Jeremiah 42:15

Now, therefore, for this cause, hear ye the word of Yahweh, O remnant of Judah,—Thus! saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel,—If, ye do indeed set your faces to enter Egypt and do enter to sojourn there,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

14saying,—No! for, into the land of Egypt, will we go, where we shall not see war, nor the sound of a horn, shall we hear,—nor for bread, shall we be famished,—there, then will we dwell

16then shall it come to pass that the sword which ye are fearing shall, there, overtake you, in the land of Egypt,—and the famine which ye are dreading, shall, there, lay fast hold of you, in Egypt, and, there, shall ye die.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:16Moreover he shall not multiply to himself horses, neither shall he cause the people to return to Egypt that he may multiply horses,—when, Yahweh, hath said unto you, Ye shall not again return this way any more.

Jeremiah 44:12and I will take the remnant of Judah who did set their faces to enter the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, in the land of Egypt, shall they fall by the sword, by famine, shall they be consumed, from the least even unto the greatest, by sword and by famine, shall they die,—so shall they become a curse, and an astonishment, and a contempt and a reproach;

Daniel 11:17Then will he set his face to enter, with the might of all his kingdom, and, equitable terms with him, will make,—and, a daughter of women, will he give him to corrupt her, but she will not remain, nor, his, shall she become.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 42:8-22

Jeremiah's Address to the People. ( b. c. 588.) 7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah. 8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, 9 And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord , the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him; 10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant… Read the whole commentary →

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