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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11Therefore 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.

12And 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.

13I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,

14so 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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Verse 11

Cross-references

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

Original words

Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןH3651Adverbthis is whatכֹּֽה־H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֤הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙H6635Noun - common pluralthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .הִנְנִ֨יH2005Interjection | first person common singularsaysאָמַ֞רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularI will setשָׂ֥םH7760Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularMy faceפָּנַ֛יH6440Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularto bring disasterלְרָעָ֑הH7451Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singularand to cut offוּלְהַכְרִ֖יתH3772Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃H3063Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

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

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And I will take awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֞יH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתH7611Noun - feminine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֗הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehave resolvedשָׂ֨מוּH7760Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural. . .פְנֵיהֶ֜םH6440Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralto goלָב֣וֹאH935Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructto the landאֶֽרֶץ־H776Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮H4714Noun - proper - feminine singularto reside thereשָׁם֒H8033Adverb. . .לָג֣וּרH1481Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthey will meet their endוְתַ֨מּוּH8552Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural[They] will allכֹ֜לH3605Noun - masculine singular. . .בְּאֶ֧רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct. . .מִצְרַ֣יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularfallיִפֹּ֗לוּH5307Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralby the swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבH2719Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularor be consumedיִתַּ֔מּוּH8552Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralby famineבָּֽרָעָב֙H7458Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularFrom the leastמִקָּטֹן֙H6996Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singulartoוְעַד־H5704Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe greatestגָּד֔וֹלH1419Adjective - masculine singularthey will dieיָמֻ֑תוּH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralby swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבH2719Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularor famineוּבָרָעָ֖בH7458Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand they will becomeוְהָיוּ֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralan object of cursingלְאָלָ֣הH423Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular[and] horrorלְשַׁמָּ֔הH8047Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularof vilificationוְלִקְלָלָ֖הH7045Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularand reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃H2781Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

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

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I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יH6485Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular. . .עַ֤לH5921Prepositionthose who liveהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙H3427Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularjust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeI punishedפָּקַ֖דְתִּיH6485Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular. . .עַל־H5921PrepositionJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularby swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבH2719Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularand famineבָּרָעָ֖בH7458Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand plagueוּבַדָּֽבֶר׃H1698Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

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

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so that none ofוְלֹ֨אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlethe remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֣יתH7611Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularwho have goneהַבָּאִ֥יםH935Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralto resideלָגֽוּר־H1481Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .שָׁ֖םH8033Adverb-בְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructin Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularwillיִהְיֶ֜הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularescapeפָּלִ֤יטH6412Noun - masculine singularor surviveוְשָׂרִיד֙H8300Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularto returnוְלָשׁ֣וּב׀H7725Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructto the landאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֗הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularwhereאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativetheyהֵ֜מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine plurallongמְנַשְּׂאִ֤יםH5375Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-נַפְשָׁם֙H5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralto returnלָשׁוּב֙H7725Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructand liveלָשֶׁ֣בֶתH3427Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .שָׁ֔םH8033Adverbforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionnoneלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlewill returnיָשׁ֖וּבוּH7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralexceptכִּ֥יH3588Conjunction. . .אִם־H518Conjunctiona few fugitivesפְּלֵטִֽים׃סH6412Noun - masculine plural

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