KJV ORIGINAL
And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
I'm going to deal with the rest of Judah's people who decided to head to Egypt thinking they'd be safe there. They're all going to be destroyed in Egypt — every single one of them will die from war and starvation, from the smallest child to the most important leader. People will look at what happened to them and be horrified, using their fate as the ultimate example of a curse.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Running to the wrong place for safety doesn't make you safe — it makes you a cautionary tale.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The prophet Jeremiah delivered this message
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