Jeremiah 42:17

KJV

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.

— Jeremiah 42:17, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 42 connects to 5 cross-references. The community asks Jeremiah to inquire of God whether they should remain in Judah or flee to Egypt. After ten days God's word comes clearly: stay in Judah and live; go to Egypt and die. They will be safe in …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

`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;

BBE

Such will be the fate of all the men whose minds are fixed on going into Egypt and stopping there; they will come to their end by the sword, by being short of food, and by disease: not one of them will keep his life or get away from the evil which I will send on them.

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