Jeremias 43:8-13

8 Em Tafnes, o SENHOR dirigiu a palavra a Jeremias, dizendo:

9 “Pegue algumas pedras grandes e, à vista dos homens de Judá, enterre-as no barro do pavimento à entrada do palácio do faraó, em Tafnes.

10 Então diga-lhes: Assim diz o SENHOR dos Exércitos, Deus de Israel: Mandarei chamar meu servo Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, e ele colocará o seu trono sobre essas pedras que enterrei, e estenderá a sua tenda,^[a] real sobre elas.

11 Ele virá e atacará o Egito, trará a morte aos destinados à morte, o cativeiro aos destinados ao cativeiro, e a espada aos destinados a morrer à espada.

12 Ele incendiará^[b] os templos dos deuses do Egito; queimará seus templos e levará embora cativos os seus deuses. Como um pastor tira os piolhos do seu manto^[c] assim ele tirará os piolhos do Egito, e sairá em paz.

13 Ele despedaçará as colunas no templo do sol,^[d] no Egito, e incendiará os templos dos deuses do Egito”.

Jeremias 43:8-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 43

This chapter contains the answer of the princes and people to the prophet's message; a relation of their going into Egypt; and a prophecy of the destruction of that land. The persons that gave the answer are described, some by name, and all by their character; and the time of their giving it is mentioned, in which they charge the prophet with a falsehood; impute the whole to an instigation of Baruch, and an ill design of his, and so were disobedient to the command of God, Jer 43:1-4; and went into Egypt, and carried all with them, of every rank, age, and sex, and even Baruch, and the prophet too, and came to Tahpanhes, the seat of the kings of Egypt, Jer 43:5-7; upon this a prophecy is delivered out, concerning the destruction of that country, which is signified by a symbol explained; the person, the instrument of it, is mentioned by name, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; the devastation he should make is expressed by slaying with the sword, and carrying into captivity; by burning the temples of their gods, and breaking their images in pieces, Jer 43:8-13.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ou "tapete"
• [b]. Ou "Eu incendiarei"
• [c]. Ou "enrola o seu manto"
• [d]. Ou "em Heliópolis"