Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 43:12

12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt , and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives , and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt , as a shepherd putteth on his garments , and he shall go forth from thence in peace .

God by his Prophet declares a particular hatred to the Idols of Egy[illegible: 1 letter]t ▪ that he would burn up their Temples, i. e. by the hands of Nebuc[illegible: 1 letter]a[illegible: 2 letters]ezzar.

He shall carry away both the Idols, and the inhabitants of Egypt Captives.

That is with the spoils and plunder of the land of Egypt, the King of Babylon shall clothe his Army.

Our una[illegible: 1 letter]quaintedness with the fashions of Shepherds causeth divers guelles at the sense of this phrase; that which the best Interpreters six in as the b[illegible: 1 letter]st is, That as a shepherd that while he hath been attending his Flock goes in any Rags, and is careless of his Clothes, but when he goes home at night he puts on his Coat; so the Babylon[illegible: 1 letter] h Souldiers when they have finished their work in the conquest of Eg[illegible: 1 letter]p[illegible: 1 letter], shall go home clothed in the better habits of the Egyptians.

And the Armes shall go home in peace, as Conquerors not fo[illegible: 1 letter]led in their undertaking.