Jeremiah 42:17

“And it will be that all the men who have set their faces to go to Egypt to reside as aliens there will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; and they will have no survivor or fugitive from the evil that I am bringing on them.”

Jeremiah 42:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 42:17, word by word

And it will be thatיִהְיוּyihyu

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “yihyu” appears
the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anashim” appears
have setשָׂמוּsamu

take to heart

"Set the face": decide; "set in the heart": pay attention.

Where else “samu” appears
their facesפְּנֵיpene

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

Where else “pene” appears
to goבוֹאvo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “vo” appears
to Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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to reside as aliensגוּרgur

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “gur” appears
will dieיָמוּתוּyamutu

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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by the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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by famineרָעָבraav

famine, hunger

Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.

Where else “raav” appears
and by pestilenceדָּבֶרdaver

plague, pestilence

Pestilence: a disease that kills many in a short time.

Where else “daver” appears
survivorשָׂרִידsarid

survivor

Survivor: one who remains alive after a battle or a disaster.

Where else “sarid” appears
or fugitiveפָלִיטfalit

fugitive, survivor

Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.

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the evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

16then it will be that the sword that you are afraid of will overtake you there, in the land of Egypt; and the famine that you are anxious about will cling after you there in Egypt, and there you will die.

17 · This verse (above)

18For thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: As my anger and my fury were poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so my fury will be poured out on you when you go to Egypt, and you will become an imprecation and a horror and a curse and a reproach, and you will not see this place again.

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