Jeremiah 44:29

God's word

²⁷ Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.

²⁸ Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.

And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:

³⁰ Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.

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: This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.
KJV: And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
WEB: “‘This will be the sign to you,’ says the LORD, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil.’
ASV: And this shall be the sign unto you, saith Jehovah, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
DARBY: And this shall be the sign unto you, saith Jehovah, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall certainly stand against you for evil:
BLB: And this [is] a sign for you⁺, a declaration of YHWH, that I will visit punishment on you⁺ in this place, so that you⁺ may know that My words will surely stand against you⁺ for harm,

ÅB: Og dette, sier Herren, skal være tegnet for dere på at jeg vil hjemsøke dere på dette sted, så dere skal vite at mine ord om dere skal stå ved makt til ulykke for dere:
OTB: Dette vil være tegnet for dere,' erklærer Herren, 'at jeg kommer til å straffe dere på dette stedet, slik at dere kan vite at mine ord vil sikkert stå mot dere for skade.'
B1930: Og dette, sier Herren, skal være tegnet for eder på at jeg vil hjemsøke eder på dette sted, så I skal vite at mine ord om eder skal stå ved makt til ulykke for eder:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
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Matthew 24:15–16
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
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Jeremiah 44:30
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.
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Isaiah 40:8
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
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Mark 13:14–16
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains:
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Luke 21:29–33
And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
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1 Samuel 2:34
And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
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And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
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