Memphis in the Bible

Meaning: abode of the good

Exact Match

Moreover, people of Memphis and Tahpanhes will {shave} your skull.

Verse ConceptsShavingMemphiscrowns

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who were living in the land of Egypt, who were living at Migdol, and Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in the land of Pathros, {saying},

Verse ConceptsJews, TheJudaismMemphis

"Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol, and proclaim in Memphis and in Tahpanhes, say, 'Take your stand and be prepared, for [the] sword will devour [those] all around you.'

Verse ConceptsHeraldMemphis

Pack [your] baggage for exile, O inhabitants of the daughter of Egypt, for Memphis will become as a horror, and it will be destroyed, {without} inhabitant.

Verse ConceptsRuinsArchaeologyMemphisExiled ForeignersBurning CitiesBaggagePreparing To Travel

Thematic Bible



Prepare your baggage for exile, daughter living in Egypt, for Memphis will become a desolate place. It will become a ruin without inhabitant.

The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis deluded; the leaders of its tribes have led Egypt astray.

Also, people from Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken your skull.

"Announce in Egypt, proclaim in Migdol. Proclaim also in Memphis and Tahpanhes. Say, "Take your positions and be ready, for the sword will devour all around you.'

I'll set fire to Egypt, and Aswan will writhe in agony. Thebes will be demolished, and Memphis will face daily distress.


Look! They have gone away because of the destruction Egypt will gather them up, and Memphis will bury them. Weeds will overgrow their inheritance, and thorns will grow in their tents.


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons

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