And those who escapeוּפְלִיטֵיthe swordחֶרֶבwill returnיְשֻׁבוּןfrom the landמִן אֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםto the landאֶרֶץof Judah,יְהוּדָהfewמְתֵיin number;מִסְפָּרand allכָּלthe remnantשְׁאֵרִיתof Judahיְהוּדָהwho have comeהַבָּאִיםto the landלְאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםto reside as aliensלָגוּרthereשָׁםwill knowוְיָדְעוּwhoseמִיwordדְּבַרwill stand,יָקוּםmineמִמֶּנִּיor theirs.וּמֵהֶם
Jeremiah 44:28
Study it in the app“And those who escape the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah who have come to the land of Egypt to reside as aliens there will know whose word will stand, mine or theirs.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 44:28, word by word
- And those who escapeפְלִיטֵיfelite
fugitive, survivor
Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.
Where else “felite” appears- the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- will returnיְשֻׁבוּyeshuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yeshuvu” appears- from 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- 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- fewמְתֵיmete
men
Men. "Men of number" means few, easily counted.
Where else “mete” appears- in numberמִסְפָּרmispar
number
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appears- the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- who have comeבָּאִיםbaim
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baim” appears- to reside as aliensגוּרgur
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “gur” appears- will knowיָדְעוּyadu
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadu” appears- wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- will standיָקוּםyakum
stand firm
To hold firm, be fulfilled.
Where else “yakum” 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
27Look, I am watching over them for evil and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will come to an end by the sword and by famine, until they are finished.
28 · This verse (above)
29And this will be the sign for you, declares YHWH, that I will punish you in this place, so that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil: