Jeremiah 42:16 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

Parallel Passages

  • Ezekiel 11:8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Jeremiah 44:27 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.
  • Ezekiel 11:8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Amos 9:1–4 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. …
  • Deuteronomy 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
  • Deuteronomy 28:22 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

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  • EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Then it shall come to pass, that the sword וְהָיְתָה wĕhāyĕtâ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person feminine singular · with and הַחֶרֶב haḥereb חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular · with the מִמֶּנָּה mimmennâ Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular
  • which ye feared אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אַתֶּם ʾattem Pronoun · second person masculine plural יְרֵאִים yĕrēʾîm Adjective · masculine plural יָרֵא yârêʼ
  • shall overtake תַּשִּׂיג taśśîg נָשַׂג Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person feminine singular
  • you there in the land שָׁם šām Adverb אֶתְכֶם ʾetkem Object marker · with suffix: second person masculine plural בְּאֶרֶץ bĕʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • of Egypt מִצְרָיִם miṣrāyim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
  • and the famine וְהָרָעָב wĕhārāʿāb רָעָב Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
  • whereof ye were afraid אַתֶּם ʾattem Pronoun · second person masculine plural דֹּאֲגִים dōʾăgîm דָּאַג Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural
  • shall follow close יִדְבַּק yidbaq דָּבַק Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • after אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative מִמֶּנּוּ mimmennû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural אַחֲרֵיכֶם ʾaḥărêkem אַחַר Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • you there in Egypt שָׁם šām Adverb מִצְרַיִם miṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
  • and there ye shall die וְשָׁם wĕšām Adverb · with and תָּמֻתוּ tāmutû מוּת Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural

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