Jeremiah 44:14

"For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;"

Key Reflection

The people dwelling in the land of Egypt heard Jeremiah's prophecy that God would punish them just as He had punished Jerusalem, employing similar methods—sword, famine, and pestilence. These judgments were meant to serve as a warning and a consequence for their worship of false gods and rejection of God’s laws, reflecting the consistent theme throughout the prophets of divine retribution for national disobedience and idolatry.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Literally, “And there shall not be to the remnant of Judah, which are going to sojourn there in the land of Egypt, one that escapes or remains etc.” The word rendered “escapes” means one who slips away, saves himself by a stealthy flightGenesis 14:13; the word “remains,” one who survives when all the rest perishJob 18:19. Of all those now going down to Egypt none shall return to Judaea except a few miserable fugitives, who shall steal away as men who flee in battle2 Samuel 19:3.

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