Discovery BoxJeremiah 42:17-18 
Context42:17 All the people who are determined to go and settle in Egypt will die from war, starvation, or disease. No one will survive or escape the disaster I will bring on them.’ 42:18 For 1 the Lord God of Israel who rules over all 2 says, ‘If you go to Egypt, I will pour out my wrath on you just as I poured out my anger and wrath on the citizens of Jerusalem. 3 You will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example of those who have been cursed and that people use in pronouncing a curse. 4 You will never see this place again.’ 5
Jeremiah 42:22
Context42:22 So now be very sure of this: You will die from war, starvation, or disease in the place where you want to go and live.”
1 tn Or “Indeed.”
2 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” See the study note on 2:19 for the translation and significance of this title.
3 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
4 tn See the study note on 24:9 and the usage in 29:22 for the meaning and significance of this last phrase.
5 tn Or “land.” The reference is, of course, to the land of Judah.
