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Jeremiah 44:13

EgyptJerusalem
Judgment

11 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah.

12 And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach.

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

14 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.”

15 Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,
KJV
For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:
WEB
For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;
ASV
For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;
DARBY
And I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;
BLB
For I will visit punishment upon those dwelling in the land of Egypt, as I visited upon Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by pestilence.
ÅB
Og jeg vil hjemsøke dem som bor i Egypt, slik som jeg hjemsøkte Jerusalem, med sverd, med hunger og med pest.
OTB
Jeg vil straffe dem som bor i Egypt med sverdet, sult og pest, akkurat som jeg straffet Jerusalem.
B1930
Og jeg vil hjemsøke dem som bor i Egyptens land, likesom jeg hjemsøkte Jerusalem, med sverd, med hunger og med pest.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 11:22

    So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.

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  • Jeremiah 43:11

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 44:27–28

    I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.

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  • Jeremiah 21:9

    Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.

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  • Jeremiah 24:10

    And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”

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  • Jeremiah 42:18

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’

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