Jeremiah 42:16
“Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there,.... Not all that went into…
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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