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Yes, you will die from war, famine, and disease. None of you will escape the disaster I will bring upon you there.’ <a href="/esv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Standard Version</a> All the men who set their faces to go to Egypt to live there shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. They shall have no remnant or survivor from the disaster that I will bring upon them. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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="/kjv/jeremiah/42.htm">King James Bible</a> So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a> So shall it be with all the men who set their faces to go to Egypt to dwell there. They shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. And none of them shall remain or escape from the disaster that I will bring upon them.’ <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So all the people who set their minds to go to Egypt to reside there will die by the sword, by famine, or by plague; and they will have no refugees or survivors from the disaster that I am going to bring on them.”’” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220So all the men who set their mind to go to Egypt to reside there will die by the sword, by famine and by pestilence; and they will have no survivors or refugees from the calamity that I am going to bring on them."&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “So all the men who set their mind to go to Egypt to reside there will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; and they will have no survivors or refugees from the calamity that I am going to bring on them.”’” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So all the men who set their face to go to Egypt to sojourn there will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and they will have no survivors or any who escaped from the calamity that I am going to bring on them.”’” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So all the men who set their mind to go to Egypt to reside there [temporarily] will die by the sword, by famine and by virulent disease; none of them will remain or survive the disaster that I am going to bring on them.”’” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> All who resolve to go to Egypt to stay there for a while will die by the sword, famine, and plague. They will have no survivor or fugitive from the disaster I will bring on them.’ <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> All who resolve to go to Egypt to live there for a while will die by the sword, famine, and plague. They will have no one escape or survive from the disaster I will bring on them.&#8217 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a> So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there: they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a> So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So all the people who decide to go and live in Egypt will die in wars, famines, and plagues. No one will survive or escape the disasters I will bring on them. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/42.htm">Good News Translation</a> All the people who are determined to go and live in Egypt will die either in war or of starvation or disease. Not one of them will survive, not one will escape the disaster that I am going to bring on them.' <a href="/isv/jeremiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a> All the people who are determined to go into Egypt to settle there will die by the sword, by famine, and by the plague. No one will survive the disaster that I'll bring on them." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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="/net/jeremiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a> All the people who are determined to go and settle in Egypt will die from war, starvation, or disease. No one will survive or escape the disaster I will bring on them.' <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So shall it be with all the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to live there: they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring on them.' <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. <a href="/web/jeremiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a> So will it be with all the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to live there. They will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. None of them will remain or escape from the evil that I will bring on them.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Thus are all the men who have set their faces to enter Egypt to sojourn there; they die—by sword, by hunger, and by pestilence, and there is not a remnant and an escaped one to them, because of the calamity that I am bringing in on them; <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Thus are all the men who have set their faces to enter Egypt to sojourn there; they die -- by sword, by hunger, and by pestilence, and there is not to them a remnant and an escaped one, because of the evil that I am bringing in upon them; <a href="/slt/jeremiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it shall be all the men who set their faces to go to Egypt to sojourn there shall die with the sword, and with famine, and with death: and there shall not be to them fleeing or escaping from the face of the evil which I bring upon them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt, to dwell there, shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence: none of them shall remain, nor escape from the face of the evil that I will bring upon them. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And all the men, who have set their faces so that they may advance to Egypt in order to live there, will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. None of them will remain, nor will they escape from the face of the evil that I will bring over them. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a> All those determined to go to Egypt to live shall die by the sword, famine, and disease: not one shall survive or escape the evil that I am bringing upon them. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> All the people who have determined to go to Egypt to settle there shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; they shall have no remnant or survivor from the disaster that I am bringing upon them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So shall it be with all the men who set their faces to enter into Egypt to live there; they shall die by sword, by famine, and by pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all the men who have set their faces to enter to Egypt to dwell there shall die by the sword and with starvation and with plague, and no survivor will be delivered from before the evil that I bring upon them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And all the men, and all the strangers who have set their face toward the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall be consumed by the sword, and by the famine: and there shall not one of them escape from the evils which I bring upon them. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/42-17.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=12981" 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> …16then 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. 17<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">So all</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general."></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.">resolve</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/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·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/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.">to 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/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mū·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">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: bā·rā·‘āḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">and famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">and plague.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Not one</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will</a> <a href="/hebrew/8300.htm" title="8300: śā·rîḏ (N-ms) -- A survivor. From sarad; a survivor.">survive</a> <a href="/hebrew/6412.htm" title="6412: ū·p̄ā·lîṭ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Escaped one, fugitive. Or paleyt; or palet; from palat; a refugee.">or escape</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘āh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the disaster</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: mê·ḇî (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon them.’</a> 18For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’…<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/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12-14</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. / I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague, / so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.” <a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27-28</a> I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off. / 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="/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="/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="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Ezekiel 30:6-8</a> For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD. / They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities. / Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered. <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4-7</a> Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. ... <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Lamentations 4:17-20</a> All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us. / They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come! / Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness. ... <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="/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68</a> The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships by a route that I said you should never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.” <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-17</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, <a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-21</a> So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. ... <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>So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring on them.it be with all the men.<a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Jeremiah 42:22</a> Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.<a href="/jeremiah/24-10.htm">Jeremiah 24:10</a> And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.<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.none<a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28</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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-2.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-18.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-7.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-25.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-11.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-2.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-2.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Refugees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-4.htm">Reside</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Short</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-17.htm">Stopping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Survive</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Survivor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-3.htm">Survivors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-16.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-16.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Refugees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Reside</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Short</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-49.htm">Stopping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Survive</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Survivor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Survivors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Sword</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'; 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Historically, Egypt was often seen as a place of refuge due to its relative stability and resources. However, God had warned the Israelites against seeking alliances with Egypt (<a href="/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a>). The decision to go to Egypt reflects a lack of trust in God's promises and a return to old patterns of relying on foreign powers instead of God (<a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">Deuteronomy 17:16</a>).will die by sword and famine and plague. These three forms of judgment—sword, famine, and plague—are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament as instruments of divine punishment (<a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a>). They signify total destruction and are reminiscent of the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> for disobedience. This triad of calamities underscores the severity of God's judgment against those who disobey His command to remain in the land He promised to them.Not one of them will survive or escape This phrase emphasizes the certainty and totality of the judgment. It reflects the prophetic nature of Jeremiah's message, where God's word is absolute and unchangeable. The idea of no escape is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, highlighting the inescapability of divine judgment (<a href="/amos/9.htm">Amos 9:1-4</a>).the disaster I will bring upon them. The disaster is a direct consequence of disobedience to God's command. It serves as a fulfillment of prophetic warnings and a demonstration of God's sovereignty and justice. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's judgment against sin and rebellion, as seen in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) and the Babylonian exile itself. The disaster is not merely a natural consequence but a divinely orchestrated event, reinforcing the seriousness of turning away from God's guidance.<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 warned them of the consequences of their disobedience. 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 exile, seeking guidance from Jeremiah about whether to flee to Egypt for safety. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A neighboring nation where the remnant of Judah considered fleeing to escape the Babylonian threat, symbolizing reliance on worldly powers rather than God. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sword,_famine,_and_plague.htm">Sword, Famine, and Plague</a> The three forms of judgment God declared would follow those who disobeyed His command and went to Egypt, representing comprehensive divine retribution. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_threat.htm">Babylonian Threat</a> The geopolitical context of the time, with Babylon as the dominant power, which the people of Judah feared and sought to escape.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_guidance.htm">Trust in God's Guidance</a> The remnant's decision to seek refuge in Egypt reflects a lack of trust in God's protection. Believers are encouraged to seek and trust God's guidance, even when it seems counterintuitive. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God's commands leads to dire consequences. This passage serves as a reminder of the importance of aligning our actions with God's will. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_worldly_reliance.htm">Avoiding Worldly Reliance</a> Egypt symbolizes reliance on worldly solutions rather than divine provision. Christians are called to place their trust in God rather than in worldly powers or solutions. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> God's pronouncements through Jeremiah were certain and came to pass. This underscores the reliability and authority of God's Word. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_will_in_uncertainty.htm">Seeking God's Will in Uncertainty</a> In times of uncertainty, like the remnant faced, believers should earnestly seek God's will and be willing to follow it, even when it challenges our understanding or desires.<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/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_ignore_god's_guidance_after_seeking_it.htm">Jeremiah 42:1-6: If the people truly sought God's guidance, why did they ignore it immediately after receiving Jeremiah's answer?</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>(17) So shall it be with all the men . . .--The words possibly imply that others were taking the same course as those who had applied to Jeremiah. There was something like a "rush" from many nations--Moab, Edom, and others (<a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm" title="And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah;">Jeremiah 27:3</a>)--of fugitives, looking to Egypt as their one hope of safety against the Chaldaeans, and joining with the Jews that had sought shelter in their respective territories (<a href="/jeremiah/40-11.htm" title="Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;">Jeremiah 40:11</a>). We note in the prophet's warning the recurrence of the old familiar phrases, "by the sword, by the famine, by the pestilence" (<a href="/jeremiah/24-10.htm" title="And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave to them and to their fathers.">Jeremiah 24:10</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm" title="Thus said the Lord GOD; Smite with your hand, and stamp with your foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.">Ezekiel 6:11</a>), of an "execration and an astonishment and a curse and a reproach" (<a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm" title="And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.">Jeremiah 24:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm" title="Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.">Jeremiah 26:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm" title="And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations where I have driven them:">Jeremiah 29:18</a>). They would involve themselves by rejecting his counsels in all the worst evils that he had prophesied before. What had been addressed to the mixed multitude is emphatically repeated in <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm" title="The LORD has said concerning you, O you remnant of Judah; Go you not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.">Jeremiah 42:19</a> to the "remnant of Judah." . . . <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every 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 resolve 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 לָב֤וֹא (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 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 to reside there שָׁ֔ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither will וְיִֽהְי֣וּ (wə·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be die יָמ֕וּתוּ (yā·mū·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill by the sword, בַּחֶ֖רֶב (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 famine, בָּרָעָ֣ב (bā·rā·‘āḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger and plague. וּבַדָּ֑בֶר (ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> A pestilence Not one וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no of them will יִהְיֶ֤ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be survive שָׂרִ֣יד (śā·rîḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8300.htm">Strong's 8300: </a> A survivor or escape וּפָלִ֔יט (ū·p̄ā·lîṭ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6412.htm">Strong's 6412: </a> Escaped one, fugitive the disaster הָֽרָעָ֔ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil I אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will bring מֵבִ֥יא (mê·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go upon them. עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Jeremiah 42:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-17.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 42:17 So shall it be with all (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:18" /></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>