Jeremiah 44:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֞י
(ve·la·kach·ti)
3947: to takea prim. root
away the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣ית
(she·'e·rit)
7611: rest, residue, remnant, remainderfrom shaar
of Judahיְהוּדָ֗ה
(ye·hu·dah)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah
whoאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
have setשָׂ֨מוּ
(sa·mu)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
their mindפְנֵיהֶ֜ם
(fe·nei·hem)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
on enteringלָבֹ֣וא
(la·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
the landאֶֽרֶץ־
(e·retz-)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮
(mitz·ra·yim)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
to resideלָג֣וּר
(la·gur)
1481a: to sojourna prim. root
there,שָׁם֒
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
and they will allכֹ֜ל
(chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
meetוְתַ֨מּוּ
(ve·tam·mu)
8552: to be complete or finisheda prim. root
their endיִתַּ֔מּוּ
(yit·tam·mu,)
8552: to be complete or finisheda prim. root
in the landבְּאֶ֧רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Egypt;מִצְרַ֣יִם
(mitz·ra·yim)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
they will fallיִפֹּ֗לוּ
(yip·po·lu)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
by the swordבַּחֶ֤רֶב
(ba·che·rev)
2719: a swordfrom charab
[and] meet their end 
 
8552: to be complete or finisheda prim. root
by famine.בָּֽרָעָב֙
(ba·ra·'av)
7458: famine, hungerfrom raeb
Both 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
smallמִקָּטֹן֙
(mik·ka·ton)
6996b: small, insignificantfrom qaton
and greatגָּדֹ֔ול
(ga·do·vl,)
1419: greatfrom gadal
will dieיָמֻ֑תוּ
(ya·mu·tu;)
4191: to diea prim. root
by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶב
(ba·che·rev)
2719: a swordfrom charab
and famine;וּבָרָעָ֖ב
(u·va·ra·'av)
7458: famine, hungerfrom raeb
and they will becomeוְהָיוּ֙
(ve·hai·u)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a curse,וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה
(ve·lik·la·lah)
7045: a cursefrom qalal
an object of horror,לְשַׁמָּ֔ה
(le·sham·mah,)
8047: waste, horrorfrom shamem
an imprecation 
 
7045: a cursefrom qalal
and a reproach.וּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃
(u·le·cher·pah.)
2781: a reproachfrom charaph


















KJV Lexicon
And I will take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
the remnant
sh'eriyth  (sheh-ay-reeth')
a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion -- that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest.
of Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
that have set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
their faces
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
to go
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
to sojourn
guwr  (goor)
to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
there and they shall all be consumed
tamam  (taw-mam')
to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive (as follows)
and fall
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
they shall even be consumed
tamam  (taw-mam')
to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive (as follows)
by the sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
and by the famine
ra`ab  (raw-awb')
hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.
they shall die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
from the least
qatan  (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
even unto the greatest
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
by the sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
and by the famine
ra`ab  (raw-awb')
hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.
and they shall be an execration
'alah  (aw-law')
an imprecation -- curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.
and an astonishment
shammah  (sham-maw')
ruin; by implication, consternation -- astonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.
and a curse
qlalah  (kel-aw-law')
vilification -- (ac-)curse(-d, -ing).
and a reproach
cherpah  (kher-paw')
contumely, disgrace, the pudenda -- rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have set their mind on entering the land of Egypt to reside there, and they will all meet their end in the land of Egypt; they will fall by the sword and meet their end by famine. Both small and great will die by the sword and famine; and they will become a curse, an object of horror, an imprecation and a reproach.

King James Bible
And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And I will take away the remnant of Judah, those who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to live there for a while; they will meet their end. All of them in the land of Egypt will fall by the sword; they will meet their end by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by the sword and by famine. Then they will become an object of cursing, scorn, execration, and disgrace.

International Standard Version
I'll take the remnant of Judah that determined to go to the land of Egypt to settle there, and all of them will come to an end in the land of Egypt. They'll fall by the sword, and they'll come to an end by famine. They'll become a curse, an object of horror, ridicule, and scorn.

NET Bible
I will see to it that all the Judean remnant that was determined to go and live in the land of Egypt will be destroyed. Here in the land of Egypt they will fall in battle or perish from starvation. People of every class will die in war or from starvation. They will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example of those who have been cursed and that people use in pronouncing a curse.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will take away from Judah those who are left, those who were determined to go to live in Egypt. They will die in Egypt. All of them, from the least important to the most important, will die in wars or be brought to an end by famines. They will become something cursed, ridiculed, and disgraced.

King James 2000 Bible
And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an oath, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
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