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They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine. They will become a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/44.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will take this remnant of Judah—those who were determined to come here and live in Egypt—and I will consume them. They will fall here in Egypt, killed by war and famine. All will die, from the least to the greatest. They will be an object of damnation, horror, cursing, and mockery. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Standard Version</a> I will take the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to come to the land of Egypt to live, and they shall all be consumed. In the land of Egypt they shall fall; by the sword and by famine they shall be consumed. From the least to the greatest, they shall die by the sword and by famine, and they shall become an oath, a horror, a curse, and a taunt. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44.htm">King James Bible</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="/nkjv/jeremiah/44.htm">New King James Version</a> And I will take the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to dwell there, and they shall all be consumed and fall in the land of Egypt. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine. They shall die, from the least to the greatest, by the sword and by famine; and they shall be an oath, an astonishment, a curse and a reproach! <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have set their minds on entering the land of Egypt to reside there, and they will all meet their end in the land of Egypt; they will fall by the sword or meet their end by famine. From the small to the great, they will die by the sword and famine; and they will become a curse, an object of horror, an imprecation, and a disgrace. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1995</a> And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have set their mind on entering the land of Egypt to reside there, and they will all meet their end in the land of Egypt; they will fall by the sword and meet their end by famine. Both small and great will die by the sword and famine; and they will become a curse, an object of horror, an imprecation and a reproach. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have set their mind on entering the land of Egypt to reside there, and they will all meet their end in the land of Egypt; they will fall by the sword and meet their end by famine. Both small and great will die by the sword and famine; and they will become a curse, an object of horror, an imprecation and a reproach. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have set their face on entering the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they will all meet their end in the land of Egypt; they will fall by the sword and meet their end by famine. Both small and great will die by the sword and famine; and they will become a curse, an object of horror, an imprecation, and a reproach. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And I will take the remnant of Judah who have decided to go into the land of Egypt to live there [instead of surrendering to the Chaldeans as directed], and they will all fall and die in the land of Egypt; they will fall by the sword or perish by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by the sword or by famine; and they will become detestable, an object of horror, a curse, and a disgrace. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And I will take away the remnant of Judah, those who have set their face to go to the land of Egypt to stay there. All of them will meet their end in the land of Egypt. They will fall by the sword; they will meet their end by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by the sword and by famine. Then they will become an example for cursing, scorn, execration, and disgrace. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And I will take away the remnant of Judah, those who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to live there for a while; they will meet their end. All of them in the land of Egypt will fall by the sword; they will meet their end by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by the sword and by famine. Then they will become an object of cursing, scorn, execration, and disgrace. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/44.htm">American Standard Version</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; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine; they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine; and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> There were only a few of you left in Judah, and you decided to go to Egypt. But you will die such horrible deaths in war or from starvation, that people of other countries will use the name of Judah as a curse word. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/44.htm">English Revised Version</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; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed, by the sword and by the famine; they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will take away from Judah those who are left, those who were determined to go to live in Egypt. They will die in Egypt. All of them, from the least important to the most important, will die in wars or be brought to an end by famines. They will become something cursed, ridiculed, and disgraced. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/44.htm">Good News Translation</a> As for the people of Judah who are left and are determined to go and live in Egypt, I will see to it that all of them are destroyed. All of them, great and small, will die in Egypt, either in war or of starvation. They will be a horrifying sight; people will make fun of them and use their name as a curse. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/44.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll take the remnant of Judah that determined to go to the land of Egypt to settle there, and all of them will come to an end in the land of Egypt. They'll fall by the sword, and they'll come to an end by famine. They'll become a curse, an object of horror, ridicule, and scorn. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach. <a href="/net/jeremiah/44.htm">NET Bible</a> I will see to it that all the Judean remnant that was determined to go and live in the land of Egypt will be destroyed. Here in the land of Egypt they will fall in battle or perish from starvation. People of every class will die in war or from starvation. They will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example of those who have been cursed and that people use in pronouncing a curse. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to live there, and they shall all be consumed; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine; they shall die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine; and they shall be an object of horror, an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</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 to 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="/web/jeremiah/44.htm">World English Bible</a> I will take the remnant of Judah that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to live there, and they will all be consumed. They will fall in the land of Egypt. They will be consumed by the sword and by the famine. They will die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine. They will be an object of horror, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I have taken the remnant of Judah, who have set their faces to enter the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they have all been consumed in the land of Egypt; they fall by sword [and] are consumed by famine, from the least even to the greatest, they die by sword and by famine, and they have been for an execration, for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I have taken the remnant of Judah, who have set their faces to enter the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they have all been consumed in the land of Egypt; they fall by sword, by famine they are consumed, from the least even unto the greatest, by sword and by famine they die, and they have been for an execration, for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I took the remainder of Judah, that set their faces to go to the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they were all consumed in the land of Egypt; they shall fall by the sword and by famine: they shall be consumed from small and even to great, by the sword and by famine: they shall die, and they were for an oath, and for a, desolation, and for a curse, and for a reproach.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will take the remnant of Juda that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt, and to dwell there: and they shall be all consumed in the land of Egypt: they shall fall by the sword, and by the famine: and they shall be consumed from the least even to the greatest, by the sword, and by the famine shall they die: and they shall be for an execration, and for a wonder, and for a curse, and for a reproach. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will take the remnant of Judah, who had set their faces so that they would enter into the land of Egypt and live there, and they will all be consumed in the land of Egypt. They will fall by the sword and by famine. And they will be consumed, from the least, even to the greatest. By sword and by famine shall they die. And they will be an oath, and a wonder, and a curse, and a disgrace. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/44.htm">New American Bible</a> I will take away the remnant of Judah who insisted on going to the land of Egypt to live there; in the land of Egypt they shall meet their end. They shall fall by the sword or be consumed by hunger. From the least to the greatest, they shall die by sword or hunger; they shall become a malediction, a horror, a curse, a reproach. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will take the remnant of Judah who are determined to come to the land of Egypt to settle, and they shall perish, everyone; in the land of Egypt they shall fall; by the sword and by famine they shall perish; from the least to the greatest, they shall die by the sword and by famine; and they shall become an object of execration and horror, of cursing and ridicule.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will crush the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to enter into the land of Egypt to live there, and they shall all be consumed in the land of Egypt; they shall die by sword and by famine and by pestilence; and they shall be an execration and an astonishment and a curse and a reproach. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall rout the remnant of Judea who have set their faces to enter to Egypt to dwell there. They all shall be consumed in the land of Egypt, and they shall die by the sword, and with starvation, and with plague, and they shall be for a curse and for an astonishment and for a curse and for reproach<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</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; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine; they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine; and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> to destroy all the remnant that are in Egypt; and they shall fall by the sword, and by famine, and shall be consumed small and great: and they shall be for reproach, and for destruction, and for a curse. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/44-12.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=13386" 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">Judgment on the Jews in Egypt</a> …11Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah. 12<a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">And I will take away</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">the 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/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/7760.htm" title="7760: śā·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">have resolved</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ə·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">to 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/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">to reside there;</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/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.">they will meet their end.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">They will all</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."></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pō·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fall</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 the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: yit·tam·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive.">or be consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: bā·rā·‘āḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">by famine.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: miq·qā·ṭōn (Prep-m:: Adj-ms) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">From the least</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: 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.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">the greatest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mu·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">they will die</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/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and they will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/423.htm" title="423: lə·’ā·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- An oath. From 'alah; an imprecation.">an object of cursing</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: lə·šam·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">and horror,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7045.htm" title="7045: wə·liq·lā·lāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A curse. From qalal; vilification.">of vilification</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ū·lə·ḥer·pāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">and reproach.</a> 13I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,…<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 42:15-18</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/43-11.htm">Jeremiah 43:11</a> He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword. <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/6-8.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/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 31:1-3</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. / Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers. / But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63-68</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. / Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. / Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. ... <a href="/2_kings/25-26.htm">2 Kings 25:26</a> Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans. <a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3-6</a> They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. / They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD. / What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast? ... <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Lamentations 4:15-16</a> “Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.” / The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor. <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4-8</a> Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. / For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. / Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup. ... <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/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a> But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ... <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42-43</a> But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a> What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.I will take<a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Jeremiah 42:15-18,22</a> And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; … from the<a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a> My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.and they shall be<a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Jeremiah 44:8</a> In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?<a href="/jeremiah/29-22.htm">Jeremiah 29:22</a> And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;<a href="/isaiah/65-15.htm">Isaiah 65:15</a> And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Execration</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-9.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-8.htm">Greatest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-8.htm">Least</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-5.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-11.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-18.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-13.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-24.htm">Execration</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-13.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Greatest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Least</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-13.htm">Sword</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 "remnant" often signifies those who remain faithful to God, but in this context, it highlights those who have physically survived. Theologically, the concept of a remnant is significant throughout the Bible, symbolizing hope and continuity of God's promises despite judgment.who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there The decision to flee to Egypt was against God's explicit command through Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Jeremiah 42:19</a>). Egypt, historically a place of bondage for the Israelites, represents a return to reliance on human strength and foreign powers rather than trusting in God. This decision reflects a lack of faith and disobedience, reminiscent of Israel's past failures.they will meet their end This phrase indicates the certainty of judgment. Theologically, it underscores the principle that disobedience to God leads to destruction. Historically, the Judeans' reliance on Egypt for safety was misplaced, as Egypt itself was under threat from Babylonian expansion.They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine The dual mention of "sword" and "famine" emphasizes the completeness of the impending judgment. These are common forms of divine judgment in the Old Testament, often used to demonstrate God's sovereignty and the consequences of sin. This echoes earlier warnings given by prophets like Ezekiel and Isaiah.From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine This phrase highlights the impartiality of God's judgment. Social status or wealth will not protect anyone from the consequences of disobedience. It reflects the biblical theme that all are equal before God, and His justice applies universally.and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach The outcome of their disobedience will serve as a warning to others. This phrase suggests that their fate will be so severe that it will become proverbial, a cautionary tale for future generations. It connects to the broader biblical narrative where Israel's failures serve as lessons for the faithful, emphasizing the importance of obedience and trust in God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/r/remnant_of_judah.htm">Remnant of Judah</a> The remaining people of Judah who survived the Babylonian conquest and chose to flee to Egypt against God's command. 2. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the remnant of Judah sought refuge, symbolizing disobedience and reliance on human strength rather than God. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's message of judgment to the people of Judah. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sword_and_famine.htm">Sword and Famine</a> Instruments of God's judgment, representing the consequences of disobedience. 5. <a href="/topical/c/cursing_and_horror.htm">Cursing and Horror</a> The outcome of Judah's disobedience, serving as a warning to others.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God’s Commands</a> The remnant's decision to go to Egypt was a direct act of disobedience. We must prioritize God's instructions over our own understanding. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Just as the remnant faced severe consequences, we too must be aware that disobedience leads to spiritual and sometimes physical repercussions. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god,_not_in_human_strength.htm">Trust in God, Not in Human Strength</a> The remnant trusted in Egypt for safety, but true security comes from reliance on God. <a href="/topical/w/warnings_as_acts_of_mercy.htm">Warnings as Acts of Mercy</a> God's warnings through Jeremiah were acts of mercy, giving the people a chance to repent. We should heed divine warnings in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> The remnant's failure to repent led to their downfall. Repentance is crucial for restoration and avoiding judgment.<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/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_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/does_ezekiel_5_2-4_contradict_purity_laws.htm">In Ezekiel 5:2-4, does the command to burn, scatter, and bind hair contradict other biblical teachings on ritual purity or symbolism?</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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And I will take away וְלָקַחְתִּ֞י (wə·lā·qaḥ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take the 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 אֲשֶׁר־ (’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 have resolved שָׂ֨מוּ (śā·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set to go לָב֣וֹא (lā·ḇō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to the land אֶֽרֶץ־ (’e·reṣ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt מִצְרַיִם֮ (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 reside there; שָׁם֒ (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither they will meet their end. וְתַ֨מּוּ (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 [They] will all כֹ֜ל (ḵōl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every fall יִפֹּ֗לוּ (yip·pō·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie by the sword בַּחֶ֤רֶב (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] יִתַּ֔מּוּ (yit·tam·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8552.htm">Strong's 8552: </a> To be complete or finished by famine. בָּֽרָעָב֙ (bā·rā·‘āḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger From the least מִקָּטֹן֙ (miq·qā·ṭōn) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> Small, young, unimportant to וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the greatest, גָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent they will die יָמֻ֑תוּ (yā·mu·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill 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 Then they will become וְהָיוּ֙ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be an object of cursing לְאָלָ֣ה (lə·’ā·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_423.htm">Strong's 423: </a> An imprecation [and] horror, לְשַׁמָּ֔ה (lə·šam·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> Ruin, consternation of vilification וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה (wə·liq·lā·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7045.htm">Strong's 7045: </a> Vilification and reproach. וּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ (ū·lə·ḥer·pāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 44:12 I will take the remnant of Judah (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/44-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:13" /></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>