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Everyone from Judah who is now living in Egypt will suffer war and famine until all of you are dead. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Standard Version</a> Behold, I am watching over them for disaster and not for good. All the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end of them. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44.htm">King James Bible</a> Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/44.htm">New King James Version</a> Behold, I will watch over them for adversity and not for good. And all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end to them. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and all the people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will meet their end by the sword or by famine until they are completely gone. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will meet their end by the sword and by famine until they are completely gone. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will meet their end by the sword and by famine until they are completely gone. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Behold, I am watching over them for evil and not for good, and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will meet their end by the sword and by famine until they are completely consumed. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine until they are all destroyed. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I am watching over them for disaster and not for good, and everyone from Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine until they are finished off. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I am watching over them for disaster and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine until they are finished off. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/44.htm">American Standard Version</a> Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Instead of watching over you, I will watch for chances to harm you. Some of you will die in war, and others will starve to death. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Revised Version</a> Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I am going to watch over them. I am going to watch over them to bring disasters, not blessings. In Egypt the people from Judah will die in wars and famines until everyone is gone. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/44.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will see to it that you will not prosper, but will be destroyed. All of you will die, either in war or of disease, until not one of you is left. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/44.htm">International Standard Version</a> "'Look, I'm watching over them to bring disaster rather than good. Every person of Judah in the land of Egypt will be brought to an end by the sword and by famine until they're completely gone. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off. <a href="/net/jeremiah/44.htm">NET Bible</a> I will indeed see to it that disaster, not prosperity, happens to them. All the people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will die in war or from starvation until not one of them is left. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Look, I watch over them for disaster, and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until they are all gone. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there shall be an end of them. <a href="/web/jeremiah/44.htm">World English Bible</a> Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until they are all gone. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Behold, I am watching over them for calamity, and not for good, and all the men of Judah who [are] in the land of Egypt have been consumed by sword and by famine, until their consumption. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Lo, I am watching over them for evil, and not for good, and consumed have been all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt, by sword and by famine, till their consumption. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Behold me watching over them for evil and not for good: and they were consumed, all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt, by sword and by famine, even till their finishing.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Behold I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Juda that are in the land of Egypt, shall be consumed, by the sword, and by famine, till there be an end of them. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Behold, I will be vigilant over them for harm, and not for good. And all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will be consumed, by the sword and by famine, until they are thoroughly consumed. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Bible</a> I am watching over them for evil, not for good. All the Judahites in Egypt shall come to an end by sword or famine until they are completely destroyed. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I am going to watch over them for harm and not for good; all the people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall perish by the sword and by famine, until not one is left.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For I will hasten to bring evil upon them, says the LORD; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by sword and by famine and by pestilence until I annihilate them. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> For I rush evil upon them, says LORD JEHOVAH, and all the men of Judea that are in the land of Egypt will be consumed by the sword, and with starvation, and with plague, until I finish them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For I have watched over them, to hurt them, and not to do them good: and all the Jews dwelling in the land of Egypt shall perish by sword and by famine, until they are utterly consumed. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=13628" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Calamity for the Jews</a> …26Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’ 27<a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8245.htm" title="8245: šō·qêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To watch, wake. A primitive root; to be alert, i.e. Sleepless; hence to be on the lookout.">I am watching</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: lə·rā·‘āh (Prep-l:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">for harm</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">for good,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and every</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">is in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: wə·ṯam·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive.">will meet his end</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ba·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">or famine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kə·lō·w·ṯām (V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">they are finished off.</a> 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 stand, Mine or theirs!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63</a> Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. <a href="/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20</a> But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a> A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. <a href="/ezekiel/6-10.htm">Ezekiel 6:10</a> And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not declare in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them. <a href="/ezekiel/7-8.htm">Ezekiel 7:8-9</a> Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow. <a href="/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8</a> I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/20-38.htm">Ezekiel 20:38</a> And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm">Ezekiel 24:13-14</a> Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided. / I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.” <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4</a> Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.” <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a> And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34-35</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” <a href="/john/8-24.htm">John 8:24</a> That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a> The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. <a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8-9</a> But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.will watch<a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10</a> See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.<a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10</a> For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.<a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Jeremiah 31:28</a> And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.shall be<a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12,18</a> 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… <a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14</a> And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-10.htm">Consumption</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-26.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-1.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-12.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-26.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-6.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Need</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-15.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-9.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Consumption</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-28.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-34.htm">Need</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 44</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/44-1.htm">Jeremiah expresses the desolation of Judah for their idolatry</a> 11. <a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">He prophesies the destruction of those who commit idolatry in Egypt</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/44-15.htm">The obstinacy of the Jews</a> 20. <a href="/jeremiah/44-20.htm">For which Jeremiah threatens them</a> 29. <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">and for a sign prophesies the destruction of Egypt</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of God "watching over" is often associated with protection and blessing (e.g., <a href="/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5</a>), but here it is inverted to signify divine judgment. This reversal underscores the seriousness of their disobedience. Theologically, it highlights the principle that God's protection is contingent upon obedience to His covenant. The idea of God actively bringing harm rather than good is a sobering reminder of the consequences of persistent rebellion against Him.and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt The historical context is crucial here. After the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC, some Judeans fled to Egypt for refuge, despite Jeremiah's warnings (<a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Jeremiah 42:19-22</a>). Egypt, often a symbol of worldly reliance and idolatry, was a place God had explicitly told them not to return to (<a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">Deuteronomy 17:16</a>). This act of fleeing to Egypt represents a lack of trust in God's promises and a return to old dependencies, reminiscent of Israel's past bondage.will meet his end by sword or famine This phrase indicates the means of judgment: sword and famine, common instruments of divine retribution in the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25-26</a>). The sword represents warfare and violence, while famine signifies scarcity and suffering. These judgments are consistent with the curses outlined in the covenant for disobedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>). The use of these specific judgments underscores the severity of their rebellion and the certainty of God's word being fulfilled.until they are finished off The phrase "finished off" indicates the completeness of the judgment. It suggests that the consequences will be thorough and leave no remnant of those who defied God's command by seeking refuge in Egypt. This totality of judgment serves as a stark warning to the people of God about the seriousness of covenant unfaithfulness. It also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and separation of the righteous from the unrighteous, a theme that is further developed in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. He is known for his perseverance in the face of opposition. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which had fallen into idolatry and disobedience against God. Many of its people fled to Egypt to escape Babylonian conquest. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A place of refuge for the people of Judah, but also a land associated with past bondage and idolatry. It represents a turning away from trusting in God. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a> The event of divine retribution where God declares that He will watch over the people for harm due to their disobedience and idolatry. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sword_and_famine.htm">Sword and Famine</a> Instruments of God's judgment, symbolizing war and scarcity, which are consequences of the people's rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God is actively involved in the affairs of nations and individuals, and His judgments are just and purposeful. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God's commands leads to inevitable consequences, as seen in the fate of Judah in Egypt. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_misplaced_trust.htm">The Danger of Misplaced Trust</a> Trusting in worldly powers or solutions, like Judah did with Egypt, leads to spiritual and physical ruin. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Even in judgment, there is an implicit call to repentance and a return to God, who desires restoration. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_god's_word.htm">The Importance of Heeding God's Word</a> Ignoring prophetic warnings, as Judah did, results in dire consequences. We must be attentive to God's Word and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 44</a> <a href="/q/how_did_jews_thrive_despite_jer._44_13-14.htm">If Jeremiah 44:13-14 foretells complete destruction of the Judeans in Egypt, how do we reconcile evidence that some Jews thrived there historically?</a> <a href="/q/where's_proof_of_egypt_exiles'_fate.htm">Where is the archaeological evidence that all exiles in Egypt faced the disastrous fate prophesied in Jeremiah 44:12-14?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._44_29-30_align_with_history.htm">How does Jeremiah 44:29-30, predicting Pharaoh Hophra's downfall, align with historical accounts suggesting a different outcome?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_egypt_aiding_judah_in_jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah 37:7 mentions an Egyptian army coming to aid Judah; is there any archaeological or historical evidence confirming such a military move by Egypt at that time?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I am watching שֹׁקֵ֧ד (šō·qêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8245.htm">Strong's 8245: </a> To be alert, sleepless, to be on the lookout over them עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against for harm לְרָעָ֖ה (lə·rā·‘āh) Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil and not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no for good, לְטוֹבָ֑ה (lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good and every כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every man אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of Judah יְהוּדָ֜ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites who אֲשֶׁ֧ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that is in the land בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ (bə·’e·reṣ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt מִצְרַ֛יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa will meet his end וְתַמּוּ֩ (wə·ṯam·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8552.htm">Strong's 8552: </a> To be complete or finished by sword בַּחֶ֥רֶב (ba·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword or famine, וּבָרָעָ֖ב (ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while they are finished off. כְּלוֹתָֽם׃ (kə·lō·w·ṯām) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 44:27 Behold I watch over them for evil (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/44-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>