43:2 Azariah Mentioned only here.

Johanan Leader of the Judaean refugees from Mizpah (see chs. 40–41). See note on 40:8.

Yahweh our God did not send you Accusing Jeremiah of prophesying falsely. Compare 28:15.

43:3 Baruch See note on 32:12.

43:5 all the remnant of Judah The entire group of refugees heads to Egypt, taking Baruch and Jeremiah with them.

43:6 the daughters of the king See note on 41:10.

Nebuzaradan See note on 39:9.

Gedaliah See note on 39:14.

43:7 Tahpanhes A village in the eastern Nile delta region of Egypt. See 2:16.

43:9 Take in your hands large stones A symbolic action (compare 13:1–14; 19:1–15) in which Jeremiah places two stones near a palace of Pharaoh to symbolize where Nebuchadnezzar’s throne will be set up after he conquers Egypt.

Symbolic Actions of the Prophets Table

43:10 Nebuchadnezzar See 21:1 and note; 25:9 and note.

43:12 and take them captive A nation’s gods could be taken into exile by a conqueror. The carved image usually was placed in the temple of the conquering deity, symbolizing the defeated god’s inferiority.

43:13 the stone pillars of Heliopolis See note on Ezek 30:17. The four-sided pillars known as obelisks were common monuments in ancient Egypt.

he will burn the temples of the gods of Egypt with fire Just as the Jerusalem temple was burned, so too will the temples of Egypt burn.