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but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a> saying, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor be hungry for bread, and there we will dwell’— <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> saying, “No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, or hear the sound of a trumpet, or hunger for bread, and we will stay there”; <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a> saying, &#8220No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the sound of a trumpet or hunger for bread, and we will stay there"; <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a> saying, “No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we shall not see war or hear the sound of a trumpet or hunger for bread, and we will stay there”; <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> saying, “No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the sound of a trumpet or hunger for bread, and we will stay there,” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a> saying, “No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the [warrior’s] trumpet or hunger for bread, and we will stay there,” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and if you say, ‘No, instead we’ll go to the land of Egypt where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for food, and we’ll live there,’ <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and if you say, &#8216No, instead we&#8217ll go to the land of Egypt where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram&#8217s horn or hunger for food, and we&#8217ll live there,&#8217 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a> saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: <a href="/cev/jeremiah/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> We are going to Egypt, where there is plenty of food and no danger of war." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a> saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then you say, 'We'll go to Egypt, where we won't have to see war, hear the sound of a ram's horn, or be hungry. We'll stay there.' <a href="/isv/jeremiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a> and you also say, "No, but we will go to the land of Egypt where we won't see war or hear the sound of the trumpet or hunger for bread, and there we will stay," <a href="/msb/jeremiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and if you say, ?No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram?s horn or hunger for bread,? <a href="/net/jeremiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a> You must not say, 'No, we will not stay. Instead we will go and live in the land of Egypt where we will not face war, or hear the enemy's trumpet calls, or starve for lack of food.' <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> saying, 'No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell': <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor hunger for bread; and there will we dwell: <a href="/web/jeremiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a> saying, “No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there we will dwell;”’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> saying, No; but we enter the land of Egypt, that we see no war, and do not hear the sound of a horn, and are not hungry for bread; and we dwell there— <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> saying, No; but the land of Egypt we enter, that we see no war, and the sound of a trumpet do not hear, and for bread be not hungry; and there do we dwell. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Saying, No; for we will go to the land of Egypt where we shall not see war, and we shall not hear the voice of the trumpet, and for bread we shall not hunger: and there will we dwell.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Saying: No, but we will go into the land of Egypt: where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor suffer hunger: and there we will dwell. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> saying: ‘Never! Instead, we will travel to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, and we will not hear the blast of the trumpet, and we will not endure famine. And there we shall live.’ <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a> and saying, “No, we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, nor hear the trumpet alarm, nor hunger for bread. There we will live!” <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and saying, ‘No, we will go to the land of Egypt, where we shall not see war, or hear the sound of the trumpet, or be hungry for bread, and there we will stay,’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Saying, Not so; but we will go into the land of Egypt that we may not see war nor hear the sound of the trumpet nor have hunger for bread; and there will we dwell; <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you have said, ‘Not so! We shall enter the land of Egypt that we will not see war and the sound of the trumpet we will not hear, and we will not hunger for bread, and there we will dwell!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> saying: No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the horn, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we abide; <a href="/sep/jeremiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> for wee will go into the land of Egypt, and we shall see no war, and shall not hear the sound of a trumpet, and we shall not hunger for bread; and there we will dwell: <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/42-14.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=12946" 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/42.htm">Warning Against Going to Egypt</a> …13But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God, 14<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and if you say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘No,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: nā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">we will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to 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/3427.htm" title="3427: nê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and live</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: wə·šām (Conj-w:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</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.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">we will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: nir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥā·māh (N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">war</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: niš·mā‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">or hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: wə·qō·wl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: šō·w·p̄ār (N-ms) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">of the ram’s horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7456.htm" title="7456: nir·‘āḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To be hungry. A primitive root; to hunger.">or hunger</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: wə·lal·le·ḥem (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">for bread,’</a> 15then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there,…<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="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a> “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/29-6.htm">Ezekiel 29:6-7</a> Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. / When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched. <a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">Deuteronomy 17:16</a> But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’ <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a> So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria. <a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a> Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. <a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6</a> Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. <a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15</a> But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’ <a href="/numbers/14-3.htm">Numbers 14:3-4</a> Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” / So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.” <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3</a> “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!” <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39</a> But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a> When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a> Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified. <a href="/acts/2-10.htm">Acts 2:10</a> Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, <a href="/acts/18-24.htm">Acts 18:24</a> Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:we will go.<a href="/jeremiah/41-17.htm">Jeremiah 41:17</a> And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,<a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7</a> So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.<a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Deuteronomy 29:19</a> And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:nor hear.<a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19,21</a> My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war… <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3</a> And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.<a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Exodus 17:3</a> And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-17.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-5.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-11.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-15.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-2.htm">Need</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">No</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-16.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Need</a> <a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">No</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 42</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/42-1.htm">Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will.</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/42-7.htm">Jeremiah assures him of safety in Judea;</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm">and destruction in Egypt.</a> 19. <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">He reproves their hypocrisy.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/42.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and if you say, This phrase introduces a hypothetical scenario, reflecting the people's potential response to God's guidance. It highlights the human tendency to rely on personal judgment rather than divine direction. This is a common theme throughout the Bible, where God's people often struggle with obedience and trust.‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt Egypt is historically significant as a place of refuge and bondage for the Israelites. It represents a return to a place of former oppression, symbolizing a lack of faith in God's promise of protection and provision. Biblically, Egypt often symbolizes reliance on worldly powers rather than God (<a href="/isaiah/31.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a>).and live there, The desire to live in Egypt suggests a longing for stability and security, which the people believe they can find outside of God's plan. This reflects a common biblical theme where God's people are tempted to seek comfort in familiar but spiritually detrimental places.where we will not see war The Israelites' fear of war is understandable given their recent experiences. However, this desire for peace through human means rather than divine protection shows a lack of trust in God's sovereignty. Throughout scripture, God promises peace to those who follow Him (<a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3</a>).or hear the sound of the ram’s horn The ram's horn, or shofar, was used in Israel for various purposes, including calling to battle and religious ceremonies. The avoidance of its sound indicates a desire to escape the responsibilities and challenges associated with being God's chosen people.or hunger for bread,’ Hunger for bread signifies a fear of physical need and deprivation. In the Bible, God repeatedly demonstrates His ability to provide for His people, such as through manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16). This phrase underscores the people's lack of faith in God's provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He is known for his warnings about the consequences of disobedience to God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_judah.htm">The Remnant of Judah</a> The group of Israelites left in Judah after the Babylonian conquest. They are seeking guidance from Jeremiah about whether to stay in Judah or flee to Egypt. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A neighboring nation to Judah, often seen as a place of refuge but also a symbol of reliance on human strength rather than God. 4. <a href="/topical/w/war_and_famine.htm">War and Famine</a> The immediate threats facing the people of Judah, which they hope to escape by fleeing to Egypt. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_warning.htm">God's Warning</a> Through Jeremiah, God warns the people against going to Egypt, as it represents a lack of trust in His provision and protection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> The remnant's desire to flee to Egypt reflects a lack of trust in God's plan. We must learn to trust God's guidance, even when it seems counterintuitive. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_seeking_security_outside_of_god.htm">The Danger of Seeking Security Outside of God</a> Egypt symbolizes a false sense of security. True security comes from reliance on God, not on worldly solutions. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Ignoring God's warnings can lead to dire consequences. We must heed God's instructions to avoid spiritual and physical peril. <a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_peace.htm">The Illusion of Peace</a> The promise of peace in Egypt is an illusion. True peace is found in obedience to God, not in escaping difficult circumstances. <a href="/topical/l/learning_from_past_mistakes.htm">Learning from Past Mistakes</a> The Israelites' history with Egypt should have taught them the dangers of returning to old ways. We must learn from past mistakes and not repeat them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 42</a> <a href="/q/do_jer_42's_promises_conflict_with_jer_43.htm">Do the promises in Jer 42 about the safety of the remnant conflict with the calamities in Jer 43?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_fate_of_jeremiah_42_14-16.htm">Jeremiah 42:14-16: Is there archaeological or external evidence supporting the fate of those who fled to Egypt, as described in these verses?</a> <a href="/q/jeremiah_42__aligns_with_god's_teachings.htm">Jeremiah 42 (overall): How do the warnings and outcomes in this chapter align with other biblical teachings on God's protection and judgment, and are there any inconsistencies?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_fate_of_2_kings_25_26_group_unknown.htm">2 Kings 25:26 says the remaining people fled to Egypt, but why does neither the Bible nor contemporary sources detail the fate of this group?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) No; but we will go into the land of Egypt.--The thoughts that were in the hearts of the applicants are stated with dramatic vividness. Egypt, then under Apries (the Pharaoh-hophra of <a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm" title="Thus said the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.">Jeremiah 44:30</a>), seemed to them so safe and peaceful. As of old, it was still the granary of the East, and its plenteous harvests formed a bright contrast to the famine which they had experienced during the invasion of the Chaldaeans. Jeremiah, however, has simply to reject the plan, as from first to last he had resisted altogether the thought of an Egyptian alliance (<a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm" title="Why gad you about so much to change your way? you also shall be ashamed of Egypt, as you were ashamed of Assyria.">Jeremiah 2:36</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/37-7.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall you say to the king of Judah, that sent you to me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.">Jeremiah 37:7</a>): there would be no safety nor peace nor plenty found in acting on it. Ezekiel's prophecies as to Egypt and her king were in this respect in harmony with Jeremiah's (<a href="/context/ezekiel/17-11.htm" title="Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,">Ezekiel 17:11-18</a>; Ezekiel 29-32), and were, as nearly as possible, contemporary with them. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and if you say, לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘No, לֹ֚א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no but כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction we will go נָב֔וֹא (nā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to the land אֶ֤רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (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 and live נֵשֵֽׁב׃ (nê·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there, וְשָׁ֥ם (wə·šām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither where אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’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 we will not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no see נִרְאֶה֙ (nir·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see war, מִלְחָמָ֔ה (mil·ḥā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war or hear נִשְׁמָ֑ע (niš·mā‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the sound וְק֥וֹל (wə·qō·wl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of the trumpet, שׁוֹפָ֖ר (šō·w·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> A cornet, curved horn or hunger נִרְעָ֖ב (nir·‘āḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7456.htm">Strong's 7456: </a> To be hungry for food,’ וְלַלֶּ֥חֶם (wə·lal·le·ḥem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 42:14 Saying No (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:15" /></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>