Jeremiah 44:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 44:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 44:12 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 44:12 — KJV
“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 44:12 (KJV)
Jeremiah 44:12 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 44:12
“So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. So...: Heb. So shall all the men be”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:12: set, faces, into
“And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:12: remnant, judah, set
“Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs. mine...: Heb. from me, or, from them”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:12: remnant, judah, into
“A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:12: into, consumed, fall
“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. shall follow...: Heb. shall cleave after you”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 44:12: take, land, egypt
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