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Noph

Lower Egypt, on the Nile · Old Testament · 8 verses

Noph is the KJV name for Memphis, an ancient capital of lower Egypt on the west bank of the Nile near modern Cairo. It was a major religious and administrative center. The name appears in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and 1 more in the King James text.

About Noph

Noph is the KJV name for Memphis, an ancient capital of lower Egypt on the west bank of the Nile near modern Cairo. It was a major religious and administrative center.

Its place in the story

The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel named Noph in their oracles concerning Egypt's judgment. It represented the power and idolatry of Egypt. Jewish refugees settled there after the fall of Jerusalem.

Noph in Scripture (KJV)

“The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.”
Isaiah 19:13 (KJV)
“Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.”
Jeremiah 2:16 (KJV)
“The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,”
Jeremiah 44:1 (KJV)
“Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.”
Jeremiah 46:14 (KJV)
“O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.”
Jeremiah 46:19 (KJV)
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.”
Ezekiel 30:13 (KJV)
“And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.”
Ezekiel 30:16 (KJV)
“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.”
Hosea 9:6 (KJV)

Where it leads

The oracles against Noph show God's rule over the nations, part of the story that leads to the King who reigns over all, Jesus Christ.

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Where is Noph in the Bible?

Noph is the KJV name for Memphis, an ancient capital of lower Egypt on the west bank of the Nile near modern Cairo. It was a major religious and administrative center. The name appears in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and 1 more in the King James text.

What happened at Noph?

The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel named Noph in their oracles concerning Egypt's judgment. It represented the power and idolatry of Egypt. Jewish refugees settled there after the fall of Jerusalem.

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