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Jeremiah 44:11
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, addresses the remnant of Judah who have fled to Egypt. He speaks immediately after noting their persistent refusal to humble themselves or follow His statutes.
The words — The verse opens with לָ/כֵ֗ן (la./Khen) = therefore and כֹּֽה־ (koh-) = thus, establishing a direct link to the preceding judgment. It then introduces divine action with הִנְ/נִי (hi./Ni) = here/ I, signaling an immediate and personal declaration from God.
The thread — The motif of God setting His face against people to bring disaster appears in Jeremiah 21:10 and Leviticus 17:10. The specific combination of divine opposition and cutting off transgressors runs in Leviticus 20:5.
Why it lands — The text states that God will actively pursue disaster and remove all of Judah because they have ignored His instruction. It asks a reader to recognize that persistent rebellion triggers irreversible divine action, not as a threat but as a stated consequence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 21:10 For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’
- Leviticus 17:10 If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.
- Leviticus 20:5 then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.
- Leviticus 26:17 And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
- Psalms 34:16 But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
- Amos 9:4 Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”
- Ezekiel 14:7 For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.
- Ezekiel 15:7 And I will set My face against them. Though they may have escaped the fire, yet another fire will consume them. And when I set My face against them, you will know that I am the LORD.