Jeremiah 42:16

then it will happen that the sword, which you fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, will follow close behind you there in Egypt; and you will die there.

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WEBBE

then it will happen that the sword, which you fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, will follow close behind you there in Egypt; and you will die there.

BSB

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.

KJV

Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

ASV

then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

BBE

Then it will come about that the sword, which is the cause of your fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and need of food, which you are fearing, will go after you there in Egypt; and there death will come to you.

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וְהָיְתָה ve·ha·ye·tah and it will be H1961 הַחֶרֶב ha·che·rev the sword H2719 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 אַתֶּם 'a·tem you H859 יְרֵאִים ye·re·'im [are] afraid H3373 מִמֶּנָּה mi·me·nah from it H4480 שָׁם sham there H8033 תַּשִּׂיג ta·sig it will overtake H5381 אֶתְכֶם 'et·khem (marks the object) you H853 בְּאֶרֶץ be·'e·retz in [the] land of H776 מִצְרָיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714 וְהָרָעָב ve·ha·ra·'av and the famine H7458 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 אַתֶּם 'a·tem you H859 דֹּאֲגִים do·'a·gim [are] anxious H1672 מִמֶּנּוּ mi·me·nu from it H4480 שָׁם sham there H8033 יִדְבַּק yid·bak it will pursue closely H1692 אַחֲרֵיכֶם 'a·cha·rei·khem behind you H310 מִצְרַיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714 וְשָׁם ve·sham and there H8033 תָּמֻתוּ ta·mu·tu you will die H4191

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Egypt

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.