Day 243: Jeremiah 40-44, August 24th, 2023

The murder of Gedaliah, and Jeremiah prophesies that those from Jerusalem who flee to Egypt will die by sword and famine

Jeremiah 43

10 Then tell them that this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them. 11 He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.