Jeremiah 42:17
in Jeremiah 42So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 42
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis 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
all who resolve to go to Egypt
The sentence falls on those who resolve to go, and plague joins the sword and famine of verse 16. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown limit the word all by 44:14 and 44:28, where a small number escape. They count Jeremiah and Baruch, taken against their will, among them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there,....
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 men that go to Egypt in contradiction to God's will, to escape the sword and famine, shall die in Egypt by sword and famine. We may apply it to the common calamities of human life; those that are impatient of them, and think to avoid them by changing their place, will find that they are deceived and that they do not at all better themselves.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
all the men--excepting the "small number" mentioned (Jer 44:14, 28); namely, those who were forced into Egypt against their will, Jeremiah, Baruch, &c., and those who took Jeremiah's advice and fled from Egypt before the arrival of the Chaldeans.
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The words behind it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיִֽהְי֣וּ | veyihyu | and they may be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | haanashim | the people | H582 → | 566 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| שָׂ֨מוּ | samu | they have set | H7760 → | 584 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פְּנֵיהֶ֜ם | peneihem | faces their | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| לָב֤וֹא | lavo' | to go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| לָג֣וּר | lagur | to sojourn | H1481 → | 97 times |
| שָׁ֔ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| יָמ֕וּתוּ | yamutu | they will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| בַּחֶ֖רֶב | bacherev | by the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| בָּרָעָ֣ב | baraav | by <the> famine | H7458 → | 101 times |
| וּבַדָּ֑בֶר | uvadaver | and by <the> pestilence | H1698 → | 49 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִהְיֶ֤ה | yihyeh | he will belong | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| שָׂרִ֣יד | sarid | a survivor | H8300 → | 28 times |
| וּפָלִ֔יט | ufalit | and an escapee | H6412 → | 24 times |
| מִפְּנֵי֙ | mipenei | from before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הָֽרָעָ֔ה | haraah | the calamity | H7451 → | 662 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אֲנִ֖י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| מֵבִ֥יא | mevi' | [will] bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס | ʾaleihem | on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
וְיִֽהְי֣וּand they may be
veyihyuH1961 →3559 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
הָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe people
haanashimH582 →566 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
שָׂ֨מוּthey have set
samuH7760 →584 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פְּנֵיהֶ֜םfaces their
peneihemH6440 →2123 times
לָב֤וֹאto go
lavo'H935 →2568 times
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
לָג֣וּרto sojourn
lagurH1481 →97 times
שָׁ֔םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
יָמ֕וּתוּthey will die
yamutuH4191 →839 times
בַּחֶ֖רֶבby the sword
bacherevH2719 →413 times
בָּרָעָ֣בby <the> famine
baraavH7458 →101 times
וּבַדָּ֑בֶרand by <the> pestilence
uvadaverH1698 →49 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִהְיֶ֤הhe will belong
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
לָהֶם֙to <the> them
lahem
שָׂרִ֣ידa survivor
saridH8300 →28 times
וּפָלִ֔יטand an escapee
ufalitH6412 →24 times
מִפְּנֵי֙from before
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
הָֽרָעָ֔הthe calamity
haraahH7451 →662 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אֲנִ֖יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
מֵבִ֥יא[will] bring
mevi'H935 →2568 times
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ סon them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 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
Jeremiah 44:28Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 44:14
so 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…
- Isaiah 10:19
The remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them.
- Isaiah 27:12–13
In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
- Jeremiah 44:25–26
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: ‘We will surely…
- Jeremiah 44:14
Through
Jeremiah 42:22Now therefore, know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.”
it leads to
- Hosea 9:6
For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.
- Ezekiel 6:11
This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and…
- Jeremiah 43:11
He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.
- Hosea 9:6
Through
Jeremiah 24:10And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”
it leads to
- Isaiah 51:19
These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?
- Isaiah 51:19
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
