Jeremiah 43:12
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 garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.
Jeremiah 43 belongs to the history of the two years before Jerusalem's fall. The verse is part of God's warning through Jeremiah to the remnant of the Jews left from the captivity in Judea, who even after inquiring of him went down to Egypt contrary to the direction of God given by his mouth. There they would meet judgment and utter destruction, and their plans would fail. Egypt itself was soon to become spoil for the king of Babylon, whose power would bring the people under Babylonian rule.
The refugees charged that Jeremiah was not speaking God's word but what Baruch wanted him to speak against them. Baruch was very intimately connected with Jeremiah in the work of God. That charge was a great sin, and God punished those wicked men for it with utter destruction.
The verse prophesies that Egypt would be invaded, conquered, made spoil, and defeated by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He would set his standard in Egypt's capital and bring the land under Babylonian rule. It stands among the prophecies concerning Egypt and describing Egypt's future, that it was to fall before Nebuchadnezzar and be spoiled by foreign powers. Its defeat would include kindling fire in the houses of its gods, burning its temples, carrying its gods away captive, and destroying its idols. The fulfillment is seen in the breaking of the obelisks of Beth-shemesh and the ruin of Egypt's idolatrous worship.