Jeremiah 43:11 “He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to thos…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.

World English Bible

He will come, and will strike the land of Egypt; such as are for death will be put to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.

American Standard Version

And he shall come, and shall smite the land of Egypt; such as are for death shall be given to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when he shall come, he shall smite the land of Egypt: such as are appoynted for death, to death, and such as are for captiuitie, to captiuitie, and such as are for the sword to the sword.

Darby Translation

And he shall come and smite the land of Egypt: such as are for death to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.

Young's Literal Translation

and he hath come, and smitten the land of Egypt — those who [are] for death to death, and those who [are] for captivity to captivity, and those who [are] for the sword to the sword.

Bible in Basic English

And he will come and overcome the land of Egypt; those who are for death will be put to death, those who are to be prisoners will be made prisoners, and those who are for the sword will be given to the sword.

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Cross references

“he shall smite”

Jeremiah 25:19 Isaiah 19:1–25 Jeremiah 46:1–26 Ezekiel 29:19 Ezekiel 29:20 Ezekiel 30:1–32

Jeremiah 25:19 · BSB

Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;

Isaiah 19:1–25 · BSB

This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.

Jeremiah 46:1–26 · BSB

This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet

Ezekiel 29:19 · BSB

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.

Ezekiel 29:20 · BSB

I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 30:1–32 · BSB

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“such as are for death”

Jeremiah 15:2 Jeremiah 44:13 Zechariah 11:9 Job 20:29 Ezekiel 5:12

Jeremiah 15:2 · BSB

If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those…

Jeremiah 44:13 · BSB

I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,

Zechariah 11:9 · BSB

Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.”

Job 20:29 · BSB

This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”

Ezekiel 5:12 · BSB

A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.

12I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.

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