Matthew Poole Commentary - Jeremiah 43:13

Matthew Poole Commentary - Jeremiah 43:13 - 43:13

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Jeremiah 43:13 - 43:13

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43:13 - 43:13

Beth-shemesh signifies the house of the sun, and it is also the name of a city in Egypt; so most take it here, as the name of a city which had its name from a famous temple builded in it to the honour of the sun. This idol is called On, Gen_41:45. By this it appears that the Egyptians, as well as other pagans, paid Divine adoration to the creature. God threatens not only the destruction of the idolatrous temples, but the houses of the inhabitants of Egypt. by the king of Babylon; from whence these Jews, would they have believed, might have understood, that they would not have the security which they promised themselves in the land of Egypt.