Jeremiah 42:16

Translations

Modern

…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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

…then it will come to pass that the sword that you were afraid of it, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine of which you were afraid, will follow close after you there in Egypt, and there you will die!

Latin

…gladius quem vos formidatis ibi comprehendet vos in terra Ægypti: et fames, pro qua estis solliciti, adhærebit vobis in Ægypto, et ibi moriemini.

Original

Hebrew

English

…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.

Notes

Jeremiah 42:13–22

Jeremiah had already predicted Egypt's fate; the Babylonians would destroy it (Jeremiah 46:2–26). This remaining group from Judah would face the Lord's judgment if they went to Egypt.

Theme notes and profiles

Baruch Jeremiah

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 44:27
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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Amos 9:1–4
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
John 11:48
If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
Deuteronomy 28:45
All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the LORD your God and keep the commandments and statutes He gave you.
Proverbs 13:21
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
Zechariah 1:6
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Jeremiah 42:13
But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,
Jeremiah 44:11–13
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.
Deuteronomy 28:22
The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish.
Deuteronomy 28:15
If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Johanan Kareah

Topics

Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Prophecies Concerning Israel: The People in Fear, Take Refuge in Egypt

Jeremiah 42:16

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