Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 42:17 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Jeremiah 42:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 42 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. So: Heb. So shall all the men be”
Jeremiah 42:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 42:17
All the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there—The repeated phrase sum panim (שׂוּם פָּנִים, set faces) emphasizes deliberate, willful disobedience. The comprehensive judgment follows: they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence—the threefold covenant curse (herev ra'av dever, חֶרֶב רָעָב דֶּבֶר) repeatedly invoked throughout Jeremiah (14:12, 21:7, 24:10, 27:8, 29:17-18, 32:24, 34:17, 38:2, 44:13).This triad represents comprehensive judgment: herev (sword) signifies violent death in war; ra'av (famine) indicates agricultural failure and starvation; dev...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 42:17
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“by the famine”
“as I have punished Jerusalem”
“few in number; and all the remnant of Judah”
“the famine”