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Then the whole remnant of Judah who came to live in Egypt will know whose word will stand—mine or theirs. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/44.htm">New Living Translation</a> Only a small number will escape death and return to Judah from Egypt. Then all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words are true—mine or theirs! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Standard Version</a> And those who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, who came to the land of Egypt to live, shall know whose word will stand, mine or theirs. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Those 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! <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44.htm">King James Bible</a> Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/44.htm">New King James Version</a> Yet a small number who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah; and all the remnant of Judah, who have gone to the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose words will stand, Mine or theirs. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Those who escape the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah few in number. Then all the remnant of Judah who have gone to the land of Egypt to reside there will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Those who escape the sword will return out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah few in number. Then all the remnant of Judah who have gone to the land of Egypt to reside there will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And those who escape the sword will return out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah few in number. Then all the remnant of Judah who have gone to the land of Egypt to reside there will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Those who escape the sword will return out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah few in number. Then all the remnant of Judah who have gone to the land of Egypt to sojourn there will know whose word will be established, Mine or theirs. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Yet a small number [of My choosing] who escape the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah; and all the remnant of Judah who have gone to the land of Egypt to reside there will know whose words will stand, Mine or theirs. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Those who escape the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah only few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah, the ones going to the land of Egypt to stay there for a while, will know whose word stands, mine or theirs! <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Those who escape the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah only few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah, the ones going to the land of Egypt to live there for a while, will know whose word stands, Mine or theirs! <a href="/asv/jeremiah/44.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose word shall stand, mine, or theirs. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Only a few will escape and return to Judah. Then everyone who went to live in Egypt will know that when I say something will happen, it will--no matter what you say. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose word shall stand, mine, or theirs. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Those who escape the wars will return to Judah from Egypt. Then all the people of Judah who went to live in Egypt will know whose words have come true, mine or theirs. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/44.htm">Good News Translation</a> But a few of you will escape death and return from Egypt to Judah. Then the survivors will know whose words have come true, mine or theirs. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/44.htm">International Standard Version</a> The ones who escape the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number. Then all the remnant of Judah who have come into the land of Egypt to settle will know whose message will stand, mine or theirs. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Those 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! <a href="/net/jeremiah/44.htm">NET Bible</a> Some who survive in battle will return to the land of Judah from the land of Egypt. But they will be very few indeed! Then the Judean remnant who have come to live in the land of Egypt will know whose word proves true, mine or theirs.' <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Those who escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to live there, shall know whose word shall stand, mine, or theirs. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs. <a href="/web/jeremiah/44.htm">World English Bible</a> Those who escape the sword will return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah few in number. All the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to live there, will know whose word will stand, mine or theirs. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the escaped of the sword turn back out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number, and all the remnant of Judah, who are coming into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, have known whose word is established, Mine or theirs. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And the escaped of the sword turn back out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number, and known have all the remnant of Judah who are coming into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, whose word is established, Mine or theirs. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And escaping the sword there shall turn back from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, men of number, and all the remnant of Judah going to the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose word shall be raised up from me and from them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And a few men that shall flee from the sword, shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Juda: and all the remnant of Juda that are gone into the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose word shall stand, mine, or theirs. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And a few men, who will flee from the sword, will return from the land of Egypt into the land of Judah. And all the remnant of Judah, who had entered into the land of Egypt so as to live there, will know whose word will be completed, mine or theirs. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Bible</a> Those who escape the sword to return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah shall be few in number. The whole remnant of Judah who came to Egypt to live shall know whose word stands, mine or theirs. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And those who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, who have come to the land of Egypt to settle, shall know whose words will stand, mine or theirs!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And of those who escape the sword a few shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah who are gone to the land of Egypt to dwell there shall know whose words shall stand, mine or theirs. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And escapers of the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judea, few in number, and all the remainder of Judea that went to dwell in the land of Egypt shall know whose words will stand firm, mine or theirs<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose word shall stand, Mine, or theirs. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they that escape the sword shall return to the land of Juda few in number, and the remnant of Juda, who have continued in the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose word shall stand. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/44-28.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=13642" 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> …27I 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. 28<a href="/hebrew/6412.htm" title="6412: ū·p̄ə·lî·ṭê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Escaped one, fugitive. Or paleyt; or palet; from palat; a refugee.">Those who escape</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yə·šu·ḇūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">will return</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</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."></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.">Egypt</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."></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.">to Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4962.htm" title="4962: mə·ṯê (N-mpc) -- Male, man. From the same as mathay; properly, an adult; by implication, a man.">few</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·pār (N-ms) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">in number,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/7611.htm" title="7611: šə·’ê·rîṯ (N-fsc) -- Rest, residue, remnant, remainder. From sha'ar; a remainder or residual portion.">remnant</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/935.htm" title="935: hab·bā·’îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">who went</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">to dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/1481.htm" title="1481: lā·ḡūr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road, i.e. Sojourn; also to shrink, fear; also to gather for hostility."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lə·’e·reṣ- (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">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/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">whose</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">word</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">will stand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">Mine</a> <a href="/hebrew/ū·mê·hem (Conj-w:: Prep:: 3mp) -- ">or theirs!</a> 29This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.…<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="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Jeremiah 42:15-17</a> then 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, / then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there. / So 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.’ <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Jeremiah 43:4-7</a> So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah. / Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah, those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been scattered, / the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah. ... <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a> On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. / A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God. / Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. <a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8-10</a> Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands. / Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations. / 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="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Isaiah 37:31-32</a> And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. / For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Ezekiel 12:16</a> But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.” <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a> Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Amos 9:8-9</a> Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. / “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground. <a href="/zechariah/13-8.htm">Zechariah 13:8-9</a> And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. / This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” <a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27-29</a> Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. / For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.” / It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.” <a href="/matthew/24-22.htm">Matthew 24:22</a> If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. <a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12-13</a> 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. / And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem. <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a> On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. <a href="/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3</a> Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel. <a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a> In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or their's.a small<a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Jeremiah 44:14</a> So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.<a href="/isaiah/10-19.htm">Isaiah 10:19,22</a> And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them… <a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12,13</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel… shall know<a href="/jeremiah/44-16.htm">Jeremiah 44:16,17,25,26,29</a> As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee… <a href="/numbers/14-28.htm">Numbers 14:28,29,41</a> Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: … <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Psalm 33:11</a> The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.mine, or theirs [heb] from me or them <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Few</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Reside</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-8.htm">Small</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-17.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-9.htm">Their's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-26.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-1.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-9.htm">Few</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Reside</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Small</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-11.htm">Their's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">Words</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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In the context of <a href="/jeremiah/44.htm">Jeremiah 44</a>, the "sword" symbolizes warfare and destruction, likely at the hands of the Babylonians. Historically, this reflects the consequences of disobedience to God's commands, as the people of Judah sought refuge in Egypt against divine instruction (<a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Jeremiah 42:19-22</a>). The sword is a common biblical metaphor for divine judgment (<a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3-5</a>).will return from Egypt to Judah, The return from Egypt signifies a reversal of the people's disobedience. Egypt, often a symbol of bondage and reliance on human strength rather than God, was where the remnant fled after the fall of Jerusalem. This return is a physical and spiritual journey back to the land God promised them, echoing the Exodus narrative where God delivered His people from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31-42</a>).few in number, This phrase highlights the severity of the judgment and the small number of survivors. It underscores the consequences of disobedience and the fulfillment of prophetic warnings. The remnant theology is significant in the Bible, where God preserves a small group to continue His covenant promises (<a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a>).and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt This refers to those who fled to Egypt after the Babylonian conquest of Judah. Despite warnings from Jeremiah, they sought safety in Egypt, which was contrary to God's command. This act of defiance is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where reliance on foreign powers instead of God leads to downfall (<a href="/isaiah/31.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a>).will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs! This phrase emphasizes the authority and reliability of God's word over human plans. It is a challenge to the people who doubted Jeremiah's prophecies. The fulfillment of God's word serves as a testament to His sovereignty and faithfulness. This echoes the broader biblical theme that God's purposes prevail over human intentions (<a href="/proverbs/19-21.htm">Proverbs 19:21</a>).<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, often warning them of impending judgment due to their disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/r/remnant_of_judah.htm">Remnant of Judah</a> The small group of Israelites who survived the Babylonian conquest and fled to Egypt against God's command. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A place of refuge for the remnant of Judah, symbolizing disobedience and lack of trust in God's protection. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which faced destruction due to its people's persistent idolatry and rebellion against God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a> Represents the judgment and destruction that God allowed to come upon His people due to their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a> Despite human disobedience, God's word and promises remain unshaken. He is sovereign over all events and faithful to His covenant. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The remnant's flight to Egypt symbolizes a lack of trust in God. Disobedience leads to judgment, but God still offers a path to redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_trusting_god.htm">The Importance of Trusting God</a> Trusting in human solutions over God's commands leads to failure. True security is found in obedience to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_remnant.htm">The Role of the Remnant</a> God often works through a faithful remnant to accomplish His purposes. This encourages believers to remain faithful even when others fall away. <a href="/topical/g/god's_word_stands_firm.htm">God's Word Stands Firm</a> The ultimate test of truth is whether it aligns with God's word. Believers are called to discern and uphold God's truth in their lives.<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/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 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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 28. - Yet a small number, etc. Isaiah's doctrine of the remnant. In the midst of judgment, God remembers mercy, and his ancient covenant. A remnant is saved as the nucleus of a regenerate people. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Those who escape וּפְלִיטֵ֨י (ū·p̄ə·lî·ṭê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6412.htm">Strong's 6412: </a> Escaped one, fugitive the sword חֶ֜רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword will return יְשֻׁב֨וּן (yə·šu·ḇūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out 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 to Judah, יְהוּדָ֖ה (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 few מְתֵ֣י (mə·ṯê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4962.htm">Strong's 4962: </a> An adult, a man in number, מִסְפָּ֑ר (mis·pār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> A number, definite, indefinite, narration and the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every remnant שְׁאֵרִ֣ית (šə·’ê·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7611.htm">Strong's 7611: </a> Rest, residue, remnant, remainder of Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה (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 went הַבָּאִ֤ים (hab·bā·’îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to dwell שָׁ֔ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither in the land לְאֶֽרֶץ־ (lə·’e·reṣ-) Preposition-l | 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 will know וְֽיָדְע֞וּ (wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know whose מִ֥י (mî) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix word דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause will stand, יָק֖וּם (yā·qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand Mine מִמֶּ֥נִּי (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of or theirs! וּמֵהֶֽם׃ (ū·mê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 44:28 Those who escape the sword shall return (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:29" /></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>