Jeremiah 2:16

“Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes, etc.] These were cities in Egypt. Noph is the same with Moph in (<280906>Hosea 9:6) and which we there rightly render Memphis; as Noph is here by the Targum, Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions; and was formerly, as Plinyf31 says, the palace of the kings of Egypt. It is the same that is now called Alcairo, or Grand Cairo. According to Herodotusf32, it was built by Menes, the first king of Egypt; and who also makes mention of a city of Egypt, called Momemphisf33. Tahapanes is the same with Hanes in (<233004>Isaiah 30:4), and here, in the Arabic version, is called Daphnes; and is thought by some to be the same with Daphnae Pelusiae, a…”

“Noph . . . Tahapanes--Memphis, capital of Lower Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile, near the pyramids of Gizeh, opposite the site of modern Cairo. Daphne, on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, near Pelusium, on the frontier of Egypt towards Palestine. Isa 30:4 contracts it, Hanes. These two cities, one the capital, the other that with which the Jews came most in contact, stand for the whole of Egypt. Tahapanes takes its name from a goddess, Tphnet [CHAMPOLLION]. Memphis is from Man-nofri, "the abode of good men"; written in Hebrew, Moph (Hos 9:6), or Noph. The reference is to the coming invasion of Judah by Pharaoh-necho of Egypt, on his return from the Euphrates, when he deposed Jehoahaz and…”

“Noph, i. e., Napata, a town situated in the extreme south of Egypt. Some take it to be Memphis (see Isaiah 19:13 note). Tahapanes - Daphne Pelusii, a bordertown toward Palestine. Have broken the crown of thy head - literally, shall depasture the crown of thy head; i. e., make it bald; baldness was accounted by the Jews a sign of disgrace 2 Kings 2:23, and also a mark of mourning Isaiah 15:2; Isaiah 22:12. The Egyptians in slaying Josiah, and capturing Jerusalem, brought ruin, disgrace, and sorrow upon the Jews. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Noph, &c. - Two of the kings of Egypt's principal seats. Noph was sometimes called Memphis, now Cairo. Tahapanes probably took its name from Taphanes queen of Egypt, Kg1 11:19, called also Hanes: Isa 30:4. The inhabitants of these cities are called here their children. Jeremiah 2:17”

“2:16 Another enemy, the Egyptians, invaded from the south to pick up the pieces (50:17; 2 Kgs 23:29-37). • Memphis and Tahpanhes, Egypt’s major cities near the mouth of the Nile, were famous for their wealth.”

“Also the: Kg2 18:21, Kg2 23:33; Isa 30:1-6, Isa 31:1-3 Noph: Jer 46:14, Jer 46:19; Isa 19:13; Eze 30:13, Eze 30:16 Tahapanes: Jer 43:7-9, Jer 44:1, Jer 46:14, Tahpanhes have broken the crown: or, feed on thy crown, Deu 33:20; Isa 1:6, Isa 1:7, Isa 8:8 Jeremiah 2:17”