He fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
Jeremiah 42:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised then hear the word of the Lord, remnant of Judah! This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “If you are firmly resolved to go to Egypt and stay there for a while, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then hear the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If you are fully determined to go to Egypt and you do go to dwell there temporarily, American Standard Version (1901) now therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, O remnant of Judah: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, If ye indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; Common English Bible then listen to the LORD’s word, you remaining Judeans. The LORD of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: If you are determined to go to Egypt and you then go and live there, Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, hear now the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces so as to advance into Egypt, and if you enter so that you may live there, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For this now hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Juda: Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces to go into Egypt and enter in to dwell there: |
He fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
‘ “ ‘As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and does not place its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will punish by sword, famine, and plague #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #until through him I have destroyed it.
All who resolve to go to Egypt to stay there for a while will die by the sword, famine, and plague. They will have no survivor or fugitive from the disaster I will bring on them.”
Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
He will resolve to come with the force of his whole kingdom and will reach an agreement with him. He will give him a daughter in marriage to destroy it, but she will not stand with him or support him.
When the days were coming to a close for him to be taken up, he determined , to journey to Jerusalem.
However, he must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire many horses, for the Lord has told you, “You are never to go back that way again.”