Jeremiah 44:14

“And there will be no fugitive or survivor of the remnant of Judah who have come to reside as aliens there, in the land of Egypt, to return to the land of Judah, where they lift up their soul to return to live there; for they will not return, except some escaped ones.””

Jeremiah 44:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 44:14, word by word

And there will be noיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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fugitiveפָּלִיטpalit

fugitive, survivor

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

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or survivorשָׂרִידsarid

survivor

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

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of 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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who have comeבָּאִיםbaim

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to reside as aliensגוּרgur

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

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in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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to returnשׁוּבshuv

return

To go back to a place.

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lift upמְנַשְּׂאִיםmenasim

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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their soulנַפְשָׁnafsha

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

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to liveשֶׁבֶתshevet

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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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

13And I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt as I punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence.

14 · This verse (above)

15Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, and all the people who lived in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

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