then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there.Jeremiah 42:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְהָיְתָ֣ה הַחֶ֗רֶב אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתֶּם֙ יְרֵאִ֣ים מִמֶּ֔נָּה שָׁ֛ם תַּשִּׂ֥יג אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהָרָעָ֞ב אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֣ם׀ דֹּאֲגִ֣ים מִמֶּ֗נּוּ שָׁ֣ם יִדְבַּ֧ק אַחֲרֵיכֶ֛ם מִצְרַ֖יִם וְשָׁ֥ם תָּמֻֽתוּ׃
- וְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.Tah“and it will be”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- הַחֶ֗רֶבha.Che.rev“the sword”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אַתֶּם֙'a.Tem“you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
- יְרֵאִ֣יםye.re.'Im“[are] afraid”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from יָרֵא · “afraid” · Strong's H3373
- מִמֶּ֔נָּהmi.Me.nah“from it”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- שָׁ֛םsham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- תַּשִּׂ֥יגta.Sig“it will overtake”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָשַׂג · “to overtake” · Strong's H5381
- אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retz“in [the] land of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
- וְהָרָעָ֞בve.ha.ra.'Av“and the famine”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָב · “famine” · Strong's H7458
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אַתֶּ֣ם׀'a.Tem“you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
- דֹּאֲגִ֣יםdo.'a.Gim“[are] anxious”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּאַג · “be anxious” · Strong's H1672
- מִמֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nu“from it”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- שָׁ֣םsham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- יִדְבַּ֧קyid.Bak“it will pursue closely”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּבַק · “to cleave” · Strong's H1692
- אַחֲרֵיכֶ֛ם'a.cha.rei.Khem“behind you”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
- וְשָׁ֥םve.Sham“and there”Conjunction + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- תָּמֻֽתוּ׃ta.Mu.tu“you will die”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
Places named in this verse
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info