Jeremiah 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 

De 29:21,22; 1Ki 9:7-9; 2Ki 25:4-7; 2Ch 34:25; 2Ch 36:16-19; Isa 65:15; Jer 6:11; Jer 7:20; Jer 18:16; Jer 22:10-12,27; Jer 24:9; Jer 25:9; Jer 26:6; Jer 29:18,22; Jer 39:1-9; Jer 44:12; Jer 52:4-11; La 2:4; La 4:11; Eze 22:22; Da 9:11,27; Na 1:6; Zec 8:13; Re 14:10; Re 16:2-21

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.