Jeremiah 44:12
in Jeremiah 44And 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine; they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine; and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
KJV
And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
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This verse in Jeremiah 44
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThey shall not be wasted by natural deaths, as Israel in the wilderness, but by these sore judgments, which, by flying into Egypt, they thought to get out of the reach of.
This site's exposition
I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah
on Jeremiah 44:11-14
The sentence opens, “I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah.” The remnant in Egypt will die by sword and famine. Verse 14 closes the way home, “for none will return except a few fugitives,” so the flight becomes the way it is lost.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), high and low, rich and poor. That they shall be consumed by the very same judgments which God made use of for the punishment of Jerusalem, the sword, famine, and pestilence,
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלָקַחְתִּ֞י | velakachti | and I will take away | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁאֵרִ֣ית | sheerit | [the] remnant of | H7611 → | 66 times |
| יְהוּדָ֗ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| שָׂ֨מוּ | samu | they set | H7760 → | 584 times |
| פְנֵיהֶ֜ם | feneihem | faces their | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| לָב֣וֹא | lavo' | to go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶֽרֶץ־ | ʾeretz- | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרַיִם֮ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| לָג֣וּר | lagur | to sojourn | H1481 → | 97 times |
| שָׁם֒ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| וְתַ֨מּוּ | vetamu | and they will meet their end | H8552 → | 63 times |
| כֹ֜ל | khol | everyone | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בְּאֶ֧רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרַ֣יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| יִפֹּ֗לוּ | yipolu | they will fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| בַּחֶ֤רֶב | bacherev | by the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| בָּֽרָעָב֙ | baraav | by <the> famine | H7458 → | 101 times |
| יִתַּ֔מּוּ | yitamu | they will meet their end | H8552 → | 63 times |
| מִקָּטֹן֙ | mikaton | from [the] small | H6996 → | 101 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and unto | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| גָּד֔וֹל | gadol | [the] great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| בַּחֶ֥רֶב | bacherev | by the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| וּבָרָעָ֖ב | uvaraav | and by <the> famine | H7458 → | 101 times |
| יָמֻ֑תוּ | yamutu | they will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| וְהָיוּ֙ | vehayu | and they will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְאָלָ֣ה | lealah | <into> an curse | H423 → | 35 times |
| לְשַׁמָּ֔ה | leshamah | <into> a horror | H8047 → | 39 times |
| וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה | veliklalah | and <into> a curse | H7045 → | 33 times |
| וּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ | ulecherpah | and <into> a reproach | H2781 → | 73 times |
וְלָקַחְתִּ֞יand I will take away
velakachtiH3947 →966 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁאֵרִ֣ית[the] remnant of
sheeritH7611 →66 times
יְהוּדָ֗הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
שָׂ֨מוּthey set
samuH7760 →584 times
פְנֵיהֶ֜םfaces their
feneihemH6440 →2123 times
לָב֣וֹאto go
lavo'H935 →2568 times
אֶֽרֶץ־[the] land of
ʾeretz-H776 →2504 times
מִצְרַיִם֮Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
לָג֣וּרto sojourn
lagurH1481 →97 times
שָׁם֒there
shamH8033 →834 times
וְתַ֨מּוּand they will meet their end
vetamuH8552 →63 times
כֹ֜לeveryone
kholH3605 →5413 times
בְּאֶ֧רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרַ֣יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
יִפֹּ֗לוּthey will fall
yipoluH5307 →435 times
בַּחֶ֤רֶבby the sword
bacherevH2719 →413 times
בָּֽרָעָב֙by <the> famine
baraavH7458 →101 times
יִתַּ֔מּוּthey will meet their end
yitamuH8552 →63 times
מִקָּטֹן֙from [the] small
mikatonH6996 →101 times
וְעַד־and unto
vead-H5704 →1261 times
גָּד֔וֹל[the] great
gadolH1419 →526 times
בַּחֶ֥רֶבby the sword
bacherevH2719 →413 times
וּבָרָעָ֖בand by <the> famine
uvaraavH7458 →101 times
יָמֻ֑תוּthey will die
yamutuH4191 →839 times
וְהָיוּ֙and they will become
vehayuH1961 →3559 times
לְאָלָ֣ה<into> an curse
lealahH423 →35 times
לְשַׁמָּ֔ה<into> a horror
leshamahH8047 →39 times
וְלִקְלָלָ֖הand <into> a curse
veliklalahH7045 →33 times
וּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃and <into> a reproach
ulecherpahH2781 →73 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
Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget…
it leads to
- Isaiah 5:13
Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.
- Proverbs 19:2
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
- Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- 2 Corinthians 4:3–6
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
- Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God…
- Isaiah 5:13
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.’”
- Isaiah 62:2
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.
- 2 Chronicles 29:8
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- 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…
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
