Jeremiah 44:28

Translations

Modern

Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!

Traditional

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.

Literal

And those escaping the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah small in number, and they will know—all the remnant of Judah having gone to the land of Egypt to dwell there—whose word will stand, from Me or from them!

Latin

Et qui fugerint gladium, revertentur de terra Ægypti in terram Juda viri pauci: et scient omnes reliquiæ Juda, ingredientium terram Ægypti ut habitent ibi, cujus sermo compleatur, meus an illorum.

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Hebrew

English

Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!

Notes

Jeremiah 44:26–28

The Judeans in Egypt were now free from their covenant obligations to the Lord. However, they also lost covenant protection. By choosing to end their relationship with the God of Israel, they gave up all privileges. They could not pray or make oaths in God's name. Still, the Lord would not be absent from their lives, as he would ensure that disaster affected them. Those who turned to the Lord in repentance would receive salvation and blessings. Even in Egypt, a small group of people, like Jeremiah and Baruch, trusted in the Lord.

Jeremiah 44:20–30

This group of Judeans in Egypt had cut ties with the one true God of Israel, leading to their condemnation to death.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 44:14
…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.”
Isaiah 10:19
The remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them.
Isaiah 27:12–13
In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
Jeremiah 44:25–26
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Go ahead, then, do what you have promised! Keep your vows!
Isaiah 28:16–18
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
Isaiah 46:10–11
I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
Zechariah 1:6
But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”
Lamentations 3:37–38
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
Jeremiah 44:29
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.
Psalm 33:11
The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
Jeremiah 44:16–17
“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
Numbers 14:28–29
So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

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

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Dispersion of the Jews, Diaspora Jeremiah (Person) Queen of Heaven

Topics

Egypt: Prophecies Respecting: The Jews Who Practised Its Idolatry to Share Its Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration

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