Thematic Bible: Tahpanhes
Thematic Bible
Tahpanhes » A city » Egypt
“Moreover, the men of
Have shaved the crown of your head [to degrade you].
“Declare in Egypt and proclaim in
And proclaim in
Say, ‘Take your stand and get yourself ready,
For the sword has devoured those around you.’
The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who were living in the land of Egypt—at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Memphis, and in the land of Pathros, saying,
Verse Concepts
So they came into the land of Egypt -- "for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord. And they came to Tahpanhes. Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, Take large stones in your hands and hide them in the mortar in the pavement of brick which is at the entrance of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
“In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark
When I break the yoke bars and dominion of Egypt there.
Then the pride of her power will come to an end;
A cloud [of disasters] will cover her,
And her daughters will go into captivity.