Jeremiah 42:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

then the sword that you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine you worry about will follow close behind you to Egypt, and there you will die.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which you feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, of which you were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    the swearde that ye feare, shall ouertake you in Egipte: and the honger wheroff ye be here afrayed, shall hange vpon you into Egipte, and there ye shall dye.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the sworde that ye feared, shall take you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, for the which ye care, shall there hang vpon you in Egypt, and there shall ye die.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The sworde that ye feared, shall ouertake you in Egypt: and the hunger wherof ye be here afrayde, shall hang vpon you, and folowe you into Egypt, and there shall ye dye.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then it shall come to pass, [that] the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    then it shall happen, that the sword, which you fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    then it hath come to pass, the sword that ye are afraid of, doth there overtake you, in the land of Egypt; and the hunger, because of which ye are sorrowful, doth there cleave after you in Egypt, and there ye die.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then it will come about that the sword, which is the cause of your fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and need of food, which you are fearing, will go after you there in Egypt; and there death will come to you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    then it shall happen, that the sword, which you fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, shall follow close behind you there in Egypt; and there you shall die.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    the wars you fear will catch up with you there in the land of Egypt. The starvation you are worried about will follow you there to Egypt. You will die there.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 44:27 : 27 Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for good. Every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will perish by the sword and by famine until they are completely destroyed.
  • Ezek 11:8 : 8 You have feared the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord God.
  • Amos 9:1-4 : 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said, 'Strike the capitals so that the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people. Those who survive I will kill with the sword; not one of them will flee, not a single one will escape.' 2 'If they dig down to the depths of Sheol, from there My hand will take them. If they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.' 3 'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.' 4 'If they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.'
  • Zech 1:6 : 6 But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, 'As the Lord of Hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways and our deeds, so He has done to us.'
  • John 11:48 : 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.
  • Deut 28:15 : 15 But if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commandments and statutes I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.
  • Deut 28:22 : 22 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, fever, inflammation, scorching heat, drought, blight, and mildew, which will pursue you until you perish.
  • Deut 28:45 : 45 All these curses will come upon you, pursue you, and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that He commanded you.
  • Prov 13:21 : 21 Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.
  • Jer 42:13 : 13 But if you say, 'We will not stay in this land,' and do not listen to the voice of the LORD your God,
  • Jer 44:11-13 : 11 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I have set my face against you for harm, to cut off all Judah. 12 I will take the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to the land of Egypt to live there, and they will all meet their end in the land of Egypt. They will fall by the sword and perish by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by the sword and famine. They will become an object of cursing and astonishment, a curse and a reproach. 13 And I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt as I punished Jerusalem, with the sword, famine, and pestilence.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 42:17-19
    3 verses
    88%

    17All who are determined to go to Egypt to settle there will die by the sword, famine, and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.

    18This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As my anger and wrath were poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so too will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing, horror, condemnation, and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.

    19The LORD has spoken to you, remnant of Judah: Do not go to Egypt. Be certain of this: I have warned you today.

  • Jer 42:22
    83%

    22Now therefore be certain of this: You will die by the sword, famine, and plague in the place where you desire to go to settle.

  • Jer 42:13-15
    3 verses
    82%

    13But if you say, 'We will not stay in this land,' and do not listen to the voice of the LORD your God,

    14Instead, you say, 'No, we will go to the land of Egypt where we will not see war, hear the sound of the trumpet, or suffer hunger for bread. There we will stay.'

    15Now therefore hear the word of the LORD, remnant of Judah. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: If you are determined to go to Egypt and settle there,

  • Jer 44:12-14
    3 verses
    81%

    12I will take the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to the land of Egypt to live there, and they will all meet their end in the land of Egypt. They will fall by the sword and perish by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by the sword and famine. They will become an object of cursing and astonishment, a curse and a reproach.

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

    14None of the remnant of Judah who have come to live as foreigners in the land of Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah. They are longing to return to live there, but none will return except a few fugitives.

  • Jer 43:11
    78%

    11He will come and attack the land of Egypt. Those destined for death will go to death, those destined for captivity to captivity, and those destined for the sword to the sword.

  • Jer 15:2
    77%

    2And if they ask you, 'Where should we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for famine, to famine; and those for captivity, to captivity.'

  • Lev 26:38
    76%

    38You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you.

  • Jer 44:27-29
    3 verses
    76%

    27Behold, I am watching over them for harm and not for good. Every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will perish by the sword and by famine until they are completely destroyed.

    28Those who escape the sword and return from Egypt to the land of Judah will be very few. Then all the remnant of Judah who came to live in Egypt will know whose word will stand—mine or theirs.

    29This will be the sign to you,’ declares the LORD, ‘that I will punish you in this place so that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for harm:

  • Ezek 32:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.'

    12By the swords of mighty warriors, the most ruthless of all nations, I will bring down your horde. They will ravage the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.

  • Jer 46:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13This is the word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, coming to strike the land of Egypt.

    14Announce it in Egypt, proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes: 'Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword has devoured those around you.'

  • Jer 27:13
    75%

    13Why should you and your people die by the sword, famine, and plague, as the LORD has spoken regarding any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?

  • Ezek 7:15
    75%

    15The sword is outside, and the plague and famine are inside. Those in the field will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.

  • Jer 38:2
    74%

    2This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine, or plague. But whoever goes out to the Chaldeans will live; they will escape with their life and survive.

  • Ezek 6:12
    74%

    12The one who is far away will die by the plague, the one who is near will fall by the sword, and those who survive and are besieged will die of famine. Then I will exhaust My wrath upon them.

  • Jer 21:9
    74%

    9Whoever remains in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live; they shall save their life as a prize.

  • Gen 41:30-31
    2 verses
    74%

    30But after them, seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will ravage the land.

    31The abundance in the land will not be remembered because the famine that follows will be so severe.

  • Ezek 11:8
    73%

    8You have feared the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord God.

  • Jer 32:36
    73%

    36Now therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning this city about which you are saying, 'It has been handed over to the king of Babylon through sword, famine, and plague':

  • Isa 19:17
    73%

    17The land of Judah will terrify Egypt, and everyone in Egypt who hears the mention of it will be gripped with fear because of the plan of the LORD of Hosts, which He is devising against them.

  • Ezek 30:4
    73%

    4A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will be in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt. Her wealth will be carried away, and her foundations will be demolished.

  • Gen 41:36
    73%

    36This food will be held in reserve for the land to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the land will not be destroyed by the famine.

  • Ezek 32:31
    72%

    31Pharaoh will see them and will be comforted for all his multitude, Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Jer 11:22
    72%

    22Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am about to punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine.’

  • Ezek 30:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10This is what the Lord God says: 'I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.'

    11He and his army, the ruthless of the nations, will be brought to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.

  • Deut 28:60
    72%

    60He will bring back upon you all the diseases of Egypt, which you dreaded, and they will cling to you.

  • Gen 42:2
    72%

    2And he said, 'Look, I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.'

  • Jer 37:7
    72%

    7This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: You are to tell this to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of me: 'Pharaoh's army, which has marched out to help you, will return to its own land, to Egypt.'

  • Jer 46:19
    72%

    19Prepare your belongings for exile, you who live in Egypt, for Memphis will become a desolation, a ruin without inhabitants.

  • Jer 14:13
    71%

    13But I said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, the prophets are telling them, 'You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.'"

  • Jer 44:1
    71%

    1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt, those residing in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Noph, and the land of Pathros, saying:

  • Lev 26:33
    71%

    33I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you. Your land will be desolate and your cities will lie in ruins.

  • Mic 6:14
    71%

    14You will eat but not be satisfied, and your emptiness will remain within you. You will store up but not save, and what you do save, I will give over to the sword.

  • Isa 30:2
    71%

    2They set out to go down to Egypt without consulting me, seeking protection in Pharaoh's stronghold and taking refuge in the shadow of Egypt.

  • Jer 6:25
    71%

    25Do not go out into the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword; there is terror on every side.

  • Jer 39:17
    71%

    17But I will deliver you on that day, declares the Lord, and you will not be handed over to the men you fear.

  • Ezek 5:17
    71%

    17I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will bereave you. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.

  • Ezek 5:12
    71%

    12One third of you will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you. Another third will fall by the sword around you, and the final third I will scatter to every wind and pursue with a drawn sword.

  • Jer 34:4
    71%

    4Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah, king of Judah! This is what the Lord says concerning you: You will not die by the sword.