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Jeremiah 44:12
New English Translation
Jeremiah 44:12
New English Translation
12 I will see to it that all the Judean remnant that was determined to go[a] and live in the land of Egypt will be destroyed. Here in the land of Egypt they will fall in battle[b] or perish from starvation. People of every class[c] will die in war or from starvation. They will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example of those who have been cursed and that people use in pronouncing a curse.[d]
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- Jeremiah 44:12 tn Heb “they set their face to go.” Cf. 44:11; 42:14 and see the translator’s note at 42:15.
- Jeremiah 44:12 tn Heb “fall by the sword.”
- Jeremiah 44:12 tn Or “All of them without distinction,” or “All of them from the least important to the most important”; Heb “From the least to the greatest.” See the translator’s note on 42:1 for the meaning of this idiom.
- Jeremiah 44:12 tn See the study note on 24:9 and the usage in 29:22 for the meaning and significance of this last phrase.sn See Jer 42:18 for parallel usage.
Jeremiah 44:12
New International Version
Jeremiah 44:12
New International Version
12 I will take away the remnant(A) of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest,(B) they will die by sword or famine.(C) They will become a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach.(D)
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