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Jeremiah 44:13
I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through Jeremiah to the remnant of Judah who have fled to Egypt, pronouncing imminent judgment immediately after detailing their resolve to reside there.
The words — The Hebrew verb פָּקַדְתִּי (pa.Kad.ti) and its prefixed form וּפָקַדְתִּי (u./fa.kad.Ti) literally denote a punitive visitation or divine reckoning, emphasizing God’s direct intervention in judgment.
The thread — The judgment pattern repeats in Jeremiah 11:22 against Judah, Jeremiah 43:11 against the land of Egypt, and Jeremiah 44:27 where God watches over the Judahite remnant in Egypt for harm rather than good.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that divine judgment operates consistently across nations and exiles, requiring readers to acknowledge that fleeing geographic locations cannot evade sovereign accountability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 11:22 So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.
- Jeremiah 43:11 He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.
- Jeremiah 44:27 I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.
- Jeremiah 21:9 Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.
- Jeremiah 24:10 And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”
- Jeremiah 42:18 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’