Jeremiah 44:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

There were only a few of you left in Judah, and you decided to go to Egypt. But you will die such horrible deaths in war or from starvation, that people of other countries will use the name of Judah as a curse word.

Cross References

Isaiah 1:28

But those rebellious sinners who turn against me, the LORD, will all disappear.

Isaiah 65:15

I, the LORD God, promise to see that you are killed and that my chosen servants use your names as curse words. But I will give new names to my servants.

Jeremiah 16:4

They will die of horrible diseases and of war and starvation. No one will give them a funeral or bury them, and their bodies will be food for the birds and wild animals. And what's left will lie on the ground like manure.

Jeremiah 18:16

Your land will be ruined, and every passer-by will look at it with horror and make insulting remarks.

Jeremiah 24:9

I will punish them with a terrible disaster, and everyone on earth will tremble when they hear about it. I will force the people of Judah to go to foreign countries, where they will be cursed and insulted.

Jeremiah 26:6

I will destroy this temple, just as I destroyed the town of Shiloh. Then everyone on earth will use the name “Jerusalem” as a curse word.

Jeremiah 42:1

Johanan, Jezaniah, the other army officers, and everyone else in the group, came to me

Jeremiah 42:22

And so, you will die in Egypt from war, hunger, and disease.

Jeremiah 43:11

He will attack Egypt and kill many of its people; others will die of disease or be dragged away as prisoners.

Jeremiah 44:22

And when he could no longer put up with your disgusting sins, he placed a curse on your land and turned it into a desert, as it is today.

Hosea 4:6

You priests have rejected me, and my people are destroyed by refusing to obey. Now I'll reject you and forget your children, because you have forgotten my Law.

Hosea 9:6

Even if you escape alive, you will end up in Egypt and be buried in Memphis. Your silver treasures will be lost among weeds; thorns will sprout in your tents.

Zechariah 8:13

People of Judah and Israel, you have been a curse to the nations, but I will save you and make you a blessing to them. So don't be afraid or lose courage.

Numbers 5:27

If the woman has been unfaithful, the water will immediately make her unable to have children, and she will be a curse among her people.