Jeremiah 44:29 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 44:29

27 Behold, I will watch over them for adversity and not for good. And all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt ^ashall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end to them.

28 Yet ^aa small number who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah; and all the remnant of Judah, who have gone to the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose words will stand, Mine or theirs.

29 And this shall be a sign to you,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that My words will surely ^astand against you for adversity.’

30 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, ^aI will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave ^bZedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.’ ”

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 44:29

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American Standard Version
And this shall be the sign unto you, saith Jehovah, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:

Amplified® Bible
And this will be the sign to you, says the Lord, that I will punish you in this place, so that you may know that My words will surely stand against you for evil.

Contemporary English Version
And here is how you will know that I will keep my threats to punish you in Egypt.

Darby English Version
And this shall be the sign unto you, saith Jehovah, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall certainly stand against you for evil:

Good News Bible
I, the LORD, will give you proof that I will punish you in this place and that my promise to bring destruction on you will come true.

King James Version
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 against you for evil:

New American Standard Bible
`This will be the sign to you,' declares the LORD, `that I am going to punish you in this place, so that you may know that My words will surely stand against you for harm.'

New International Version
" 'This will be the sign to you that I will punish you in this place,' declares the LORD, 'so that you will know that my threats of harm against you will surely stand.'

New King James Version
And this shall be a sign to you,’ says the LORD, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that My words will surely stand against you for adversity.’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'This I will give as a sign to you,' declares the LORD, 'that I intend to punish you in this place, so that you may know that My words will surely stand against you for harm.'

Revised Standard Version
This shall be the sign to you, says the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, in order that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil:

Young's Literal Translation
`And this `is' to you the sign -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- that I am seeing after you in this place, so that ye know that My words are certainly established against you for evil;

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