Jeremiah 44 · Verse 13

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:
Jeremiah 44:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 44:13 in other translations

BSBI will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,
WEBFor I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;
ASVFor 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;
YLT‘And I have seen after those dwelling in the land of Egypt, as I saw after Jerusalem, with sword, with famine, and with pestilence,
DARBYAnd 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;
BBEFor I will send punishment on those who are living in the land of Egypt, as I have sent punishment on Jerusalem, by the sword and by need of food and by disease:
WebsterFor 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:

What does Jeremiah 44:13 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 44:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.Tiand I will visit [judgment]H6485
עַ֤ל'alonH5921
הַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.Vimthose [who] dwellH3427
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
פָּקַ֖דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiI visited [judgment]H6485
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
בַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revby the swordH2719
בָּרָעָ֖בba.ra.'Avby <the> famineH7458
וּבַדָּֽבֶר\׃u.va.Da.verand by <the> pestilenceH1698

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Cross references for Jeremiah 44:13

  • Jeremiah 11:22

    Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 44:27-28

    Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.

  • Jeremiah 21:9

    He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.

  • Jeremiah 24:10

    And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.

  • Jeremiah 42:18

    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.

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Context

  • 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:

  • Jeremiah 44:14

    So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.

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Jeremiah 44:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pues visitaré á los que moran en tierra de Egipto, como visité á Jerusalem, con cuchillo, y con hambre, y con pestilencia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et je punirai ceux qui habitent dans le pays d’Égypte, comme j’ai puni Jérusalem par l’épée, par la famine, et par la peste;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich will die im Lande Ägypten Wohnenden heimsuchen, wie ich Jerusalem heimgesucht habe durch das Schwert, durch den Hunger und durch die Pest.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et visitabo super habitatores terræ Ægypti sicut visitavi super Jerusalem, in gladio, et fame, et peste: