7 So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.
7 So they entered Egypt in disobedience to the Lord and went as far as Tahpanhes.
7 And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at Tahpanhes.
7 They entered the land of Egypt in total disobedience of God's Message and arrived at the city of Tahpanhes.
7 So they went to the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they went as far as Tahpanhes.
7 The people refused to obey the voice of the Lord and went to Egypt, going as far as the city of Tahpanhes.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 43:7
Commentary on Jeremiah 43:1-7
(Read Jeremiah 43:1-7)
Only by pride comes contention, both with God and man. They preferred their own wisdom to the revealed will of God. Men deny the Scriptures to be the word of God, because they are resolved not to conform themselves to Scripture rules. When men will persist in sin, they charge the best actions to bad motives. These Jews deserted their own land, and threw themselves out of God's protection. It is the folly of men, that they often ruin themselves by wrong endeavours to mend their situation.