Jeremiah 42:16

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
Read chapter

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

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׃

  1. וְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.Tah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. הַחֶ֗רֶבha.Che.rev“the sword”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  3. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  4. אַתֶּם֙'a.Tem“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  5. יְרֵאִ֣יםye.re.'Im“[are] afraid”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from יָרֵא · “afraid” · Strong's H3373
  6. מִמֶּ֔נָּהmi.Me.nah“from it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  7. שָׁ֛םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  8. תַּשִּׂ֥יגta.Sig“it will overtake”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָשַׂג · “to overtake” · Strong's H5381
  9. אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retz“in [the] land of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  11. מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  12. וְהָרָעָ֞בve.ha.ra.'Av“and the famine”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָב · “famine” · Strong's H7458
  13. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  14. אַתֶּ֣ם׀'a.Tem“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  15. דֹּאֲגִ֣יםdo.'a.Gim“[are] anxious”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּאַג · “be anxious” · Strong's H1672
  16. מִמֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nu“from it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  17. שָׁ֣םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  18. יִדְבַּ֧קyid.Bak“it will pursue closely”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּבַק · “to cleave” · Strong's H1692
  19. 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
  20. מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  21. וְשָׁ֥םve.Sham“and there”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  22. 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
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)