים ושרפם ושבם ועטה את־ ארץ מצרים כאשר־ יעטה הרעה את־ בגדו ויצא משם בשלום׃

Morphology

  • והצתי: VERB,hiphil,perf,1,sg
  • אש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בבתי: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,cs
  • אלהי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ושרפם: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg+3,pl,obj
  • ושבם: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg+3,pl,obj
  • ועטה: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • יעטה: VERB,qal,impf,3,ms
  • הרעה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • את: PRT,acc
  • בגדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • ויצא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • משם: PREP
  • בשלום: PREP

Parallels

  • Ezekiel 30:13 (verbal): Ezekiel announces the destruction of Egypt's idols and images and the laying waste of the land — closely parallels Jeremiah's burning of the houses of Egypt's gods and the pronouncement of desolation.
  • Isaiah 19:1 (thematic): Isaiah depicts Yahweh coming upon Egypt so that the idols are shaken or put to shame at his presence — a similar theme of divine assault on Egyptian religion.
  • Genesis 19:24-25 (allusion): The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by fire is the prototypical image of divine annihilation; Jeremiah’s comparison to that overthrow echoes this model of total fiery judgment.
  • Jeremiah 44:11-14 (structural): Within the same prophetic context Jeremiah repeats and expands the threat against the remnant in Egypt and against Egyptian idolatry — a direct book-level parallel to 43:12’s judgment on Egypt’s gods.

Alternative generated candidates

  • I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and they shall be burned and carried away captive; and I will strip the land of Egypt as a man strips off his garment and departs.
  • He will strip the land and depart, and he will come forth from it in peace.
13 He will break the pillars of the house of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn the houses of the gods of Egypt with fire.’”

Jer.43.13 - Details

Original Text

ושבר את־ מצבות בית שמש אשר בארץ מצרים ואת־ בתי אלהי־ מצרים ישרף באש׃

Morphology

  • ושבר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • מצבות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שמש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • בתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs,1cs
  • אלהי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ישרף: VERB,niphal,impf,3,m,sg
  • באש: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 12:2 (verbal): Commands Israel to 'break down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and burn their Asherim' — language and action (breaking pillars, burning cult-places) closely parallel Jeremiah's decree against Egyptian cultic sites.
  • Isaiah 19:1 (thematic): Prophecy of the LORD coming into Egypt so that 'the idols of Egypt will tremble' and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt — thematically parallels Jeremiah's prediction of destruction of Egyptian gods and their shrines.
  • Ezekiel 30:13 (verbal): Announces the LORD will 'destroy the idols' and cause their images to cease in the judgment on Egypt — a direct verbal/thematic echo of destroying Egyptian cultic objects and houses of gods.
  • Psalm 115:4-8 (thematic): Contrasts the powerlessness of carved idols (they cannot speak, see, or save) with the living God; thematically supports Jeremiah's portrayal of God judging and burning the impotent gods of Egypt.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And I will break the obelisks of the sun‑house that are in the land of Egypt, and the houses of the gods of Egypt I will burn with fire.’”
  • He will break the sacred pillars of the house of the sun that are in the land of Egypt, and the temples of the gods of Egypt he will burn with fire.’”

Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces who were with him took all the remnant of the people whom Ishmael son of Nethaniah had carried away from Mizpah after he struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam—men of war, fighting men, women, children, and eunuchs whom he had taken from Gibeon.

They went and dwelt at Geruth Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt.

They feared the Chaldeans, because they were afraid of them—since Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

Then all the commanders of the forces, Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshayah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, came to Jeremiah.

They said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please present our petition before you and pray for us to the LORD your God on behalf of all this remnant; for we are few compared to many, as you see us.”

“May the LORD your God show us the way we should go and the thing we should do.”

Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard; I will pray to the LORD your God according to your words. Whatever the LORD answers you, I will tell you—I will not hide anything from you.”

They said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness between us: if we do not do everything that the LORD your God sends you to tell us, then so be it.”

“Whether it is good or evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we send you; so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.”

At the end of ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.

He called Johanan son of Kareah, and all the commanders who were with him, and all the people, from the least to the greatest. And he said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, whom you sent me to consult:

If you will remain in this land, I will build you and not pull down; I will plant you and not uproot; for I relent of the disaster I brought upon you.

Do not fear the king of Babylon, whom you fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD; for I am with you to save you and to deliver you from his hand.

I will take pity on you, have mercy on you, and bring you back to your land. But if you say, ‘We will not remain in this land,’ refusing to obey the voice of the LORD your God,

and if you say, ‘No—we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, and the sound of the trumpet will not be heard, and there we shall have no hunger; there we will dwell,’

then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces to go to Egypt and go to live there,

the sword you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine for which you dread will cling to you there; there you shall die.

All the men who set their faces to go to Egypt to dwell there shall die by sword, by famine, and by pestilence; none of them shall remain or escape, for I will bring disaster upon them.

For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: As I poured out my wrath and my anger on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so I will pour out my wrath and my anger on you when you come to Egypt. You shall become a horror, a curse, and an object of reproach and scorn, and you shall never see this place again.

Hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah: Do not go to Egypt; know for certain that I have warned you today.

You have deceived your own souls by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to the LORD our God, and whatever the LORD our God answers, tell us, and we will do it.’

I have told you today, but you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God or anything that I sent you to say. Now therefore know for certain that by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence you shall die in the place where you desire to go to live.”

When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all the words of the LORD their God—everything the LORD their God had sent him to speak to them concerning all these things—

Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the stubborn men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying; the LORD our God did not send you to say, ‘You shall not go to Egypt to dwell there.’”

They charged, “Baruch son of Neriah has seduced you to hand us over into the hand of the Chaldeans, to put us to death and to carry us away to Babylon.”

Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders and all the people did not obey the voice of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.

Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders took all the remnant of Judah who had returned from all the nations to which they had been driven to dwell in the land of Judah.

They took the men and the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and all the people whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.

They went into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they came to Tahpanhes.

The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes, saying,

“Take large stones in your hand and hide them in clay in the mortar at the entrance of Pharaoh’s house at Tahpanhes, in the sight of the Jews. And say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send for and take Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant, and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden and will spread his royal canopy over them.

He shall come and strike the land of Egypt—death for death, captivity for captivity, sword for sword.

I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; he shall burn them, carry them off, and plunder the land of Egypt, and he shall depart from there in peace as one strips off his garment.

He will break the pillars of the house of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn the houses of the gods of Egypt with fire.’”