Jeremiah 42:17

So shall it be with all the men who have set their faces to enter Egypt to sojourn there, they shall die by sword, by famine or by pestilence,—and they shall have neither survival nor escape, from the face of the calamity which I am about to bring in upon them.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.

In Context

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.

18For—Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel,—Just as mine anger and mine indignation have been poured out upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall mine indignation be poured out upon you when ye enter into Egypt,—thus shall ye become a curse, and an astonishment and a contempt and a reproach, and ye shall no more see this place.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 24:10and I will send among them, sword famine and pestilence,—until they are consumed from off the soil which I gave to them and to their fathers.

Jeremiah 44:13and I will bring punishment upon them who are dwelling in the land of Egypt, just as I brought punishment upon Jerusalem,—by sword, by famine and by pestilence;

Ezekiel 11:8A sword, have ye feared,— And a sword, will I bring in upon you, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.

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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