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Jeremiah 43:11

Egypt

9 “In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes.

10 Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.

He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.

12 I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.

13 He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”

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BSB
He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.
KJV
And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.
WEB
He will come, and will strike the land of Egypt; such as are for death will be put to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.
ASV
And he shall come, and shall smite the land of Egypt; such as are for death [shall be given] to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.
DARBY
And he shall come and smite the land of Egypt: such as are for death to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.
BLB
And he will come and he will strike the land of Egypt—those for death to death, and those for captivity to captivity, and those for the sword to the sword.
ÅB
Og han skal komme og slå Egypt; den som hører døden til, hjemfaller til døden, og den som hører fangenskapet til, hjemfaller til fangenskapet, og den som hører sverdet til, hjemfaller til sverdet.
OTB
Han vil komme og slå landet Egypt, og overgi dem som er bestemt til døden til døden, dem til fangenskap til fangenskap, og dem til sverdet til sverdet.
B1930
Og han skal komme og slå Egyptens land; den som hører døden til, hjemfaller til døden, og den som hører fangenskapet til, hjemfaller til fangenskapet, og den som hører sverdet til, hjemfaller til sverdet.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 44:13

    I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,

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  • Jeremiah 15:2

    If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’

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  • Ezekiel 29:19–20

    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.

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  • Zechariah 11:9

    Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”

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  • Jeremiah 25:19

    Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;

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  • Isaiah 19:1–25

    This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.

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  • Ezekiel 30:1–26

    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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  • Jeremiah 46:1–26

    This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet

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