“For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.”
The promise that if they escape destruction they will gather in Egypt and Memphis will bury them suggests either that Israel will flee to Egypt seeking refuge and will die there, or that the exiled will be physically displaced and even death will find them in foreign lands. The mention of precious things of silver and nettles growing in their tents suggests the decay and abandonment of Israel's dwelling places. This verse paints a picture of dispersion and exile as the consequence of covenant violation.
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