Jeremiah 43:11

“And he will come and strike the land of Egypt: those who are for death, to death; and those for captivity, to captivity; and those for the sword, to the sword.”

Jeremiah 43:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 43:11, word by word

And he will comeבָאva

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “va” appears
and strikeהִכָּהhika

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

Where else “hika” appears
the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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who are for deathמָּוֶתmavet

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

Where else “mavet” appears
for captivityשְּׁבִיshevi

captive, captivity

Captive, prisoner; captivity.

Where else “shevi” appears
for the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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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

10and say to them, ‘Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Look, I am sending, and I will take Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant, and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his canopy over them.

11 · This verse (above)

12And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive; and he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as the shepherd wraps himself with his garment; and he will go out from there in peace.

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