Jeremiah 44 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 44:12

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.
Jeremiah 44:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 44:12 in other translations

BSBAnd I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach.
WEBI will take the remnant of Judah that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to live there, and they will all be consumed. They will fall in the land of Egypt. They will be consumed by the sword and by the famine. They will die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine. They will be an object of horror, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach.
ASVAnd 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; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall 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.
YLTand I have taken the remnant of Judah, who have set their faces to enter the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they have all been consumed in the land of Egypt; they fall by sword, by famine they are consumed, from the least even unto the greatest, by sword and by famine they die, and they have been for an execration, for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach.
DARBYAnd I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to enter into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed: in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, from the least even unto the greatest; they shall die by the sword and by the famine, and they shall be an execration, an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
BBEAnd I will take the last of Judah, whose minds are fixed on going into the land of Egypt and stopping there, and they will all come to their end, falling in the land of Egypt by the sword and by being short of food and by disease; death will overtake them, from the least to the greatest, death by the sword and by need of food: they will become an oath and a cause of wonder and a curse and a name of shame.
WebsterAnd 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 to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.

What does Jeremiah 44:12 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 44:1-14

The Jews in Egypt persist in idolatry. (Jr 44:1-14) They refuse to reform. (Jr 44:15-19) Jeremiah then denounces destruction upon them. (Jr 44:20-30) Verses 1-14 God reminds the Jews of the sins that brought desolations upon Judah. It becomes us to warn men of the danger of sin with all seriousness: Oh, do not do it! If you love God, do not, for it is provoking to him; if you love your own souls, do not, for it is…

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Jeremiah 44:12 in the original Hebrew

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וְלָקַחְתִּ֞יve.la.kach.Tiand I will take awayH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant ofH7611
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
שָׂ֨מוּSa.muthey setH7760
פְנֵיהֶ֜םfe.nei.Hemfaces theirH6440
לָב֣וֹאla.Vo'to goH935
אֶֽרֶץ\־'e.retz-[the] land ofH776
מִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimEgyptH4714
לָג֣וּרla.Gurto sojournH1481
שָׁם֒shamthereH8033
וְתַ֨מּוּve.Ta.muand they will meet their endH8552
כֹ֜לkholeveryoneH3605
בְּאֶ֧רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
יִפֹּ֗לוּyi.Po.luthey will fallH5307
בַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revby the swordH2719
בָּֽרָעָב֙ba.ra.'Avby <the> famineH7458
יִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muthey will meet their endH8552
מִקָּטֹן֙mi.ka.Tonfrom [the] smallH6996
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and untoH5704
גָּד֔וֹלga.Dol[the] greatH1419
בַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revby the swordH2719
וּבָרָעָ֖בu.va.ra.'Avand by <the> famineH7458
יָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191
וְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.Yuand they will becomeH1961
לְאָלָ֣הle.'a.Lah<into> an curseH423
לְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.Mah<into> a horrorH8047
וְלִקְלָלָ֖הve.lik.la.Lahand <into> a curseH7045
וּלְחֶרְפָּֽה\׃u.le.cher.Pahand <into> a reproachH2781

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Cross references for Jeremiah 44:12

  • Jeremiah 42:15-18

    And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; 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. 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. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.

  • Jeremiah 42:22

    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.

  • Isaiah 65:15

    And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

  • Hosea 4:6

    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

  • Jeremiah 29:22

    And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

  • Jeremiah 29:18

    And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:

  • Jeremiah 18:16

    To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

  • Isaiah 1:28

    And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

  • Jeremiah 44:7-8

    Therefore now thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain; In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

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I will take.
42:15-18,22
from the.
Ho 4:6
and they shall be.
8; 29:22; Isa 65:15

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Context

  • Jeremiah 44:11

    Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.

  • Jeremiah 44:12

    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.

  • Jeremiah 44:13

    For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:

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Jeremiah 44:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tomaré el resto de Judá que pusieron sus rostros para entrar en tierra de Egipto para morar allí, y en tierra de Egipto serán todos consumidos, caerán á cuchillo, serán consumidos de hambre, á cuchillo y hambre morirán desde el más pequeño hasta el mayor; y serán por juramento, y por espanto, y por maldición, y por oprobio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je prendrai le reste de Juda qui a tourné sa face pour aller dans le pays d’Égypte pour y séjourner; et ils seront tous consumés; ils tomberont dans le pays d’Égypte; ils seront consumés par l’épée et par la famine, depuis le petit jusqu’au grand; ils mourront par l’épée et par la famine, et ils seront une exécration, une désolation, et une malédiction, et un opprobre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde den Überrest von Juda wegraffen, die ihre Angesichter dahin gerichtet haben, in das Land Ägypten zu ziehen, um sich daselbst aufzuhalten; und sie sollen alle aufgerieben werden, im Lande Ägypten sollen sie fallen; durch das Schwert, durch den Hunger sollen sie aufgerieben werden, vom Kleinsten bis zum Größten; durch das Schwert und durch den Hunger sollen sie sterben. Und sie sollen zum Fluche, zum Entsetzen und zur Verwünschung und zum Hohne werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et assumam reliquias Judæ, qui posuerunt facies suas ut ingrederentur terram Ægypti, et habitarent ibi, et consumentur omnes in terra Ægypti: cadent in gladio, et in fame, et consumentur a minimo usque ad maximum: in gladio et in fame morientur, et erunt in jusjurandum, et in miraculum, et in maledictionem, et in opprobrium.