Jeremiah 2:16

Consequences Of Apostasy

¹⁵ Young lions have roared at them. Young lions have turned the land into waste. The cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant. ¹⁶ “Also the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes
Have shaved the crown of your head.
¹⁷ You have done this to yourself by abandoning Jehovah your God when he led you on his way.

People of Israel

Israel

Memphis

Noph

Tahapanes

Tahpanhes

Tahpenes

Jeremiah 46:14

Tell this in Egypt. Announce this in Migdol. Make it known in Memphis and in Tahpanhes. Say: 'Take your positions, and get ready. Swords will kill those around you.

Deuteronomy 33:20

Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad. He lies down as a lion and tears the arm, also the crown of the head.

Isaiah 19:13

The officials of Zoan have become fools. The leaders of Memphis (Noph) are deceived. The cornerstones of her peoples have led Egypt astray.

Jeremiah 43:7-9

They did not listen to Jehovah. They went to Egypt. They went as far as Tahpanhes.

Jeremiah 44:1

Jehovah spoke to me concerning all the Israelites living in Egypt, in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in the southern part of the country

Ezekiel 30:16

I will set fire to Egypt. Sin will be in much pain. Thebes will be broken into pieces, and Memphis will be in trouble every day.

2 Kings 18:21

You rely on Egypt that broken reed of a staff. If a man leans on it (relies on its power) his hand (strength) will be pierced (wounded) (diminished). So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who put their faith in him.

2 Kings 23:33

And Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So that he was not king in Jerusalem. Pharaoh Necho extracted from the land a tax of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

Isaiah 1:6-7

From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head there is no healthy spot left on your body. You have only bruises, sores, and fresh wounds. They have not been cleansed, bandaged, or soothed with oil.

Isaiah 8:8

It will sweep through Judah. It will overflow and pass through. It will be neck-high. Its outspread wings will extend over your entire country, O Immanuel.

Isaiah 30:1-6

Suffer you unwilling children, says Jehovah. You pursue a purpose that is not mine. You make a covenant sacrifice without my Spirit. You add sin to sin.

Isaiah 31:1-3

How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help! Cursed are those who rely on very strong warhorses, who depend on many chariots. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel. They do not seek Jehovah.

Jeremiah 46:19

Pack your bags inhabitants of Egypt, because you will be taken away as captives. Memphis will become a dreary wasteland, a pile of rubble where no one lives.

Ezekiel 30:13

This is what the Lord Jehovah says: 'I will destroy the statues and put an end to the idols in Memphis. A prince will never rise again in Egypt. I will spread fear throughout Egypt.