Jeremiah 43:10-12
English Standard Version
10 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, (A)my servant, (B)and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden, and he will spread his royal canopy over them. 11 He shall come (C)and strike the land of Egypt, (D)giving over to the pestilence those who are doomed to the pestilence, to captivity those who are doomed to captivity, and to the sword those who are doomed to the sword. 12 (E)I shall kindle a fire (F)in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them (G)and carry them away captive. (H)And he shall clean the land of Egypt (I)as a shepherd cleans his cloak of vermin, and he shall go away from there in peace.
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Jeremiah 43:10-12
New King James Version
10 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will send and bring Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, (A)My servant, and will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden. And he will spread his royal pavilion over them. 11 (B)When he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt and deliver to death (C)those appointed for death, and to captivity those appointed for captivity, and to the sword those appointed for the sword. 12 [a]I will kindle a fire in the houses of (D)the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment, and he shall go out from there in peace.
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- Jeremiah 43:12 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. He
Jeremiah 43:10-12
New American Standard Bible
10 and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I am going to send men and get (A)My servant (B)Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and I am going to set his throne over these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his [a](C)canopy over them. 11 He will also come and (D)strike the land of Egypt; those who are meant for death will be given over to death, and those for captivity to captivity, and (E)those for the sword to the sword. 12 And [b]I shall set fire to the temples of the (F)gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. So he will [c](G)wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd [d]wraps himself with his garment, and he will depart from there safely.
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- Jeremiah 43:10 Or carpet
- Jeremiah 43:12 Some ancient versions He will set
- Jeremiah 43:12 Or delouse the land
- Jeremiah 43:12 Or delouses his garment
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