And I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּיthe remnantאֶת שְׁאֵרִיתof Judahיְהוּדָהwhoאֲשֶׁרhave setשָׂמוּtheir facesפְנֵיהֶםto goלָבוֹאto the landאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםto reside as aliensלָגוּרthere,שָׁםand they will allוְ כֹלcome to an end;תַמּוּin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםthey will fall;יִפֹּלוּby the swordבַּחֶרֶבand by famineבָּרָעָבthey will come to an end;יִתַּמּוּfrom the smallמִקָּטֹןtoוְעַדthe great,גָּדוֹלby the swordבַּחֶרֶבand by famineוּבָרָעָבthey will die;יָמֻתוּand they will becomeוְהָיוּan imprecation,לְאָלָהa horror,לְשַׁמָּהand a curseוְלִקְלָלָהand a reproach.וּלְחֶרְפָּה
Jeremiah 44:12
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Jeremiah 44:12, word by word
- And I will takeלָקַחְתִּיlakachti
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakachti” appears- the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- have setשָׂמוּsamu
take to heart
"Set the face": decide; "set in the heart": pay attention.
Where else “samu” appears- their facesפְנֵיfene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fene” appears- to goבוֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- to the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- to reside as aliensגוּרgur
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “gur” appears- come to an endתַמּוּtamu
be consumed
To be completely destroyed.
Where else “tamu” appears- they will fallיִפֹּלוּyipolu
fall in battle
To die in battle, killed by the enemy.
Where else “yipolu” appears- by the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- and by famineרָעָבraav
famine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appears- from the smallקָּטֹןkaton
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “katon” appears- the greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- they will dieיָמֻתוּyamutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamutu” appears- and they will becomeהָיוּhayu
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayu” appears- an imprecationאָלָהala
oath
An oath that brings a curse if broken.
Where else “ala” appears- a horrorשַׁמָּהshama
horror
Something that horrifies everyone.
Where else “shama” appears- and a curseקְלָלָהkelala
curse
Curse: words calling down evil on someone; the opposite of a blessing.
Where else “kelala” appears- and a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpa
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpa” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
11Therefore, thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Look, I am setting my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.
12 · This verse (above)
13And I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt as I punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence.