Translations
Modern
Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.
Traditional
O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
Literal
Vessels for exile you will make for yourself, O dweller and daughter of Egypt! For Memphis will become as a waste, and will be made desolate without one dwelling there.
Latin
Vasa transmigrationis fac tibi, habitatrix filia Ægypti: quia Memphis in solitudinem erit, et deseretur, et inhabitabilis erit.
Original
Hebrew
English
Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.
Notes
Memphis will be laid waste: This happened in 568 and 567 BC when Nebuchadnezzar invaded Egypt.
The defeat at Carchemish caused chaos in Egypt and its armies. The Lord was judging Egypt.
Theme notes and profiles
Nebuchadnezzar II Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Places
Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Memphis: An important city in ancient Egypt
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Hophra Jeremiah (Person) Memphis Nations Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Necho, Nechoh, Neco, Necoh Oholah and Oholibah
Topics
Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Babylon: Empire of Prophecies of Conquests By Egypt: Prophecies Respecting: Captivity of Its People Memphis: Prophecies Concerning Noph: Prophecies Against