Jeremiah 42:18
in Jeremiah 42For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: As mine anger and my wrath hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my wrath be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt; and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
KJV
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
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This verse in Jeremiah 42
Commentary
5 notes on this verseWhen God's professing people mingle with infidels, and make their court to them, they lose their dignity and make themselves a reproach. That God knew their hypocrisy in their enquiries of him, and that when they asked what he would have them to do they were resolved to take their own way; and therefore the sentence which was before pronounced conditionally is made absolute.
This site's exposition
We will not stay in this land
on Jeremiah 42:13-18
If the remnant goes to Egypt, “the sword you fear will overtake you there.” Barnes notes sword, famine, and plague are the three judgments named throughout the book. As wrath was poured out on Jerusalem, it will be poured out on them, and they “will never see this place again.”
This site's exposition
Just as My anger and wrath were poured out
The wrath poured out on Jerusalem is the pattern for Egypt. Matthew Henry says the LORD knew their hypocrisy, so the sentence given before on a condition is now made absolute. A people who court unbelievers, he adds, become a disgrace.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,....
They are charged with dissimulation in their asking what God's will was in this matter and disobedience when they were told what it was; and sentence is accordingly passed upon them,
The words behind it
31 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּי֩ | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| כֹ֨ה | khoh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֜ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָאוֹת֮ | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִתַּ֨ךְ | nitakh | it was poured out | H5413 → | 21 times |
| אַפִּ֜י | ʾapi | anger my | H639 → | 276 times |
| וַחֲמָתִ֗י | vachamati | and rage my | H2534 → | 125 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יֹֽשְׁבֵי֙ | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| כֵּ֣ן | ken | so | H3651 → | 771 times |
| תִּתַּ֤ךְ | titakh | it will pour out | H5413 → | 21 times |
| חֲמָתִי֙ | chamati | rage my | H2534 → | 125 times |
| עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם | ʾaleikhem | on you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בְּבֹאֲכֶ֖ם | bevoakhem | when go you | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מִצְרָ֑יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וִהְיִיתֶ֞ם | vihyitem | and you will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְאָלָ֤ה | lealah | <into> an curse | H423 → | 35 times |
| וּלְשַׁמָּה֙ | uleshamah | and <into> a horror | H8047 → | 39 times |
| וְלִקְלָלָ֣ה | veliklalah | and <into> a curse | H7045 → | 33 times |
| וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה | ulecherpah | and <into> a reproach | H2781 → | 73 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִרְא֣וּ | tiru | you will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| ע֔וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמָּק֖וֹם | hamakom | the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
כִּי֩for
kiH3588 →4482 times
כֹ֨הthus
khohH3541 →577 times
אָמַ֜רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָאוֹת֮of hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כַּאֲשֶׁר֩just as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
נִתַּ֨ךְit was poured out
nitakhH5413 →21 times
אַפִּ֜יanger my
ʾapiH639 →276 times
וַחֲמָתִ֗יand rage my
vachamatiH2534 →125 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יֹֽשְׁבֵי֙[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
כֵּ֣ןso
kenH3651 →771 times
תִּתַּ֤ךְit will pour out
titakhH5413 →21 times
חֲמָתִי֙rage my
chamatiH2534 →125 times
עֲלֵיכֶ֔םon you
ʾaleikhemH5921 →5755 times
בְּבֹאֲכֶ֖םwhen go you
bevoakhemH935 →2568 times
מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וִהְיִיתֶ֞םand you will become
vihyitemH1961 →3559 times
לְאָלָ֤ה<into> an curse
lealahH423 →35 times
וּלְשַׁמָּה֙and <into> a horror
uleshamahH8047 →39 times
וְלִקְלָלָ֣הand <into> a curse
veliklalahH7045 →33 times
וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הand <into> a reproach
ulecherpahH2781 →73 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
תִרְא֣וּyou will see
tiruH7200 →1300 times
ע֔וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמָּק֖וֹםthe place
hamakomH4725 →401 times
הַזֶּֽה׃<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 65:15You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
it leads to
- Isaiah 62:2
Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.
- Romans 9:26
and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
- Acts 11:26
and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians…
- Isaiah 62:2
Through
Jeremiah 18:16They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.
it leads to
- Psalms 22:7
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
- Jeremiah 25:9
behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents,…
- Psalms 22:7
Through
Jeremiah 29:18I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 29:8
Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you can see with your own eyes.
- Jeremiah 15:4
I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 34:17
Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares…
- 2 Chronicles 29:8
About Jeremiah
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.