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Jeremiah 42:16

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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.

Then it shall come to pass, that the sword {H2719}, which ye feared {H3373}, shall overtake {H5381} you there in the land {H776} of Egypt {H4714}, and the famine {H7458}, whereof ye were afraid {H1672}, shall follow close {H1692} after {H310} you there in Egypt {H4714}; and there ye shall die {H4191}.

the sword, of which you are afraid, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, of which you are afraid, will pursue you relentlessly there in Egypt; and there you will die.

then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there.

then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 44:27 (5 votes)

    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 (5 votes)

    Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.

  • Amos 9:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ 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.

  • Amos 9:4 (4 votes)

    And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

  • Deuteronomy 28:15 (2 votes)

    ¶ 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 (2 votes)

    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.

  • Zechariah 1:6 (2 votes)

    But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.