Jeremiah 42:19 References

19 The Lord has spoken to you, O remnant of Judah, "Do not ago into Egypt!" You should clearly bunderstand that today I have ctestified against you.

a Deuteronomy 17:16, Isaiah 30:1-7

Deuteronomy 17

16 "aMoreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he bcause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, since cthe Lord has said to you, 'You shall never again return that way.'

Isaiah 30

1 "Woe to the arebellious children," declares the Lord, "Who bexecute a plan, but not Mine, And cmake an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin;

2 Who aproceed down to Egypt Without bconsulting Me, cTo take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!

3 "Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be ayour shame And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.

4 "For atheir princes are at Zoan And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes.

5 "Everyone will be aashamed because of a people who cannot profit them, Who are bnot for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach."

6 The oracle concerning the abeasts of the bNegev. Through a land of cdistress and anguish, From where come lioness and lion, viper and dflying serpent, They ecarry their riches on the backs of young donkeys And their treasures on fcamels' humps, To a people who cannot profit them;

7 Even Egypt, whose ahelp is vain and empty. Therefore, I have called her "bRahab who has been exterminated."

Other references for Jeremiah 42:19

b Ezekiel 2:5

c Nehemiah 9:26, Nehemiah 9:29, Nehemiah 9:30