Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So now, be sure of this: You will die by the sword, famine and plague in the place where you want to go to settle.” New Living Translation So you can be sure that you will die from war, famine, and disease in Egypt, where you insist on going.” English Standard Version Now therefore know for a certainty that you shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live.” Berean Standard Bible Now therefore, know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.” King James Bible Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn. New King James Version Now therefore, know certainly that you shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go to dwell.” New American Standard Bible And now you shall know for certain that you will die by the sword, by famine, or by plague in the place where you desire to go to reside. NASB 1995 Therefore you should now clearly understand that you will die by the sword, by famine and by pestilence, in the place where you wish to go to reside. NASB 1977 Therefore you should now clearly understand that you will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, in the place where you wish to go to reside. Legacy Standard Bible So now, you should clearly know that you will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, in the place where you desire to go to sojourn. Amplified Bible Now therefore know for certain that you will die by the sword, by famine, and by virulent disease in the land [of Egypt] where you wish to reside [temporarily]. Christian Standard Bible Now therefore, know for certain that by the sword, famine, and plague you will die in the place where you desired to go to stay for a while.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Now therefore, know for certain that by the sword, famine, and plague you will die in the place where you desired to go to live for a while.” American Standard Version Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn there. Contemporary English Version And so, you will die in Egypt from war, hunger, and disease. English Revised Version Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn there. GOD'S WORD® Translation But now, you need to know that you will die in wars, famines, or plagues in the place where you want to go and live." Good News Translation So then, remember this: you will die in war or of starvation or disease in the land where you want to go and live." International Standard Version Now, be fully aware that you will die by the sword, by famine, and by plague in the place where you want to settle." Majority Standard Bible Now therefore, know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.” NET Bible So now be very sure of this: You will die from war, starvation, or disease in the place where you want to go and live." New Heart English Bible Now therefore know certainly that you shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place where you desire to go to live there." Webster's Bible Translation Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn. World English Bible Now therefore know certainly that you will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd now, certainly know that by sword, by famine, and by pestilence you die, in the place that you have desired to go to sojourn there.” Young's Literal Translation And now, know ye certainly that by sword, by famine, and by pestilence ye die, in the place that ye have desired to go in to sojourn there.' Smith's Literal Translation And now knowing, ye shall know that by sword and by famine and by death ye shall die in the place where ye desired to go to sojourn there. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow therefore know certainly that you shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence in the place to which you desire to go to dwell there. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, know with certainty now, that you will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, in the place which you wish to enter so that you may live there.” New American Bible Have no doubt about this: you shall die by the sword, famine, and disease in the place where you want to go and live. New Revised Standard Version Be well aware, then, that you shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go and settle.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow therefore know certainly that you shall die by sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Now know that with sword and with starvation and with plague you shall die in the place which you want to enter, to dwell there OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn there.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Now therefore ye shall perish by sword and by famine, in the place which ye desire to go into to dwell there. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warning Against Going to Egypt…21For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you. 22Now therefore, know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.” Cross References Deuteronomy 28:15-68 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ... 2 Kings 25:1-21 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. ... Ezekiel 33:27-29 Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague. / I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through. / Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed.’ Lamentations 4:11-13 The LORD has exhausted His wrath; He has poured out His fierce anger; He has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations. / The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem. / But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst. Isaiah 30:1-5 “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. ... Hosea 9:3-6 They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. / They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD. / What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast? ... 2 Chronicles 36:15-21 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, ... Ezekiel 6:11-14 This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague. / He who is far off will die by the plague, he who is near will fall by the sword, and he who remains will die by famine. So I will vent My fury upon them. / Then you will know that I am the LORD, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, and under every green tree and leafy oak—the places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols. ... Matthew 23:37-39 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.” Romans 1:18-32 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. / For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. / For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. ... Hebrews 10:26-31 If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. / Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ... Revelation 18:4-8 Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. / For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. / Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup. ... Isaiah 1:19-20 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Treasury of Scripture Now therefore know certainly that you shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place where you desire to go and to sojourn. know Jeremiah 42:17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. Jeremiah 43:11 And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword. Ezekiel 5:3,4 Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts… in the Hosea 9:6 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles. to go and to sojourn. Jump to Previous Certainty Clearly Desire Desired Die Disease End Famine Food Live Pestilence Plague Pleased Reside Settle Short Sojourn Sure Sword Understand Want Whither WishJump to Next Certainty Clearly Desire Desired Die Disease End Famine Food Live Pestilence Plague Pleased Reside Settle Short Sojourn Sure Sword Understand Want Whither WishJeremiah 42 1. Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will.7. Jeremiah assures him of safety in Judea; 13. and destruction in Egypt. 19. He reproves their hypocrisy. Now therefore, know for sure This phrase serves as a solemn warning and a call to certainty. The Hebrew root for "know" is יָדַע (yada), which implies an intimate understanding or recognition. In the context of Jeremiah's prophecy, it emphasizes the certainty and seriousness of God's message. The phrase "know for sure" underscores the irrevocable nature of the consequences that will follow disobedience. It is a divine assurance that the people cannot escape the outcomes of their choices, highlighting the importance of heeding God's word. that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside Hebrew Now therefore,וְעַתָּה֙ (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time know יָדֹ֣עַ (yā·ḏō·a‘) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3045: To know for sure תֵּֽדְע֔וּ (tê·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know that כִּ֗י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction by the sword, בַּחֶ֛רֶב (ba·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword famine, בָּרָעָ֥ב (bā·rā·‘āḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger and plague וּבַדֶּ֖בֶר (ū·ḇad·de·ḇer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1698: A pestilence you will die תָּמ֑וּתוּ (tā·mū·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill in the place בַּמָּקוֹם֙ (bam·mā·qō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition where אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you desire חֲפַצְתֶּ֔ם (ḥă·p̄aṣ·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire to go לָב֖וֹא (lā·ḇō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to reside.” לָג֥וּר (lā·ḡūr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility Links Jeremiah 42:22 NIVJeremiah 42:22 NLT Jeremiah 42:22 ESV Jeremiah 42:22 NASB Jeremiah 42:22 KJV Jeremiah 42:22 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 42:22 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 42:22 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 42:22 French Bible Jeremiah 42:22 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 42:22 Now therefore know certainly that you shall (Jer.) |