Focused Passage

Jeremiah 44:11-14

Judah in Egypt: Stubborn Idolatry and the Last Warning

The chapter moves from the LORD's historical indictment of Judah's idolatry, to warning against repeating that rebellion in Egypt, to the people's open vow to continue worshiping the Queen of Heaven, to Jeremiah's correction of their false history, and finally to the LORD's sworn judgment and confirming sign against Pharaoh Hophra.

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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.

13 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.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 11

Cross-references

Jeremiah 21:10 Classic cross-references Leviticus 17:10 Classic cross-references Psalms 34:16 Classic cross-references Amos 9:4 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 14:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Therefore לָכֵ֗ן H3651 Adverb this is what כֹּֽה־ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֤ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָאוֹת֙ H6635 Noun - common plural the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . הִנְנִ֨י H2005 Interjection | first person common singular says אָמַ֞ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular I will set שָׂ֥ם H7760 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular My face פָּנַ֛י H6440 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular to bring disaster לְרָעָ֑ה H7451 Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular and to cut off וּלְהַכְרִ֖ית H3772 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct Judah יְהוּדָֽה׃ H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:68 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 42:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 42:15 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 42:22 Classic cross-references Isaiah 65:15 Classic cross-references

Original words

And I will take away וְלָקַחְתִּ֞י H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the remnant שְׁאֵרִ֣ית H7611 Noun - feminine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative have resolved שָׂ֨מוּ H7760 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural . . . פְנֵיהֶ֜ם H6440 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural to go לָב֣וֹא H935 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct to the land אֶֽרֶץ־ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַיִם֮ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular to reside there שָׁם֒ H8033 Adverb . . . לָג֣וּר H1481 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct they will meet their end וְתַ֨מּוּ H8552 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural [They] will all כֹ֜ל H3605 Noun - masculine singular . . . בְּאֶ֧רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct . . . מִצְרַ֣יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular fall יִפֹּ֗לוּ H5307 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural by the sword בַּחֶ֤רֶב H2719 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular or be consumed יִתַּ֔מּוּ H8552 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural by famine בָּֽרָעָב֙ H7458 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular From the least מִקָּטֹן֙ H6996 Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular to וְעַד־ H5704 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the greatest גָּד֔וֹל H1419 Adjective - masculine singular they will die יָמֻ֑תוּ H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural by sword בַּחֶ֥רֶב H2719 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular or famine וּבָרָעָ֖ב H7458 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and they will become וְהָיוּ֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural an object of cursing לְאָלָ֣ה H423 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular [and] horror לְשַׁמָּ֔ה H8047 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular of vilification וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה H7045 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular and reproach וּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ H2781 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

Jeremiah 43:11 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 42:17 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 11:22 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 44:27 Classic cross-references

Original words

I will punish וּפָקַדְתִּ֗י H6485 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular . . . עַ֤ל H5921 Preposition those who live הַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙ H3427 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֔יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative I punished פָּקַ֖דְתִּי H6485 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition Jerusalem יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular by sword בַּחֶ֥רֶב H2719 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular and famine בָּרָעָ֖ב H7458 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and plague וּבַדָּֽבֶר׃ H1698 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Obadiah 1:17 Classic cross-references Romans 13:2 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 44:28 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:38 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 6:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

so that none of וְלֹ֨א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle the remnant לִשְׁאֵרִ֣ית H7611 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular who have gone הַבָּאִ֥ים H935 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural to reside לָגֽוּר־ H1481 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct . . . שָׁ֖ם H8033 Adverb - בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct in Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular will יִהְיֶ֜ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular escape פָּלִ֤יט H6412 Noun - masculine singular or survive וְשָׂרִיד֙ H8300 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular to return וְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ H7725 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct to the land אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular where אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative they הֵ֜מָּה H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural long מְנַשְּׂאִ֤ים H5375 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - נַפְשָׁם֙ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural to return לָשׁוּב֙ H7725 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct and live לָשֶׁ֣בֶת H3427 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct . . . שָׁ֔ם H8033 Adverb for כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction none לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle will return יָשׁ֖וּבוּ H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural except כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction . . . אִם־ H518 Conjunction a few fugitives פְּלֵטִֽים׃ס H6412 Noun - masculine plural

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