Jeremiah 44 · Verse 29

Jeremiah 44:29

And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the Lord, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
Jeremiah 44:29, King James Version

Jeremiah 44:29 in other translations

BSBThis will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.
WEB“‘This will be the sign to you,’ says the LORD, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil.’
ASVAnd this shall be the sign unto you, saith Jehovah, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
YLT‘And this is to you the sign--an affirmation of Jehovah--that I am seeing after you in this place, so that ye know that My words are certainly established against you for evil;
DARBYAnd this shall be the sign unto you, saith Jehovah, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall certainly stand against you for evil:
BBEAnd this will be the sign to you, says the Lord, that I will give you punishment in this place, so that you may see that my words will certainly have effect against you for evil:
WebsterAnd this shall be a sign to you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:

What does Jeremiah 44:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
29. this ... sign unto you--The calamity of Pharaoh-hophra (see on Jr 44:30) shall be a sign to you that as he shall fall before his enemy, so you shall subsequently fall before Nebuchadnezzar (Mt 24:8) [Grotius]. Calvin makes the "sign" to be simultaneous with the event signified, not antecedent to it, as in Ex 3:12. The Jews believed Egypt impregnable, so shut in was it by natural barriers. The Jews being "punished in this place" will be a sign that their view is false, and God's threat true. He calls it "a sign unto you," because God's prediction is equivalent to the event, so that they may even now take it as a sign. When fulfilled it would cease to be a sign to them: for they would be dead.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 44:20-30

Whatever evil comes upon us, it is because we have sinned against the Lord; we should therefore stand in awe, and sin not. Since they were determined to persist in their idolatry, God would go on to punish them. What little remains of religion were among them, would be lost. The creature-comforts and confidences from which we promise ourselves most, may fail as soon as those from which we promise ourselves least…

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Jeremiah 44:29 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.

וְזֹאת\־ve.zot-and thisH2063
לָכֶ֤םla.Khemfor <the> you
הָאוֹת֙ha.'Ot[will be] the signH226
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
פֹקֵ֥דfo.Ked[am] about to visit [judgment]H6485
אֲנִ֛י'a.NiIH589
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khemon youH5921
בַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.Komin the placeH4725
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anso thatH4616
תֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'Uyou may knowH3045
כִּי֩kithatH3588
ק֨וֹםKomcertainly <to be established>H6965
יָק֧וּמוּya.Ku.muthey will be establishedH6965
דְבָרַ֛יde.va.Raiwords myH1697
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khemon youH5921
לְרָעָֽה\׃\ \סle.ra.'Ahfor harmH7451

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 44:29

  • Proverbs 19:21

    There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

  • Matthew 24:15-16

    When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains:

  • Jeremiah 44:30

    Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give Pharaoh–hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.

  • Isaiah 40:8

    The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

  • Mark 13:14-16

    But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains: And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.

  • Luke 21:29-33

    And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. …

  • 1 Samuel 2:34

    And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

  • Luke 21:20-21

    And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

  • Matthew 24:32-34

    Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a sign.
30; 1Sa 2:34; Mt 24:15,16,32-34; Mr 13:14-16; Lu 21:20,21
Lu 21:20,21,29-33
my words.
Pr 19:21; Isa 40:8

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Context

  • Jeremiah 44:28

    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 44:29

    And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the Lord, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:

  • Jeremiah 44:30

    Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give Pharaoh–hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.

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Jeremiah 44:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y esto tendréis por señal, dice Jehová, de que en este lugar os visito, para que sepáis que de cierto permanecerán mis palabras para mal sobre vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ceci sera pour vous le signe, dit l’ Éternel, que je vous punirai dans ce lieu, afin que vous sachiez que mes paroles s’effectueront certainement contre vous en mal.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und dies sei euch das Zeichen, spricht Jehova, daß ich euch an diesem Orte heimsuchen werde, auf daß ihr wisset, daß meine Worte über euch sich gewißlich bestätigen werden zum Unglück;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et hoc vobis signum, ait Dominus, quod visitem ego super vos in loco isto, ut sciatis quia vere complebuntur sermones mei contra vos in malum: