Jeremiah 44:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.”

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BSBPD

“This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the Lord, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And this shall be the sign unto you, saith Jehovah, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And this <FI>is<Fi> to you the sign--an affirmation of Jehovah--that I am seeing after you in this place, so that ye know that My words are certainly established against you for evil;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 44:29 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 2:34And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
  2. Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
  3. Isaiah 40:8The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
  4. Jeremiah 44:30This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”
  5. Matthew 24:15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
  6. Matthew 24:32Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
  7. Mark 13:14So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
  8. Luke 21:20But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.
  9. Luke 21:29Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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