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Jeremiah 42:18 Explained in Context
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Verse 18. 18For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
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Quick Meaning
The narrated crisis and constrained human response supplies a stated reason through “For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel” at Jeremiah 42:18 in “Flight to Egypt Is Warned against.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 42:13–18
Read Jeremiah 42:18 with 42:13–18. By itself, “For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Choosing Egypt to escape war and hunger is said to bring the very sword, famine, and disease the people fear.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “After Ten Days, Staying Is Promised Mercy” into “Flight to Egypt Is Warned against.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: Choosing Egypt to escape war and hunger is said to bring the very sword, famine, and disease the people fear. This verse's placement is specific: The narrated crisis and constrained human response supplies a stated reason through “For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel” at Jeremiah 42:18 in “Flight to Egypt Is Warned against.”
What Remains True
Displaced people retain agency and dignity while choices are constrained by trauma, law, and unequal force. In Jeremiah 42:18, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The narrated crisis and constrained human response supplies a stated reason through “For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel” at Jeremiah 42:18 in “Flight to Egypt Is Warned against.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Protect refugees and migrants, distinguish coercion from consent, and avoid universalizing one ancient stay-or-go command. This response follows Jeremiah 42:13–18's specific concern, “Flight to Egypt Is Warned against.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The narrated crisis and constrained human response supplies a stated reason through “For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel” at Jeremiah 42:18 in “Flight to Egypt Is Warned against.”
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Read Jeremiah 42:13–18 — Flight to Egypt Is Warned againstSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Jeremiah 42:13–18, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
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Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 42:13–18
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