Jeremiah 44:28

Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
small	מְתֵ֣י me.Tei	H4962	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct
number	מִסְפָּ֑ר mis.Par	H4557	a number · noun, common masculine singular absolute
escape	וּפְלִיטֵ֨י u.fe.li.Tei	H6412	a refugee · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
sword	חֶ֜רֶב Che.rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular absolute
out	יְשֻׁב֨וּן ye.shu.Vun	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun
land	אֶ֧רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַ֛יִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
land	אֶ֥רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֣ית she.'e.Rit	H7611	a remainder or residual (surviving · noun, common feminine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
gone	הַבָּאִ֤ים ha.ba.'Im	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
land	לְאֶֽרֶץ le.'e.retz-	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
sojourn	לָג֣וּר la.Gur	H1481	properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
know	וְֽיָדְע֞וּ ve.ya.de.'U	H3045	to know (properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
words	דְּבַר de.var-	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular construct
stand	יָק֖וּם ya.Kum	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 44:14 So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should retur…
Isaiah 10:19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
Isaiah 27:12-13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be…
Jeremiah 44:25-26 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand,…
Psalms 33:11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Isaiah 28:16-18 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation…
Isaiah 46:10-11 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do…
Jeremiah 44:29 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand a…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 44:20–end

Daring sinners may speak many a bold word and many a big word, but, after all, God will have the last word; for he will be justified when he speaks, and all flesh, even the proudest, shall be silent before him. Prophets may be run down, but God cannot; nay, here the prophet would not. I. Jeremiah has something to say to them from himself, which he could say without a spirit of prophecy, and that was to rectify their mistake (a wilful mistake it was) concerning the calamities they had been under and the true intent and meaning of them. They said that these miseries came upon them because they had now left off burning incense to the queen of heaven. "No," says he, "it was because you had forme…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 44:28

small number--(see on Jer 44:14; and Jer 42:17; Isa 27:13); compare "all-consumed" (Jer 44:27). A band easily counted, whereas they were expecting to return triumphantly in large numbers. shall know--most of them experimentally, and to their cost. whose words . . . mine, or theirs--Hebrew, "that from Me and them." Jehovah's words are His threats of destruction to the Jews; theirs, the assertion that they expected all goods from their gods (Jer 44:17), &c. "Mine"; by which I predict ruin to them. "Theirs"; by which they give themselves free scope in iniquity. shall stand-- (Psa 33:11).

John Gill on Jeremiah 44:28

Yet a small number that shall escape the sword,.... The sword of the king of Babylon, and the other judgments, and which would be but very few; "men of number" (k), as in the Hebrew text, which might easily be numbered; Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah, and some few righteous persons among them, as Kimchi and Abarbinel observe: shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah; they shall make their escape out of the land of Egypt, whither they did not go willingly; and, by one providence or another, shall come back to their native country, the land of Judea, When the rest will not; which must be a distinguishing your to them: and all the remnant of Judah, that…

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Dictionary and topics

Egypt · Prophecies respecting: The Jews who practised its idolatry to share its punishments — Prophecies respecting: The Jews who practised its idolatry to share its punishments

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 44:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 44:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 44:28

John Gill on Jeremiah 44:28

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 44:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 44:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 44:28

John Gill on Jeremiah 44:28

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 44:28

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 44:24-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 44:26-28

Rashi on Jeremiah 44:22