Jeremiah 44:12
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And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.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.
In other translations
And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.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.
Hebrew words
וְלָקַחְתִּיvelakachtiand I will take awayH3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁאֵרִיתshe'erit[the] remnant ofH7611יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834שָׂמוּsamuthey setH7760פְנֵיהֶםfeneihemfaces theirH6440לָבוֹאlavo'to goH935אֶרֶץ־'eretz-[the] land ofH776מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714לָגוּרlagurto sojournH1481שָׁםshamthereH8033וְתַמּוּvetamuand they will meet their endH8552כֹלkholeveryoneH3605בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714יִפֹּלוּyipoluthey will fallH5307בַּחֶרֶבbacherevby the swordH2719בָּרָעָבbara'avby <the> famineH7458יִתַּמּוּyitamuthey will meet their endH8552מִקָּטֹןmikatonfrom [the] smallH6996וְעַד־ve'ad-and untoH5704גָּדוֹלgadol[the] greatH1419בַּחֶרֶבbacherevby the swordH2719וּבָרָעָבuvara'avand by <the> famineH7458יָמֻתוּyamututhey will dieH4191וְהָיוּvehayuand they will becomeH1961לְאָלָהle'alah<into> an curseH423לְשַׁמָּהleshamah<into> a horrorH8047וְלִקְלָלָהveliklalahand <into> a curseH7045וּלְחֶרְפָּה׃ulecherpahand <into> a reproachH2781
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Jeremiah 42:22Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.Now therefore, know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.”
- Jeremiah 42:15-1815 And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; 16 Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die. 17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. 18 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.15 then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there, 16 then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there. 17 So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.’ 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.’
- Isaiah 65:15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
- Jeremiah 29:18And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.
- Jeremiah 44:7-87 Therefore now thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain; 8 In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?7 So now, this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves by cutting off from Judah man and woman, child and infant, leaving yourselves without a remnant? 8 Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth.
- Jeremiah 29:22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’
- Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
- Jeremiah 18:16To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.
- Isaiah 1:28And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.
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People and places
People: Judah
Places: Egypt