The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls.

挪弗人和答比匿人也打破你的头顶。

挪弗人和答比匿人打破你的头颅。

挪弗人和答比匿人打破你的头颅。

以色列啊，挪弗人和答比匿人打破了你的头颅。

挪弗人和答比匿人也剃光了你的头顶。

挪弗人和答比匿人也打破你的頭頂。

挪弗人和答比匿人打破你的頭顱。

挪弗人和答比匿人打破你的頭顱。

以色列啊，挪弗人和答比匿人打破了你的頭顱。

挪弗人和答比匿人也剃光了你的頭頂。

並且挪弗人和答比匿人也剃光了你的頭頂。

挪弗及答比匿人、碎爾之顚、

挪弗答比匿人碎汝頭。

挪弗人、答比匿人、亦碎爾頭、

Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skull.

Moreover, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.

Egyptians, marching from their cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes, have destroyed Israel’s glory and power.

The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have also broken your skull.

Also the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes Have shaved your head.

Also the people of Noph and Tahpanhes Have broken the crown of your head.

The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of thy head.

The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have also broken your skull.

Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

Even the soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls, people of Israel.

The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of your head.

“ Egyptians, here is what I want you to announce in your land. Announce it in the city of Migdol. Also announce it in Memphis and Tahpanhes. Say,‘ Take up your battle positions! Get ready! The sword eats up those around you.’

So the Jewish leaders disobeyed the Lord. They took everyone to Egypt. They went all the way to Tahpanhes.In Tahpanhes a message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. The Lord said,“ Make sure the Jews are watching you. Then get some large stones. Go to the entrance to Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes. Bury the stones in the clay under the brick walkway there.

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It was about all the Jews living in Lower Egypt. They were living in Migdol, Tahpanhes and Memphis. It was also about all the Jews living in Upper Egypt.

The officials of Zoan have become foolish. The leaders of Memphis have been lied to. The most important leaders in Egypt have led its people astray.

Here’s what Moses said about Gad.“ May the God who gives Gad more land be praised! Gad lives there like a lion that tears off arms and heads.

I will set Egypt on fire. Pelusium will groan with terrible pain. Thebes will be ripped apart. Memphis will suffer greatly because of everything that happens.

Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath. That kept him from ruling in Jerusalem. Necho made the people of Judah pay him a tax of almost four tons of silver and 75 pounds of gold.

“ How terrible it will be for these stubborn children of mine!” announces the Lord.“ How terrible for those who carry out plans that did not come from me! Their agreement with Egypt did not come from my Spirit. So they pile up one sin on top of another.They go down to Egypt without asking me for advice. They look to Pharaoh to help them. They ask Egypt to keep them safe.But looking to Pharaoh will only bring them shame. Asking Egypt for help will bring them dishonor.Their officials have gone to the city of Zoan. Their messengers have arrived in Hanes.But the people of Judah will be put to shame. That’s because they are trusting in a nation that is useless to them. Egypt will not bring them any help or advantage. Instead, it will bring them shame and dishonor.”Here is a prophecy the Lord gave me about the animals in the Negev Desert. Judah’s messengers carry their riches on the backs of donkeys. They carry their treasures on the humps of camels. They travel through a land of danger and suffering. It’s a land filled with lions. Poisonous snakes are also there. The messengers travel to a nation that can’t do them any good.

The Lord and King says,“ I will destroy the statues of Egypt’s gods. I will put an end to the gods the people in Memphis worship. Egypt will not have princes anymore. I will spread fear all through the land.

There isn’t a healthy spot on your body. You are not healthy from the bottom of your feet to the top of your head. You have nothing but wounds, cuts and open sores. They haven’t been cleaned up or bandaged or treated with olive oil.Your country has been deserted. Your cities have been burned down. The food from your fields is being eaten up by outsiders. They are doing it right in front of you. Your land has been completely destroyed. It looks as if strangers have taken it over.

“ So pack your belongings, you who live in Egypt. You will be taken away from your land. Memphis will be completely destroyed. Its buildings will be broken down. No one will live there.

Look, I know you are depending on Egypt. Why are you doing that? Egypt is nothing but a broken papyrus stem. Try leaning on it. It will only cut your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is just like that to everyone who depends on him.

They will sweep on into Judah like a flood. They will pass through Judah and reach all the way to Jerusalem. Immanuel, they will attack your land like an eagle. Their wings will spread out and cover it.”

How terrible it will be for those who go down to Egypt for help! How terrible for those who depend on horses! They trust in how many chariots they have. They trust in how strong their horsemen are. But they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t ask the Lord for his help.He too is wise. He can bring horrible trouble. He does what he says he’ll do. He’ll rise up against that evil nation. He’ll fight against those who help them.The men of Egypt are only human beings. They aren’t God. Their horses are only flesh and blood. They aren’t spirits. The Lord will reach out his powerful hand to punish everyone. The Egyptians provide help. But they will be tripped up. The people of Judah receive the help. But they will fall down. All of them will be destroyed.