Jeremiah 44:27 KJV
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.
Matthew Henry
- Jeremiah then denounces destruction upon themWhatever 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...
Thompson Chains
- ReprobationSee the chain from Leviticus 26:17 · 7 links
- ThreateningsSee the chain from Leviticus 26:16 · 6 links
- Sin's PenaltySee the chain from Genesis 2:17 · 11 links
Cross References
- Jeremiah 31:28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
- 2 Kings 21:14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
- Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
- Jeremiah 21:10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
- 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 44:18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
- Ezekiel 7:6 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- Places in Jeremiah 44 on a map
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Behold, I will watch הִנְנִי hinnî Demonstrative · with suffix: first person common singular שֹׁקֵד šōqēd שָׁקַד Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- over them for evil עֲלֵיהֶם ʿălêhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural לְרָעָה lĕrāʿâ רַע Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
- and not for good וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and לְטוֹבָה lĕṭôbâ טוֹב Adjective · feminine singular · with preposition
- and all the men כָל kol Noun · masculine singular construct אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Judah יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name
- that are in the land אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בְּאֶרֶץ bĕʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Egypt מִצְרַיִם miṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
- shall be consumed וְתַמּוּ wĕtammû תָּמַם Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
- by the sword בַּחֶרֶב baḥereb חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
- and by the famine וּבָרָעָב ûbārāʿāb רָעָב Noun · masculine singular · with and, preposition with the
- until there be an end עַד ʿad Preposition כְּלוֹתָם kĕlôtām כָּלָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
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