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Jeremiah 42:16

Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

KJV

gladius quem vos formidatis ibi comprehendet vos in terra Ægypti : et fames, pro qua estis solliciti, adhærebit vobis in Ægypto, et ibi moriemini.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔστησαν υἱοὶ Ἰωναδὰβ υἱοῦ Ῥηχὰβ τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν, ὁ δὲ λαὸς οὗτος οὐκ ἤκουσέν μου.

LXX

then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

ASV

וְ/הָיְתָ֣ה הַ/חֶ֗רֶב אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתֶּם֙ יְרֵאִ֣ים מִמֶּ֔/נָּה שָׁ֛ם תַּשִּׂ֥יג אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְ/הָ/רָעָ֞ב אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּ֣ם דֹּאֲגִ֣ים מִמֶּ֗/נּוּ שָׁ֣ם יִדְבַּ֧ק אַחֲרֵי/כֶ֛ם מִצְרַ֖יִם וְ/שָׁ֥ם תָּמֻֽתוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
דָ֥אַג
d'g
verb · 7×
דָבְקָה
dbqh
verb · 54×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
ו
v
noun · 717×
חֶ֖רֶב
chrb
noun · 409×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
ם
m
verb · 50×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
רָעָ֖ב
r'b
noun · 101×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 5:4 — But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
  • Amos 9:1 — I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he
  • Ezek 11:8 — Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Jer 41:18 — Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
  • Jer 44:27 — Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
  • John 11:48 — If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.