Jeremiah 42:17
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,.... See Gill on Jer 42:15;
as mine anger and my fury hath been…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Jeremiah 42:16-17
Translate it: “Then shall the sword of which ye are afraid reach you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine whereof…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 42:7-22
We have here the answer which Jeremiah was sent to deliver to those who employed him to ask counsel of God.
I. It did…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Jeremiah 42:9-22
Du. (see introd. note to section) considers Jer 42:15-18 as wholly an addition, and Jer 42:9-14 as containing much…
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