Jeremiah 42:14 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁴ saying, ‘No, but we are going to the land of Mitsrayim so that we see no fighting, nor hear the sound of the ram’s horn, nor hunger for bread, and there we shall stay,’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ Saying, No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the trumpet or be hungry for bread, and we will dwell there,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:

Common English Bible

¹⁴ And if you insist, “No, we’re going to live in Egypt, where there’s no war, battle alarms, or hunger, and there we will stay,”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ saying: 'Never! Instead, we will travel to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, and we will not hear the blast of the trumpet, and we will not endure famine. And there we shall live.'

Jeremiah 42:14 Cross References

Exodus 16:3

And the children of Yisra’ĕ

Exodus 17:3

And the people thirsted there for water, and the people grumbled against Mosheh, and said, “Why did you bring us out of Mitsrayim, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”

Isaiah 30:16

and you said, “No, for we flee upon horses,” therefore you flee! And, “We ride on swift horses,” therefore those who pursue you are swift!

Isaiah 30:2

who are setting out to go down to Mitsrayim, and have not asked My mouth, to be strengthened in the strength of Pharaoh, and to seek refuge in the shadow of Mitsrayim!

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Mitsrayim for help, and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but who do not look to the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 4:19

O my inward parts, my inward parts! I am in pain! O the walls of my heart! My heart pounds in me, I am not silent. For you have heard, O my being, the sound of the ram’s horn, a shout of battle!

Jeremiah 4:21

How long shall I see a banner, and hear the sound of the ram’s horn?

Jeremiah 41:17

And they set out and dwelt in the lodging place of Kimham, which is near Bĕ

Jeremiah 43:7

So they went to the land of Mitsrayim, for they disobeyed the voice of יהוה. And they went as far as Taḥ

Numbers 14:3

“And why is יהוה  bringing us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become a prey? Would it not be better for us to turn back to Mitsrayim?”

Numbers 14:4

And they said to each other, “Let us appoint a leader, and let us turn back to Mitsrayim.”

Numbers 16:13

“Is it little that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you would also seize total rule over us?

Deuteronomy 17:16

“Only, he is not to increase horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Mitsrayim to increase horses, for יהוה  has said to you, ‘Do not return that way again.’

Deuteronomy 29:19

“And it shall be, when he hears the words of this curse, that he should bless himself in his heart, saying, ‘I have peace though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart,’ in order to add drunkenness to thirst.