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JEREMIAH 42:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 1
Jer 42:17Jer 42:19
For 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.
The LORD's wrath upon Egypt-bound refugees equals the wrath poured on Jerusalem. The equation establishes consistency of God's judgment against those rejecting His word.
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Redemption and restoration - Jeremiah 42
I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible. God is f...
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