Jeremiah 44:12

“And I will take the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to go to the land of Egypt to reside as aliens there, and they will all come to an end; in the land of Egypt they will fall; by the sword and by famine they will come to an end; from the small to the great, by the sword and by famine they will die; and they will become an imprecation, a horror, and a curse and a reproach.”

Jeremiah 44:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit

remnant

Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.

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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.

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have setשָׂמוּsamu

take to heart

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

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their facesפְנֵיfene

face

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

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to goבוֹאvo

enter

To go into a place.

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to the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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to reside as aliensגוּרgur

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

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come to an endתַמּוּtamu

be consumed

To be completely destroyed.

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they will fallיִפֹּלוּyipolu

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

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by the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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and by famineרָעָבraav

famine, hunger

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

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from the smallקָּטֹןkaton

small

What is small in size or counts for little.

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the greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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they will dieיָמֻתוּyamutu

die

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

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and they will becomeהָיוּhayu

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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an imprecationאָלָהala

oath

An oath that brings a curse if broken.

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a horrorשַׁמָּהshama

horror

Something that horrifies everyone.

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and a curseקְלָלָהkelala

curse

Curse: words calling down evil on someone; the opposite of a blessing.

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and a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpa

disgrace, reproach

Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.

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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

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.

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