Bible Strands
Jeremiah 25:19
Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah delivers a divine oracle cataloging the nations destined for ruin, continuing a sequence that began with Jerusalem and Judah.
The words — `פַּרְעֹ֧ה (par.'Oh)` means Pharaoh, and `מִצְרַ֛יִם (mitz.Ra.yim)` means Egypt, identifying the specific ruler and geographic entity named in the judgment list.
The thread — The pairing of Pharaoh and Egypt reappears in Jeremiah 46:2 and Jeremiah 46:13 regarding Nebuchadnezzar’s military campaign, while Nahum 3:8 uses Thebes as a rhetorical comparison for impregnable cities rather than addressing Egypt.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that the prophetic judgment extends to foreign rulers and populations, demanding a clear assessment of the catalog’s scope.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 46:2 concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:
- Jeremiah 46:13 This is the word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:
- Nahum 3:8 Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?
- Jeremiah 43:9 “In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes.
- Ezekiel 29:1 In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,