26 (a)Nevertheless hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are living in the land of Egypt, ‘Behold, I have (A)sworn by My great name,’ says the Lord, ‘(B)never shall My name be invoked again by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “(C)As the Lord (b)God lives.” 27 Behold, I am watching over them (D)for harm and not for good, and (E)all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will (c)meet their end by the sword and by famine until they (d)are completely gone. 28 (F)Those who escape the sword will return out of the land of Egypt to the land of Judah (e)(G)few in number. Then all the remnant of Judah who have gone to the land of Egypt to reside there will know (H)whose word will stand, Mine or theirs. 29 This will be the (I)sign to you,’ declares the Lord, ‘that I am going to punish you in this place, so that you may know that (J)My words will surely stand against you for harm.’ 30 Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am going to give over (K)Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt to the hand of his enemies, to the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave over (L)Zedekiah king of Judah to the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and was seeking his life.’”

Footnotes:

a. Jeremiah 44:26: ['Lit ', Therefore]
b. Jeremiah 44:26: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord]
c. Jeremiah 44:27: ['Lit ', be finished]
d. Jeremiah 44:27: ['Lit ', come to an end]
e. Jeremiah 44:28: ['Lit ', men of number]

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