Jeremiah 42:17
The Scripture
(17) So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter Jeremiah mourns the loss of his wife Biah, who is taken to the house of the king, and he weeps bitterly, fearing death. God comforts him, assuring Jeremiah that he will not be removed from his place and that he will continue to serve the Lord.
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